Category — Camcorder Cases

The are more video cameras on the market these days than any sane person can keep tabs on. But you won’t find many that are designed to record underwater. Not without a “housing,” anyway.

Even if you just want to take your camera into the bathtub with you (Ready for your close-up?), you’ll need a waterproof if you want to get any underwater shots. If you want to take it with you when you go snorkeling, you’ll be able to have a greater variety of subjects to choose from—and even more if you are scuba diving.

If you have an older camera, you may have to buy a new one. Manufacturers often discontinue making cases for older models. If you do have to buy a new one, make sure you buy a camera from a manufacturer that also offers a housing. Not all of them do.

You can find a more detailed discussion here. If you’re a hardcore DIY type, you can build your own. It looks like a major task to me though.

I’ve saved the best solution for last. I have enough trouble managing the gadgets I have already, so this nifty camcorder from the folks at Panasonic is just what I’d buy.

Panasonic SDR-SW20

After you buy a camcorder, if you actually want to take it out into the world, you probably need a camera bag of some kind. There are your typical, plain Sony camcorder case or bags that aren’t very interesting. Most of them are all gray or leather, almost no color. Even Targus’ “fashionable”, I’m using that word loosely, line of bags are too clunky and futuristic looking for me. It reminds of Star Trek for some reason, which in this case is not a good thing.

But where are the stylish, yet functional camcorder bags for Spring 2007? I’m not expecting there to be Prada-level accessories, but can we get something cool at the very least? I would probably re-purpose another type of bag, probably a messenger bag to carry my tapes and lenses. And then, I would use a protective briefcase sort of contraption to house my camcorder. Maybe like one of those sleek, platinum looking ones that are always props for serious drug deals on tv. But instead of cash, it’d carry my shiny new camcorder.