Moogyboy
Contributor
hey all
It looks like my $80 eBay Special, the PV-DV100, in fact really is toast (ironically, from water damage...and I never even got the chance to take it swimmin with me). Well, at least the video part of it; I could probably still use it as an ersatz DAT substitute for sound.
The good news is that I just won another camera on eBay, and this one I think looks a mite more promising. It's a Canon Optura 10 miniDV, a fairly recent model which seems to have pretty solid numbers according to camerainfo.com. This particular one was a floor model somewhere and is apparently in almost new condition, with all the accessories. Of course, being a Canon I think even it has a LANC jack.
I don't suppose any SBers have any personal anecdotes or opinions about using the Optura 10, especially underwater..... ??
Time to do some research on a housing now. More details later.
cheers
Billy S.
It looks like my $80 eBay Special, the PV-DV100, in fact really is toast (ironically, from water damage...and I never even got the chance to take it swimmin with me). Well, at least the video part of it; I could probably still use it as an ersatz DAT substitute for sound.
The good news is that I just won another camera on eBay, and this one I think looks a mite more promising. It's a Canon Optura 10 miniDV, a fairly recent model which seems to have pretty solid numbers according to camerainfo.com. This particular one was a floor model somewhere and is apparently in almost new condition, with all the accessories. Of course, being a Canon I think even it has a LANC jack.
I don't suppose any SBers have any personal anecdotes or opinions about using the Optura 10, especially underwater..... ??
Time to do some research on a housing now. More details later.
cheers
Billy S.