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ATC2K Waterproof Action Cam

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I’ve reviewed some really great products by Oregon Scientific lately, but the ATC2K Waterproof Action Cam might take the cake! It’s a fully functional, hands-free digital video camera that just happens to be waterproof up to 10 feet. Weighing in at only 8 ounces and just over 4 inches in length, the ATC2K mounts easily on helmets, handlebars, or other sports equipment.

I wish I had something like this when we went to Jamaica in September. I could’ve used it in the pool, while snorkeling, windsurfing… Okay, I’ll take back that last one because I wasn’t brave enough to try windsurfing, but you get my drift. I can see how this camera would be so much fun for those into winter sports – skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling. Even attaching it to a kid’s sled would make for a great video!

The specs:
The ATC2K is PC and MAC compatible, and works seamlessly with most video editing software. A USB cable is included so you can transfer video to your computer, and an RCA cable for playback on your TV as well. The video produced is full color 640 X 480 VGA at 30 frames per second – even underwater! Onboard memory is 32MB, but it can take SD cards up to 2GB, which I’d say is a must-have. 2GB of memory can hold about 60 minutes of video, but the quality of the video can be adjusted to allow for more recording time. It works on 2 AA batteries, which aren’t included. All mounting hardware comes with it – a handlebar grip and a variety of straps (velcro, rubber, etc.) – to easily attach the camera to just about anything. And the actual operation of the camera couldn’t be easier. It has a one-touch record button and two other buttons to control the technical aspects of the video (resolution, frame rate, and image size).

It’s valued at $119.99, but for a limited time you can get $20 off the ATC2K by entering code ATC08 at checkout when you shop at the Oregon Scientific online store. A waterproof video camera for $100 bucks seems like a good deal to me! It would be a great gift for an outdoorsy-type or a kid who loves to show off their skills to their friends on YouTube. Visit www.atc2k.com to watch user-submitted video clips and see just what you can do with the ATC2K.

But first… a friend of mine complained that I don’t have any giveaways for the “big boys” – so here ya go, Dave! You and the rest of my readers now have a chance to win an ATC2K Waterproof Action Cam of your very own.

All you have to do is visit the Oregon Scientific online store and leave a comment here letting me know what you would use this camera for!

US entries only. Please leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. This contests ends at 11:59 pm EST on December 17th, 2008. Winner will be chosen via random.org, and has 48 hours to claim their prize.

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  1. This is a great gift for my nephew that likes to take picutres underwater, would to give this to him

  2. I would give this to my daughter who’s going on a cruise and she could really enjoy her vacation getting great underwater shots.

  3. I would use this for my kids – we love to go swimming and I’m always worried about getting my camera wet!!
    Pick me, please!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

  6. I would give this to my oldest daughter who is going to be a professional photographer. She is living in WA for the next 1 1/2 years so this would be PERFECT for her to take pictures up there and wouldnt have to worry about getting it wet!!
    Thanks for this contest and Merry CHRISTmas!
    Amiee L.

  7. This camera is really cool. If I won I’d give it to my husband so he could film while he is skiing. The best part is that we he gets home, I can have some good laughs while watching it. I’m sure he would fall a couple of times. It is perfect that it is waterproof because most sports are outside and one can never depend on the weather.

  13. Oh, my! I can only imagine the blast my husband and twin boys would have with this gadget. I suspect it would be used to make tubing/waterskiing videos among many other uses!
    beccaj73[at]hickorytech[dot]net

    Rebeccas last blog post..The $1 Give

  14. We’re always at the pool or the beach in the summer. How many times I wished I had a waterproof camera! This would be great to capture all those sunny memories!

  16. I would give it to my husband to wear so I can see what he does all day.
    Does that sound strange? *lol*
    The kids would enjoy it too!

  17. I would love to win this to take to the pool this summer to record my kiddos swimming and playing. Thanks!

  20. If I were to win this, I would attach it to my hardhat and you’d get a birds eye view of an arborist trimming trees 55 ft above the pavement. Or witness from an arborists view of a 125 ft tree being cut down. Sound exciting? Its is!

  22. I am a freelance photographer and this would be awesome to use in bad weather (rain, snow…). Plus it would be fun to get some underwater shots too!

    AWESOME giveaway!

    Oregan Scientific has some amazing products. They have been around for ages and we have bought many things made by them over the years.

    Thanks for a wonderful giveaway!

    Kimberlys last blog post..Bah Humbug…

  24. my kids and I would use it for alot of stuff. I would say they would use it when I take them to the pool. I guess we would also use it to when we go hiking up in our woods. They love that stuff. Thanks for the chance.

  25. I’d use it to record the weird things we do at work. Yesterday we pulled four shopping carts out of a river!

  27. I’d love to take my family to Hawaii and get some pictures of the ocean while we are snorkeling! That’s a long term goal so to warm up we can take pictures at grandpa’s of the fish int he stream. What an awesome camera!!! Merry Christmas

  28. My son loves to roller blade, any weather…perhaps this would be great to send videos back to me of Wash. D.C. ot NY , sights along lhis skate path…

    Thanks you for the very unique and wonderful giveaway, I can only imagine the great videos.

  29. I live in Florida so I would use this at the beach, or snorkeling.

    Great giveaway, thanks for sharing

    Carolyn S

    ceashark at aol dot com

  30. My 6yo daughter loves snow skiing, but I don’t. I would have my hubby put it on her so that I can “see” her skiing.

  31. This would be great for when we are out skiing. I learned at 3 and my son is telling me he is ready. What fun to take this camera along and not have to “worry” as much about it as other cameras!

    Pattis last blog post..Smart Strip Giveaway!

