Inexpensive snake cam

Has anyone seen or tried this cam, or know of anything similar?

https://www.touchofmodern.com/sales/tunewear-35f97ce8-9b3c-4e91-aae7-a8cd52cea1a8/tunewear-wi-fi-snake-cam

First time I've seen it. Wonder if you could put a protective sheath over the camera and snake... for certain devious play purposes? LOL

Yes, not only have "seen" one but had purchased a similar item some time ago ... However the lcd display screen on my own particular unit forms an integral part of the handpiece within singular body – said display (full colour illumination) is upper mounted & tilted toward the operator, far superior in my opinion & less prone to accidental damage .... The designated purpose of these devices are for cavity inspections (mmmm !) & adaptable to a broad range of both professional technical & domestic applications ....There are quite a number of manufacturers of such instruments, INCLUDING Medical & Scientific, so I can only suggest one look further into (no pun intended) prior to purchase if so interested ......Incidentally the retail price can vary from anything as little as just under $100 to upwards of $500.--- Well beyond for probes specifically categorised as being for professional Medical /Surgical applications !!

Specialist manufacturers such as --Fluke instruments , Mitutoyo (I think), Scope Instruments & Snap-On to name but a few. Logically one's choice in quality & purpose of usage being the determining factors, let alone $$'s necessary ......Good luck with the homework !!!

That Australian, can you tell us a manufacturer and/or model for your unit? I've been looking to buy one for a while now, but didn't want to invest in one of crappy quality. Thanks!

I wonder if heat shrink tubing would would seal the camera end?

These are readily available at your local big box home improvement center. A clear sandwich type bag over the end would do the sealing tick. They run about $100 Good luck!

That would be kinda fun! After 3 or 4 cleansing enemas, of course!

I just bought one on Amazon for 28$. I will report on its "performance" once I try it. 😃

Thank you for posting this. It created a nice opportunity for some serious fun...

Can you send the link to the one on Amazon? Harbor Freight tools has a digital inspection camera for $69 and you can often find a 20 or even 25% off coupon on the net.

http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-inspection-camera-67979.html

I am showing my age here but I am old enough to remember when these were not little cameras but big bundles of fiber optic that were arranged (by hand no doubt) so they made a grid on both ends. I think some of the fibers were used "backwards" for illumination. They were also awfully expensive. Lots of hand labor. Now I suspect they are just an anachronistic curiosity.

OMG. You have me reading the reviews of the one that HF sells and I came across this one..

Comments about Cen-Tech Digital Inspection Camera:

I have used this on the old lady several Times as well as my truck, works great, easy clean up flexibility hard to reach spot u will see things in a totally different way before u even have to lay a hand on them. Time saver if this had a multi meter probe or the ability to hook one to it would of helped greatly. All in all good tool and fun, get the exteded warranty.

Is he talking about what I think he it talking about?

Http://www.amazon.com/VicTsing-Waterproof-Endoscope-Borescope-Inspection/dp/B00J5EE22O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408754359&sr=8-2&keywords=endoscope+camera

The camera with 5m cable is 12.70$ on Amazon.com

I paid 28.00$ on Amazon.ca.

There is a HD camera too:

http://www.amazon.com/First-Meters-Endoscope-Borescope-Camera/dp/B00EQNCMTY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1408754359&sr=8-3&keywords=endoscope+camera

I will receive mine next week and will report on its performance.

I cannot wait to see my patient's cervix on an 80 inch screen... 😃

It sounds like what you thought, reggind! I'm sure we're not the only ones to have had this thought...

At least he is enough of a gentleman to clean the camera before switching between his truck and his old lady!

"You might be a redneck if..."

The video quality is pretty bad with these, it is better than nothing but its often quite blurry or pixelated if you use a large screen to view

I've ordered one as it looks as though it will work well.

I have a proper medical fibre optic endoscope but this looks as though it will do the same thing more conveniently.

It doesn't look like its very smooth at the end, looks to be kind of sharp. I don't know if it would be that good of an idea to put it up inside if there is any risk of injury.

I tried the camera yesterday. It worked beautifully: excellent picture quality, easy to use. In reply to one concern expressed: the camera I received did not have any sharp edges. In any case, it is not in direct contact with the skin: I used a speculum for the endoscopic exam.

The camera I ordered came with software for video capture. It was glitchy and the file format used cannot be uploaded on any website. So I will have to find better software and re-shoot the video when my patient is available again, in order to post.

Here is the link to the video I shot with the camera:

http://www.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;topic=85985

An interesting idea and something I've not considered before.

It appeals, very much so!

I'm curious to buy. Will do some reading - thanks for the links!

I couldn't resist so I got one. The instructions specifically say not for medical use, but we all know that's what WE will be using them for.

The minidisk has PC software and we have Macs at home and I'm not running Parallels, so I may be out of luck unless I run out and get a $300-400 cheapo laptop PC for this entertainment value.

I bought one and discovered that the software wouldn't run on my HP laptop with Windows 7. I was able to get it going thru a video editing program by Roxio, and can tell you that it is perfect for running up the rectum into the colon! (i.e. the quality of the video is SHITTY!) I have yet to try it on a "patient", but expect to do so in the next few days. I'll give a full report then, and perhaps post the video. I presume that nobody would care if their colon tour was posted, as long as no video of the outside of their body is shown, and no ID is posted. At least, I know I couldn't recognize any of you from looking at your colon walls, ROFL!

Ah thanks for the heads up - I also have a mac!

Wow, this looks like it has lots of possibles for a really good time to be had.

@Switchablesusie: I don't think you need to buy another computer for viewing only. The camera can be recognized by Skype and you can view on your screen. It worked on my PC like this, at least. Hope this helps.

@ GentleGynec ^^^ Appreciate providing link .

@ bongoboy529 ^^^ Belated apology ...Took eye off the ball so to speak...trust all is sorted satisfactorily.

Has anyone used any of the cheap flexible cameras (i think they are intended for looking behind walls) to looking into a patients rectum? I was thinking that if the paitent was opened up with an rectal speculum and the tip of the camera was covered in a condom it could work well? As anyone tried something similar? I'd really love to get a good look deep inside my patients bowels.

I've tried it without the condom. With a condom over your lens you won't see anything. Without the condom, you still won't see anything unless you have some way to introduce air into the colon to get the colon walls away from the lens.

I bought one and used with my MAC. It works fine when you first insert it but then the screen goes black. I don't think the lights are strong enough to light up a totally dark space.

Well, I thought this was an original idea https://phoneendoscope.com/products/smartphone-waterproof-endoscope-inspection-camera-for-android-devices that I came across on Facebook.

Yep, a day late and a dollar short.

They are all over the place at Amazon.com.

Gives a whole new meaning to the word "selfie"!