I wanted to say thank you to everybody who has sent in a donation. I just about got enough to replace the camera with something that is likely to stand the test of being on a boat all the time. After a lot of research I finally settled on a Sanyo Xacti WH-1. It arrived yesterday, and I set about doing some filming today to show you what I’d done on the boat, and take you all on a quick kayak tour of the local creeks.
The camera is waterproof. Apparently down to 3 meters for up to an hour. It’s even written on the side 3m/10ft WATERPROOF.
Well, guess what…. You’ve got it in one.
Whilst out on the kayak I put it in, hand deep, to make for a bit of a surprise on the next video. It worked fine, and I continued filming afterwards, but later, about half an hour later, back on shore I was filming on the boat, and green screen. Then it said it was overheating, and now it won’t switch on, at all. Obviously a warranty job there, so I hope I get it back before I set off.
I’ve managed to lift the footage I did get, off the SD card, and the underwater stuff looks impressive. Sanyo are making a big deal out of this camera being a proper snorkeling cam, so I have to presume the one I got had a fault, and it’s not just a bad design.
I’ll keep you posted. Still, the fact is, Kudu now has a new camera, even if I have to wait for the replacement, and so the continuation of the video series is totally down to everybody who has donated. Thank you!
