rmenendez 0 Posted April 27, 2011 Hi, just installed four Mobotix cameras at home and extremely please with picture quality. I am noe looking for a camera where the intended use is not security but taking videos in a sportfishing boat. I currently have a normal analog camera but the quality is dismal compared to the megapixel Mobotix. Ideally should be bullet type and only for day recording - don't fish at night. The problem is that the framerate has to be a minimum of 25FPS. Looking for as many pixels as possible within the framerate - albeit for a reasonable price. All suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rolando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailbone215 0 Posted April 27, 2011 I'm not sure if you have considered a cheap point and shoot camera with HD video? You can use something like a Canon Powershot in a waterproof housing that is dirt cheap. Of course you can also get a dedicated HD video cam. I don't see any benefit in using CCTV in this instance. If you are just looking for a small HD bullet cam there is one out there made to fit on the helmet. I don't remember the brand. I'm sure someone here can point you in the right direction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmenendez 0 Posted April 27, 2011 Hi, thanks for the reply. I failed to mention that I also use a DV camera and an Archos helmet camera with HDD recording. The Archos is very portable but the quality leaves something to be desired while the DV is quite god but someone needs to use it which can be a problem when fighting big fish - not to mention the movement problems. A fixed location camera, by definition, is very desirable as you don't need a crew to use it and avoid the movement problem. I normally end up using the fixed camera but like I said the quality is just not that god. Was looking for normal CCTV in higher resolution but have not found many. As my boat already has a local area network on the bridge with PC's its quite easy to control - set it to record - and then just worry about the big fish. Maybe the technology is not the right one but the installation in my home got me thinking as the video quality is in another league. Thanks again, Rolando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tailbone215 0 Posted April 27, 2011 It sounds like you have a good grasp of the situation and problems at hand. If you get a high quality HD cam and record a wide area you will get the action you want, but will it deliver the impact you want? I doubt it. If it were me, I would get a decent quality HD camcorder and give it to somebody that knows how to properly use it and be creative with panning and zooming. A wide still fixed HD cam will document what you want but it isn't going to be what you crave without human intervention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmenendez 0 Posted April 28, 2011 Hi, Yes, I think I do have a pretty good idea of what I want (hope). If you see the website below you will see what I am looking for. I have a one camera fixed camera set-up today whereas these guys can have you get up to 4 cameras. I met them but at the end did not buy because the video quality, for the price which just for equipment is about $2,000 per camera/recorder, was just not there for me. If you see their video you can see that the boat moves a lot and even with a stabilized camera, which my HD camcorder is, if the sea is not calm the video is jerky. For excitement, I agree human intervention would be the best. I think that a fixed multi-camera with proper editing can be quite fun. Its the reason for wanting lots of pixels too as it allows to do digital zooming in post-production to add excitement. Don't know if what I want can be achieved, specially at a reasonable cost. Thanks, Rolando Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmenendez 0 Posted April 28, 2011 Sorry, forgot to add the link. http://www.lathamcams.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
