You can build your own underwater video camera and
get the same exciting underwater video shots the well known commercial cameras
are getting, only hundreds of dollars
cheaper. Lunkercam is great for
finding Walleye, Crappie, Bass and other fish through the ice or open water.
Recording the underwater video from Lunkercam on a Cam corder allows you to share
your experience with others or create a database of fish responses to different types
of lures, baits, colors, or jigging action.
Locate fish, check your bait action, see what kinds of
weeds or rocks make up the lake bottom contour. Find underwater treasures
like anchors, lures, tackle, rods, reels, sunken boats, submerged trees,
trolling or boat motors.
Hold On!! LunkerCam is not just an underwater camera.
You can spy on the bird nest in the backyard, or keep
an eye on the kids. With the aid of the infrared night vision,
you can watch your game trail in the dark, or use the camera
for security surveillance. How about using the camera to watch and video tape your swim team so you can playback video to
improve the swimmers performance, spot bad habits which effects their race time.Many more uses.
When you tire of watching fish, you can watch TV.
Lunkercam underwater cameras are waterproof tested to a depth of
125 feet.
Lunkercam 3 is 2 1/4 inches in diameter by 3 1/2
inches long, uses a B&W miniature camera module having 0.03 lux sensitivity and a 3.6mm 92 degree wide-angle
lens, or a Color camera module with .5 lux sensitivity and a 3.7mm 90 degree wide-angle lens.
You can even start out with B&W camera and upgrade later to color if you wish.
Lunkercam 3 has 8 infrared LED lights which are invisible to the human eye.
This allows you to view objects in total darkness up
to 10 plus feet while camera is out of water.
You can also purchase the Bright White LEDS option for better visibility
and to insure full color spectrum for the color camera in darkness.
Bright White LEDS also work better with the
BW camera but remember White LEDS are visible light and may not be the choice for security or game trail use.
If the Bright White LED option is used the infrared are not installed although they are still part of the kit.
The Bright White option is $10 if purchased with the kit, $15 if ordered separately. This includes 4 Bright White LEDS and
2 resistors with instructions. Lunkercam kit is set up for 4 Bright White LEDS only as retail cost on Bright Whites are
$3.50 each in single pieces.
Lunkercam 3 camera operates from a 12 to 15 volt source and draws approximately
160 milliamps of current.
Distance viewed underwater is dependent upon water clarity and suspended
algae particles. Expect 30 feet plus daylight visibility in real clear
lakes, much less in stained lakes. Night vision using
LED's underwater is a few inches to 5 feet depending on
suspended particles in water.
Lunkercam 3 underwater camera is NOT difficult to
build. Required tools include screwdrivers, drill,
soldering iron, saw, small pliers, cutters, and a utility or exacto knife.
The plans guide you step by step with detailed photos and instructions.
This is NOT a complete kit of
parts. Instead, it is a 10 page, step by step instruction package
with 33 illustrations and schematic showing how to make the necessary connections.
Included with the plans is a partial parts
kit with the following items:
Acrylic window, rubber gasket, eight infrared LEDS,
one resistor, two routed and drilled
camera mounting disks, camera mounting nuts and
screws, cable clamps, heat shrink tubing, terminal strip, voltage regulator,
and camera mounting spacers.
The Lunkercam 3 camera modules are mail order items not supplied with kit. This can be purchased from SpyTown 718-709-0500
BW camera .03 LUX part number WDH2500B standard lens with 3.6mm lens. $48.00 plus shipping
Alternate BW camera slightly less sensitive .1 LUX $29.95 Supercircuits PC212XS
Color camera .5 LUX part number KPCS20C B standard lens with 3.7mm lens. $80.00 plus shipping
Alternate Color camera slightly less sensitive .8 LUX $49.95 Supercircuits PC213XS
The remaining parts not supplied in the partial kit are easily obtained through your local
hardware store, home building center and Radio Shack.
Lunkercam 3 will display its video on a TV set which has separate
Audio and Video jacks. These can be purchased several places including Spytown. You can use a $10
Playstation RF Adapter(not supplied) allowing any TV set tuned to channel 3 to work. I will show you how in the plans.
Click on any of the sample clips below to download and
view actual
video captured from Lunkercam.
These files run on Windows Media Player (mpeg).
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Perch with Color camera in background (968kb)