Hello. I am not quite sure where to post since when I was lurking I could only see a few forums! I am looking for help and suggestions regarding our current setup and what we would like to do in the future.

We have a business that travels via van that sends a camera down a hole and records as it goes. We can see what's going on down the hole as we go and are able to offer a little education, suggestion, or diagnostics to our clients who are sometimes in the van watching the video feed as the camera goes down. We then burn the video to dvds - one for us, one for the client - and give them a copy of our notes. We currently use the Panasonic DMR-EZ48V (which apparently is a terrible choice). There are 3 in each van, plus the small TV, and the camera controls. We have been having a few issues withe Panasonic off and on and until coming here I thought maybe they were just getting worn out from use/travel (4x4 vans ).

So here are my questions:
  • Is there an easier set up we could be using?
  • Or perhaps a better setup for traveling/burning?
  • Is there a way we can go usb sticks instead of the dvds? The thought here being a way to downside the amount of equipment in the vans.

Thank you for your help in advance. Back to browsing