Digital Video Camera for Filming Swimming

What is your budget? How do you want to do the filming? Underwater camera person or above above water camera person? If you have someone who is willing to jump in the pool to do the filming, then there are several waterproof digital cameras that record video. The quality ain't Glenn Millsgood, but it is good. There are several waterproof digital cameras that records video. This solution will run between $300 - $400. Canon, Olympus and Pentax all have waterproof cameras that will work well. These are all digital still cameras which also record video in a compressed format which is pretty easy to get onto your computer for analysis or archiving or sharing. Another option is to get a "housing" for a non-waterproof camera. Canon has some great solutions in this category. If you can't get a camera person in the water (or don't want that), then you will need a camera in the water that can be connected via a cable to an on-deck recording device. The Coach Cam is a good example of the camera that you will need for in the water, but these are often pricey ($500 and up, the last time I looked). If you are a do-it-yourselfer, you can make one yourself, fairly easily for about $50 and a trip to Sams or BJs and Homedepot. When looking for a device to do the recording, Nancy makes a good point. Make sure that the recording device has an "video in" or "AV IN" port. For your recording device, you should look at the Aiptek cameras as they DO have AV IN port and they are inexpensive. The nice thing about these cameras is that they record to SD cards which make it easy to get video onto a computer. Additionally,the Aiptek is a camera and can be used to get above water footage. If you are a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you can put together an underwater camera/above-water-recorder solution for less than $200.

What is your budget? How do you want to do the filming? Underwater camera person or above above water camera person? If you have someone who is willing to jump in the pool to do the filming, then there are several waterproof digital cameras that record video. The quality ain't Glenn Millsgood, but it is good. There are several waterproof digital cameras that records video. This solution will run between $300 - $400. Canon, Olympus and Pentax all have waterproof cameras that will work well. These are all digital still cameras which also record video in a compressed format which is pretty easy to get onto your computer for analysis or archiving or sharing. Another option is to get a "housing" for a non-waterproof camera. Canon has some great solutions in this category. If you can't get a camera person in the water (or don't want that), then you will need a camera in the water that can be connected via a cable to an on-deck recording device. The Coach Cam is a good example of the camera that you will need for in the water, but these are often pricey ($500 and up, the last time I looked). If you are a do-it-yourselfer, you can make one yourself, fairly easily for about $50 and a trip to Sams or BJs and Homedepot. When looking for a device to do the recording, Nancy makes a good point. Make sure that the recording device has an "video in" or "AV IN" port. For your recording device, you should look at the Aiptek cameras as they DO have AV IN port and they are inexpensive. The nice thing about these cameras is that they record to SD cards which make it easy to get video onto a computer. Additionally,the Aiptek is a camera and can be used to get above water footage. If you are a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you can put together an underwater camera/above-water-recorder solution for less than $200.