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How to Get Underwater Camera to Stand Up?
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Disclaimer that I'm pretty incompetent, mechanically speaking. Would love advice from somebody with decent engineering sense--

I'm trying to get some good underwater video of myself swimming and bought a CamPark 4K Action Camera. The camera isn't fancy, but was well priced and the quality of the footage is generally fine.

The problem is I can't get the camera to stand up on the bottom of the pool. It comes with a dozen mounts and attachments for various uses. But it's top-heavy, so even the gentlest underwater current knocks it over. I'm wondering if I should try to attach the case to a brick or something like that?
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Re: How to Get Underwater Camera to Stand Up? [MadPansy] [ In reply to ]
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You can epoxy a mount to a heavy object (small jar is fine, doesn't need to be as unwieldy as a brick). Make sure the object is heavy enough or grippy enough that current don't cause it to shift/rotate. The mount also allows you to tilt the camera up for certain shots.

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Re: How to Get Underwater Camera to Stand Up? [MadPansy] [ In reply to ]
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Does your pool's edge have a lip? If so, you can get a clamp with a GoPro mount. It'll only be a foot deep at most, but I've found that's all you need for underwater filming.
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MadPansy wrote:
Disclaimer that I'm pretty incompetent, mechanically speaking. Would love advice from somebody with decent engineering sense--

I'm trying to get some good underwater video of myself swimming and bought a CamPark 4K Action Camera. The camera isn't fancy, but was well priced and the quality of the footage is generally fine.

The problem is I can't get the camera to stand up on the bottom of the pool. It comes with a dozen mounts and attachments for various uses. But it's top-heavy, so even the gentlest underwater current knocks it over. I'm wondering if I should try to attach the case to a brick or something like that?

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Re: How to Get Underwater Camera to Stand Up? [MadPansy] [ In reply to ]
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I wound up with a knockoff version of this...can't even remember where I got it, I think it came in a camera bag I bought at a garage sale. It looks cheap and useless, but it's got to be one of the more ingenious items I have in my camera arsenal.

It's not something I'd do studio work with, but eery time I use it, I find a new way for it to be the only tool that'll get the job done.

Not sure if it's negatively buoyant or not, you might have to weight it a bit, but trust me, it's amazing.

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