CAMERA FOR WIFE

[mrcarp]

HI I HAVE A OLDER AQUA VIEW SCOUT I LOVE IT WIFE NO. QUESTION WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST FOR HER SHE WONT GO ICE FISHING UNLESS SHE HAS A CAMERA WOULD A CHEAPER MARCUM OR CABELAS WORK I THINK WHAT SHES AFTER IS A SMALLER CAMERA HEAD AND THE CORD TO UNCOIL LIKE A VACUUM CLEANER. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN ASKED BEFORE I TRIED TO SEARCH BUT HAVE DAIL UP TAKES FOREVER NOTE I CAN ONLY AFFORD SOMETHING AROUND 200 BUCKS SHE WASNT IMPRESSED WITH THE FISH TV

[Hotspotter]

MrCarp:

I would highly recommend the VS380 from Marcum. It has a 7-inch rugged black/white CRT monitor utilizing a Sony Super HAD CCD camera. The optics are top-notch and used in many surveillance and security applications. The softpack it comes in has an built-in sun-shield. It's a bit above your price range at $249.99, but the 7" screen along with the higher end optics are premium features.

Below is a link to a pic of the unit, so as not to increase your download time on dial-up.

http://marcum.com/images/productshots/10380_l.jpg

Joel

[humpback]

i just found one on the popular auction site brand new for $58.00 + 20.00 s/h. this is the conclusion i came to.cabelas sells 2 cameras under there name but i think marcum makes them for them. i compared the auction camera to cabelas and i cant tell the differance except the the monitor may be a earlyer version and does not have a small sticker on it, i think it said vs350.this is the one cabelas is selling for $179.00. 7" monitor with 65'cable. these are brand new but dont include the battery, charger or carry bag but i have a extra battery and charger for my vex anyway. as far as the carry bag i dont need one since it will be kept in my wheel house anyway.in case you want to check it out#300183585196.these words are just my opinion so dont take them as fact.

[olski]

Sounds to me like you should take a look at the Cabela's camaras. I do belive the 5.5 is a Marcom and for $119.00 I don't think you can beat it. The reason I would go with that 10 out of 10 times over an internet buy is customer service. If I have a problum I want to be able to take it somewhere and replace it. Just my 2 cents.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Just so you know... MarCum does not make the Cabelas Camera.... they did a while back, but do not any more... Cabelas makes their own cameras now, or at least has someone make them, that is not MarCum or Aqua-vu.

[gill man]

The camera Humpback was talking about looks like it could be a good deal. It makes me a little nervous, since no brand name or anything is mentioned. What makes you think it is the same as the Cabelas camera? Also, anybody have an idea for a carrying case for that?

EDIT: Nevermind what I said before. I just ordered the 7" camera from Cabelas. It's in the one shot deals section today for $119. That's the same price as their 5.5" screen that everyone seems to like, so I figured what the heck. By the time I bought a battery for that hsolist camera, and figured something out some type of carrying case, I probably wouldn't have saved much money.

gill man

[harvey lee]

You hit the nail on the head olski. One never knows what they will recieve from an internet sale or any type warranty issue. When dealing with a company like marCum, one has some faith in the customer service.

[VMS]

go to the nature vision HSOforum (makers of aqua vu) I was just there tooling around yesterday and they had a clearance/markdown section. they had an aqua vu scout 50 for $149 I believe.

I just purchased a reconditioned unit from them off hsolist for $118 shipped from Brainerd. so far, I'm having issues with the battery (I think I got a bad one) but the unit works well.

Steve