Underwater Video Camera / Camcorder Housing for less than $50

Step 16 Plans for improvements

Should I make the Mark 2, I plan on doing the following:

1. Use a water jug with a handle molded into the outer shell. It just so happens that Igloo makes one, which sells for $8 and is otherwise identical to the one I used except for the handle and the fact that the new one is blue, not red. I already have one ready to go.

2. Find a way to turn the camera on/off and record/stop without having to open the housing. My camera has an optional wired remote: I would have preferred a wireless remote, which I could seal in a plastic bag and aim in through the lens, but I am stuck with the wired one. My thought is to use a coax-cable grommet to make and seal a hole in the side of the housing, and put the remote and its cord in some watertight tube. I havent figured this all out yet, but when I do, I will post an update.

3. Complete the lens assembly before putting the PVC fitting into the jug, as noted above.

4. Improve the ballast arrangement to try and get the housing to neutral buoyancy.