Diving Technologies International, Inc. is your agent and dealer for VideoRay™ in South Florida and the Caribbean. Specializing in commercial, industrial, cruise ships, and port authorities.
VideoRay's Products
The VideoRay line of cameras combines state of the art materials, electronics, optics, and hydrodynamics to produce the highest quality video in the smallest, lightest, and most easily deployed unit available. This feat of engineering was accomplished by some of the world's top underwater engineers and scientists.
Durability
VideoRay's design has been perfected over years of extensive field experience.
VideoRays have been deployed all over the world - from the warm, clear, calm
waters of the Caribbean to hostile environments in the Arctic. VideoRays have
been used in water too polluted for humans and in many places too confined for
divers to enter.
Materials and construction
Tough materials -- acrylic domes, anodized aluminum, stainless steel, and Kevlar
- used in the VideoRay ensure it will withstand repeated and extended use. The
careful assembly, quality controls, and pressure testing in our assembly plants
ensure that each unit will continue to provide service for years.
Cameras
VideoRay allows two different cameras - one forward looking more than 170
degrees of tilt range and one optional backward looking with its own lights.
Several options on the forward camera are available for higher light sensitivity
and resolution. The patented design allows us to add extensive instrumentation
to the unit.
Sensors
Our standard compass and depth sensor can be augmented with sonar and other
sensors. Computer control and instrumentation are possible, along with many
customizations to meet the needs of many professions.
Depth and weight
VideoRays are depth rated to over 500 feet. The submersible unit weighs less
than 9 pounds. It is deployed by simply hanging it from its tether and dropping
it in the water.
Research and development
Our ongoing research and development - and extensive supplies of spare parts and
trained technicians - ensures that we can continue to keep our customers
productive with VideoRay technology for years in the future.
***NEW ACCESSORY**** LCD screen
The compact, lightweight LCD screen is more portable and requires less space
than a TV monitor, which has traditionally been used to view underwater video
captured by VideoRay. The LCD quickly and easily mounts on the lid of VideoRay's
control box and plugs into other VideoRay viewing accessories.
Measuring 6.2 inches w, 4.9 in H, 1.3 inches deep, the LCD monitor displays color video captured by the VideoRay sub. No wires or cables are required to use the LCD, which also plugs into camcorders, head-mounted displays, TVs, and VCRs. The cost of the LCD is $650 USD for new orders and $800 for retrofitting existing VideoRays. The LCD can be added to both the VideoRay 2000 and the VideoRay Pro. The device is available in either NTSC or PAL video formats and is CE marked. It is available now.
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The
MINI-ROV revolution is here
ROV's (Remote Operated Vehicles) in general have provided a wealth of information, exploration and work underwater, from exploring the Titanic, to searching for mineral deposits, to inspecting welds on submerged platforms, the ROV's go where divers can't and extend our knowledge, exploration and work in the underwater realm.
Resent technological developments have brought about the miniaturization of the ROV and ushered in a whole new field of underwater operations. Now the new kids on the block, the mini's provide the lightweight, cost effective alternative to handle numerous tasks that were previously awkward, dangerous, or impossible at the shallower end of ROV tasks. And with it comes the opportunity to enter this exiting new field. Previous ROV operators, called pilots, were a select few, operating highly sophisticated and expensive submarine vehicles which required entire crews for deployment and a support vessel. Now the scale down version consists of a couple of hard cases and a trained pilot to supply previously unavailable service anywhere in a moments notice.
Make no mistake, under the compact exterior lies a fully operational professional work submarine that has opened new markets to the underwater operator. Mini-ROVs are now operating with port authorities around the world inspecting underwater obstructions and hazards to marine traffic, with police in drug intervention, with fire-rescue for search and recovery, with fisheries monitoring salmon farms, from volcano lava fields creating new islands to diving under the ice of glaciers while keeping operators at a safe distance, Recently the VideoRay, a pioneer in the field of mini-ROV's, in conjunction with the Park Service and National Geographic conducted an intensive study of the Battleship USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor in order to assess the condition of the memorial and the oil still held inside. As this article goes on line another VideoRay is in the jungles of the Yucatan in Mexico exploring Maya cenotes and underground wet cave systems.
The ability to provide an inspector or engineer with a video of the inspection or have them on site to personally supervise the inspection of seawalls, bulkheads, dam inspection, potable water towers, contaminated areas, and crime scenes, provides the best possible documentation requirements for work, insurance or legal tasks.
For more information and how you can become an ROV Pilot see our available programs.