When I started thinking about this project I did a fair amount of investigating as to what type of cameras were out there, with what features and at what prices.
For my wheeling here in Kentucky I have to deal with mud and/or muddy standing pools of water to get to the rocks. So in my case waterproof was a requirement.
(I neglected to mention the camera mounts are the quick disconnect type. I do not plan to leave them on the Jeep when not off-roading.)
Non-water proof
For those of you in the So. Cal or AZ areas who don?t need to deal with water as an issue there are cameras available that are far less expensive then those I purchased.
Here?s one for only $35. (Model BB2827)
http://www.cctvimports.com/MINICAMERA1.htm
Bullet Proof (for real)
If you have an interest in cameras that are a bit more bullet proof I found some that are bullet proof. Able to withstand a direct hit from a 9MM round or shotgun. But they are pricey!
Model # 2001BTBI at a cost of $145 each.
http://www.cctvimports.com/infrared%20bullets1.htm
Color
There are countless flavors of similar cameras able to display color pictures. I didn?t think this was a big feature for the application I wanted to use these for.
Check out the
http://www.cctvimports.com site for these. You can figure feature for feature, the color cameras cost about twice as much as the b/w cameras do.
Frank