acrochordon
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To keep REDs body design sleek and rain proof (I don't need a scuba housing) all buttons should be mounted on a handle. There should be no buttons on the body. The handle should be connected by a cable. An optional extension cable of ten or twenty feet could be used to operate all controls remotely. The LCD screen would be connected to REDs body by cable too. That way it could also have an extension cord. A cable is better than a wireless remote if people wanted to put RED underwater on a pole, while they stay dry in a boat. I don't want to SCUBA. (sharks scare me.)
Another advantage to a detatchable joystick/handle with all the controls on it is that if a button breaks, you can attatch a new handle without sending your camera in for repairs, where they will keep it hostage for months on end. The main idea is to keep the RED body at least humidity proof, maybe splash proof, rain proof, water proof, or even dive proof to 3 feet. I don't need to dive 100 ft down.
I don't have time to draw a picture. I have attached some pics of things that resemble what I am talking about, but ar not exactly what I mean. The SCUBA gear is just there to give ideas. I guess I want a hybrid. I want RED to be waterproof. I don't want a SCUBA housing. But I want the camera to look like a scuba set up with the RED cage. I want it designed to be tough like a scuba gear but not as tough. I don't want it to be heavy or too bulky. I like the way SCUBA gear uses the tripod zoom handle cable to control the camera. I want all controls on the handle. There could be different style handles. Some people will want a tripod handle instead of a joystick. Some people will want a handle on top of the camera w/ all the controls. RED should come just as a body. The customer should be able to pick what kind of handle they want and where they will mount it on the cage. But the main idea is that the handle will have all the buttons on it, and the Body will have no buttons or dials where dust, humidity, or rain can get into the body.
Another advantage to a detatchable joystick/handle with all the controls on it is that if a button breaks, you can attatch a new handle without sending your camera in for repairs, where they will keep it hostage for months on end. The main idea is to keep the RED body at least humidity proof, maybe splash proof, rain proof, water proof, or even dive proof to 3 feet. I don't need to dive 100 ft down.
I don't have time to draw a picture. I have attached some pics of things that resemble what I am talking about, but ar not exactly what I mean. The SCUBA gear is just there to give ideas. I guess I want a hybrid. I want RED to be waterproof. I don't want a SCUBA housing. But I want the camera to look like a scuba set up with the RED cage. I want it designed to be tough like a scuba gear but not as tough. I don't want it to be heavy or too bulky. I like the way SCUBA gear uses the tripod zoom handle cable to control the camera. I want all controls on the handle. There could be different style handles. Some people will want a tripod handle instead of a joystick. Some people will want a handle on top of the camera w/ all the controls. RED should come just as a body. The customer should be able to pick what kind of handle they want and where they will mount it on the cage. But the main idea is that the handle will have all the buttons on it, and the Body will have no buttons or dials where dust, humidity, or rain can get into the body.
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