There are actually various actioncams that may be hooked up to a fishing line, the place they shoot underwater video of fish being reeled in. The dual-camera waterproof Siren X-1 takes issues additional, because it concurrently shoots down into the water and up in the direction of the angler.
Invented by Australia-based Scottish expatriates Phil West and Calum McPherson, the Siren options not one however two wide-angle HD cameras, dealing with in reverse directions from both finish of the roughly cylindrical gadget. If used at the identical time (which is the entire level of the setup), they every file video at a most decision of 1080p/60fps – that determine jumps to 4K/30fps if simply one in every of them is activated.
The person begins fishing with out the Siren on their line, retaining issues free and easy.
As quickly as a fish strikes, nonetheless, they squeeze a deal with on high of the gadget, opening up one aspect of a 4.5-mm-wide channel working alongside its size. They then place the Siren on the road through that channel, after which they launch the deal with, closing the aspect of the channel again up. Finally, they launch their grasp on the Siren, permitting it to slip zip-line-style down the road to the water’s floor.
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The gadget then merely floats at the floor, with the road working freely by way of it. As lengthy as that line stays taut, one digital camera will repeatedly level down in the direction of the fish, whereas the opposite will level up in the direction of the person. When that individual is enhancing the video – which is recorded on an built-in 32GB Flash drive – they will reduce backwards and forwards between each viewpoints.
A devoted app permits the person to regulate settings on the Wi-Fi-equipped Siren, begin/cease recording, and overview or share footage. Additionally, ought to they resolve that they’d prefer to shoot one thing aside from fishing, the Siren’s fishing-line mount may be eliminated and changed with an elective GoPro-like mount.
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Perhaps not surprisingly, the Siren X-1 is at the moment the topic of a Kickstarter marketing campaign. Assuming it reaches manufacturing, a pledge of AUD$790 (about US$542) will get you one.
You can see footage shot by it, in the video under.
Siren X-1 Camera – Available on Kickstarter.com between thirty first Aug – 30 Sept 2022
Sources: Kickstarter, Siren Cameras