Fishers now offers new mini camera
JW
Fishers highly popular MC-1 is a compact underwater camera that
transmits live video through an umbilical cable to a topside
monitor for viewing and recording. When it was first introduced,
the MC-1 was only available with the NTSC format cameras used in
the USA. Now the mini camera can be purchased with PAL format
cameras required by European operators. The camera housing is so
compact and lightweight it can easily be mounted on a diver’s
helmet, put into a pipe for internal inspections, or attached to
a pole handle to view the underside of hulls and seawalls. Dave
Smith of Gulf Atlantic Pump and Dredge in Lake City, FL attached
an MC-1 to the front of his dredge along with two of Fishers
powerful 100 watt lights. "We can survey the bottom before
and after dredging operations", Dave reported. "The
camera does a great job for us". Colombo Engineering in Sri
Lanka, a long time user of Fishers underwater camera systems,
mounted a mini camera on their diver’s helmet. "The
top-side dive supervisor can now view the work being
performed by the diver", says operations manager Kiran
Atapattu. "Any problems can be discussed and resolved while
the diver is still in the water." P&M Marine Service in
Jamestown, RI, a manufacturer of sediment sampling equipment,
attached an MC-1 onto one of their devices. "The camera
produces a sharp, clear video picture of each bottom sample we
take", says owner Steve Moreau.
The base MC-1 system includes a black and white camera in a 500 foot depth rated underwater housing with 150 feet of cable. The housing is ruggedly constructed of corrosion proof materials and the cable has a highly abrasive resistant urethane jacket. The MC-1 is available with 2 different lighting options. One is an internal ring light made of high intensity LEDs. The other is external 100 watt lights. A variety of options can be purchased with the system including cable lengths to 1,000 feet, PAL or NTSC color cameras, and b&w or color monitors. The mini camera can be powered by 12 volts dc, 120 volts ac, or 220 volts ac. The complete MC-1 system is covered by a two year warranty.
Fishers underwater cameras are in use by commercial diving companies, law enforcement agencies, professional treasure hunters, and military units worldwide. For more information on the MC-1 mini camera, or a color brochure on all of Fishers quality underwater search products, contact Christopher Combs at JW Fishers Mfg. Inc., 1953 County St., East Taunton, MA 02718, USA. Phone: (800) 822-4744 or (508) 822-7330. Fax: (508) 880-8949. E-mail to
