The BlueROV2 Z CAM camera pod with sled assembly.
MarineSee has adapted this BlueROV2 to support a Z CAM E2 video camera and additional lighting. It has also been upgraded with a heavy lifting kit to provide 4 vertical thrusters.
This allows the ROV to sit on the sea bed while it films. The additional video lights can provide white, ultra violet or red and the gripper arm can be used to place bait.
The Z CAM is mounted in a rigid chassis which has three positions for the camera to allow for different lenses.
The Z CAM is fitted with a 7.2V 10200mAh Battery and is connected to the spare Ethernet wires in the BlueROV2 umbilical cable.
The assembled pod has six jacking screw points and a vent port to aid with disassembly. The vent port can also be used to check that there are no leaks the using the ROV vacuum pump.
The rear connector can be a penetrator or as shown in this example, an 8 pin Baromax underwater connector.
The Z CAM is connected to the BlueROV2 Electronics Enclosure where it uses the spare wires on the umbilical. This is then split on the surface to allow the video from the Z CAM to be viewed via a second Ethernet port.
This is built in to the BlueROV Portable Console
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