Tools of the trade - Three reasons why the Westin Escape Cam is a good one

It is great to see that another Scandinavian fishing tackle manufacturer invested into designing a new underwater angling camera - the Westin escape cam. Here are three reasons why it is a decent choice.

• Dimensions & weight

  It is the smallest and lightest underwater angling camera on the market.

  Weight: 40 g / 1.4 oz

  Dimensions: 10.6 cm x 2 cm

  Some other specs:
  * Battery life 2.5 hours

  * Full HD 1080p 30 or 60 fps.
  * Waterproof down to 200 m.
  

• User-friendly

  It is a user-friendly gadget. In fact it operates by using a single on-off button.

  There are a few tricks on how to rig it up and adjust the settings.

  Check out the video links on youtube.

• Image quality

  The escape cam has a feature to adjust the white balance for best colour saturation depending on fishing depth.

  That way it accommodates for the fact that in shallow water longer wavelengths of sunlight—such as red, orange, and yellow—are absorbed within about the first 50 meters of depth. For fishing in deeper water, the setting can be changed to green (up to 100 m) or blue water (up to 200 m).

Missed opportunities equal new chances

Just when drsnapper was about to give its mission of promoting hook-less trophy angling a research twang, the scheduled presentations at the VLIZ Marine Science Day and the World Recreational Fisheries Conference have been cancelled or postponed, because of the world’s most famous tiny particle that looks like a strawberry turned inside-out, and that passes on its genetic material in a parasitic, and for its host rather unpleasant manner. Anyway, taking any of of these missed opportunities, to develop a new momentum.

Photo credit: Coenraad Deputter

Dr Snapper tutorial

Gearing up for the field trial off the coast in Galway, Ireland. Some instructions on how to insert the battery, powering the camera on and seal the housing.