VEEcam: Rugged Digital Video Camera for the Extreme Sports Crowd

Filming in the silent water world or in extreme environments can be a challenge. In case you didn't inherit Jack-Yves Cousteau's video equipment, you're probably going to find Persides' VEEcam pretty useful in your future extreme explorations.

Not only does it offer waterproof guaranty, but it's also rugged enough to "survive" in extreme environments like those from the Himalayas. It's made to resist at a depth of up to 50 m and at temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius. It also offers playback, just in case you get bored filming the sea turtles that swim in the Galapagos islands area.

Here are some specs. The thing is capable of taking "DVD" quality videos, which are stored on the player's on-board Flash memory bank. You can only record 8 hours though, but Persides said they plan to change that by shipping 32 GB and 64 GB models later. It boasts a 2.4-inch LCD and the built-in battery offers 16 hours of usage.

The VEEcam comes in yellow or black flavor. It's pretty beefy, so forget about leaving some spare space in your pockets. This one goes straight in your backpack. The camera module is separate from the playback unit and it can be fixed to your helmet giving you that coal miner look you're probably longing for since you were a little kid (or is it just me?). A cam embedded LED flashlight would've been a lot nicer though, especially if you're into speological expeditions.

It seems ready to be used by the "military and security personnel" as well as by the extreme sports crowd. The company said that it's probably going to be available this summer for, well, 1600$ (800 UK pounds).

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