Underwater Cameras

  • Lardy
    SDSU via Savage, MN
    Posts: 123
    January 24, 2005 at 9:46 pm #1245487

    Hey im looking to buy a new camera i’ve only seen one in use, and I wanted to know what I should look for and what I need to compare with the different models.
    Thanks,
    Lardy

    Matt Hall
    Mount Horeb, WI
    Posts: 392
    January 24, 2005 at 10:16 pm #338357

    Lardy,

    I recently purchased with the Aqua-vu Scout and have been happy with it. I may be biased since it’s the only camera I’ve ever used. The only negative I’ve found is my fully charged battery is dead in 4-5 hours of constant use, I think other cameras may give you longer life. I’m sure there are better out there but for the $200 price tag it seems to be worth every penny. I’d check out the link below, $225 seems like a great deal for the Marcum.

    Marcum OVS 400

    Matt

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    January 24, 2005 at 11:15 pm #338363

    The MarCum OVS – 400 has the larger battery in comparison to the AquaVu Scout so you’ll see a longer run time. For $225 you just can’t beat that price anywhere.

    Bird
    River Falls, WI
    Posts: 317
    January 25, 2005 at 12:27 am #338374

    Lardy,
    Over the weekend I purchased the Aqua-Vu ZT. It was a toss up between the Scout and the ZT. What sold me on the ZT was the bigger 7 amp battery, it should get about 8 to 12 hours of use before going dead (per manufacture). I did use it to look for fish during the Brainerd JC ice fishing tourny and at a depth of 50-60 ft I could see plain as day. Also it comes with the SR camera instead of the IR. Friday and Saturday we did some night crappie fishing and I could see about 3 ft in 15 ft of water….so it is OK at night to search with, but not fish with…..it seemed to spook the crappies as I was outfished 3:1….maybe it was just me. The Scout does come with a 5″ screen vs the ZT’s 4″. The ZT is water proof whereas the Scout is water resistant and when I spoke with Aqua-Vu they did say they may not warranty a Scout damaged by water….depending on how it happened and would not comment further. To sum it all up, so far I have been quite happy with the ZT. Good luck with your decision. If you have some money to burn the S-series with the wind up spool and camera direction would be handy.

    Lardy
    SDSU via Savage, MN
    Posts: 123
    January 25, 2005 at 10:44 pm #338589

    Thanks a lot guys, im pretty sure im gonna go with the deal on the marcum. It has most of the features I need not to metion the good price with the deal

    Lardy

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