Help! Underwater camera died... uggh.

[dryan117]

Hello hardwater fans!  I am fishing in a tourney this weekend and my cousin asked me to bring my underwater camera.   It is a Cabelas VS350 from 2005 ish.  Black and white CRT.   Of course I bought a new battery and the screen was flickering, then smoke, then dead dead dead.    I am headed out tomorrow to buy a new underwater camera, but thought I would check in on what everyone is buying nowadays.    I see a few at the 300 dollar price point that seem ok.  What should I buy?  DVR, Color, LCD?  LiON batteries?  I live near a cabelas and a bass pro so I can go to either.    looking for advice/recommendations.  Already have a flasher so the camera is really just a extra.

Dan

[Wavemaster]

I’m on my second season with the marcum reacon. Like the smaller size and you can buy a camera mount and attach it to your flasher for “double vision”. Could be a little hard to see if you plan on using it outside the shack but I think that would be the same with most cameras.

[bobberbill]

I had one. Didn't last very long. The cameras are junk. I got my money back from Cabela's and bought a Marcum. More money, but it works.

[3300]

i had one also, for one day. took it back. was not what i expected.
because you are used to that type/size of unit i would say get another full size. look at marcums line up. if you want micro systems, then aqua-vu and marcum make those.