Marcum VS400

[Rip_Some_Lip]

I am thinking of buying this camera. I can get it for about $250 and it is brand new in the box. I think it had a regular price of about $400. I am not familiar with Marcum, except what I read on this forum. I am also looking at an aqua-vu scout for about $200. Which camera is the better or which one would you buy and why. Thanks in advanced and sorry if this has been beat to death...lol.

[huntnfish]

I have a VS 400 and think its OK. I had to send it in once and was told it was the battery after I had tried two others before sending it in. Other than that I have been happy with it. I had to go buy a new battery for it because the unit I had, even though new, sat in the box in a warehouse for a few years and killed the battery. It has IR lighting and HI-VU lights, which really don't make any difference, because you can't see anything with them after dark anyway. I have seen the scout in action and thought it was just as good as the Marcum. I like the packaging of the Marcum better than the scout. Other than that it is personal preference.

[andy j]

I have been using the VS400 for a couple years now and it is a nice camara. Like the last post mentioned it has both led and IR light. Like any IR light they are useless but the Led light do work after dark. THe Aqu-Vu Scout does not have LED lights and will not work for night viewing. The Marcums pack is very user friendly and I love it. The Marcum also has a bigger battery then the scout so it will run longer on a full charge.