  34. I would give this to my husband who is an avid montaineer and outdoorsman. He would love this. Seriously, the brownie points I would earn are off the charts.

  35. I’d love to take it on our vacation next summer! I’m hoping there will be snorkeling involved, so this would be great! Thanks!

  37. What a great gadget! We camp a lot in the summer, this would make great videos at the pool, the river, the beach, on vacation. Hubby would love it too when he bikes.

  38. i would totally use the camera to capture some of my husbands rockin surf sessions. what a cool toy!

  39. I would love to have this! I would use it to take great shots of my son (and my dogs) playing in the waves. We live close to the ocean and live there in the summer

  40. This would be a great gift for my boyfriend! He would have so much fun with this. We live in Oregon, and it’s rainy enough that just going outside could count as “underwater” at times – LOL! Thanks so much for all the awesome giveaways!

    Beeb Ashcrofts last blog post..Prescription Deal at Walgreens

  50. I would love to get one of these for my husband to film my daughter cheering that way he could keep of with the b-ball game and his daughter.

    Shays last blog post..Already???

  51. What a cool giveaway! I would use this on my bike…what great video you could obtain even in the rain!

  56. I can think of so many ways I would use this video camera but to list a few would be while mud running with our ATV’s can you imagine the footage on this~! Another would be while Horse Back Riding which with a normal cam you could never do this. We also go tubing in the winter since I live in Maine and we could have a blast with this taping the kids in front of us. Snowmobiling with this on would be too cool too 🙂 I could go on forever but I’ve got to go blog now. Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays.

    Rhonda Martins last blog post..Do you take a lot of pictures?

  57. I’m really excited about this action cam and I just blogged about this cool site and giveaway .I also added your button in the post for easy access and a link but I’m having trouble with the links being active so I also added your button directly in the post and then on my side bar.

    Rhonda Martins last blog post..Do you take a lot of pictures?

  59. My brother, a true photo freak, just bought a home near a lake. This ATC2K nifty-cool waterproof cam would be the perfect way to record our family’s true silliness, playing at the lake.

    Fab giveaway!

  61. my brother in law loves hunting and this would be a great gift for him to take along on those rainy and snowy hunting trips!

  62. oh this is so amazing!! We are big beach people and go ALL the time! We also are always at the pool! I would use this on beach trips and all of our other trips! Thanks for the chance!

    Dees last blog post..Driving Baby To Sleep

  63. This would be perfect for our ski vacation to Montana. DS wants to learn how to snowboard and this would make for some hilarious video. 🙂

    Great giveaway!

  65. I would probably give this to my husband to use on his motorcycle. It would be really cool to get his view. Thanks for the giveaway.

  66. This is one fabulous prize drawing! My husband and our two sons would have a blast using this underwater cam! They cycle, scuba dive and even shots from my sister’s swimming pool would be great! Please enter my name in this delightful drawing. Many thanks…..Cindi

  68. This would be cool for my son to strap to his helmet while skateboarding or using it underwater while someone is being baptized. My 6 yr. old daughter would love that.

  69. This would be magical for taking pics of my sweet’um who loves to dance and splash in the rain! : )))

    Thanks so much for this give~away! : )))

    leahita[at]gmail[dot]com

  74. I would give it to my Sister. Her and her Fiance love to go snorkeling, hiking and camping so would get some awesome footage on their next trip.

  78. This camera would be great to take on a family ski trip. Then I wouldn’t have to be so worried about dropping the camera in the snow! What a great product! Thank you for offering this giveaway! rhonda (at) acedesignstudio (dot) com

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  79. Sounds perfect for video all of the kid’s activities since you never know when water might be involved 🙂

  80. This would be great for summertime around the pool, wouldnt have to worry about my vamera getting wet! And I would love to get footage underwater! Great giveaway!

  81. I love that this is waterproof. I’d use it to encourage my kids to swim under water as they are learning how to swim.

    Kristen M.s last blog post..Babysitter Blessings

  83. What a great gift this would make for my husband, he loves to hunt in any weather…he loves to swim with the our children…This would be an awesome gift…

  85. I am sure my husband would take this as his own and use it when he goes fishing with our 9 month old. He will be 18 months old next summer! THANKS!

  86. This is a really cool camera I would love to get some pictures of my little mermaid underwater and next summer my little fish too. I think pictures like those would make awesome memories for them and be something they can enjoy looking at now. Thanks for the entry.
    tonyamcrain [at] aol [dot] com

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  88. We are going diving next year on vacation and this sounds perfect! I’ve never been snorkeling/diving so this would be interesting to catch on tape!

    Kristinia – Loving Heart Mommys last blog post..A Month of Meals – A must have for your Kitchen!

  90. How cool! I would definitely use it in our pool in the backyard. I’m always buying the disposible waterproof cameras. What a great giveaway. Thanks!

    traceys[at]suddenlink[dot]net

  96. Now this is one cool camera! My husband would be elated if I won because he’s an avid mountain biker and dirt biker. He’d appreciate the durability and the fact that he can just “clip it on” and go…

    Stephanies last blog post..Tuesday Tours: What’s Happening on the Web

  98. My daughter always wants to hold the camera and would be elated if I was able to let her use this when we go to the pool or on vacation. I would love to use this to capture the great moments with her and our newest addition (who is due any day now)! Thanks!

  99. For future vacations, but it would also be ideal for my girls softball team. We could attach it to their helmets and they could get an idea of how they are hitting, running and doing overall. What a fantastic product, did not even know it existed.

  100. I’d take this on our family trip to the river. We go each year for a week and stay with my husband’s aunt and uncle. We spend every day ALL day LONG in or on the river and it would be wonderful to document some of our fun.

  101. Would anyone be interested in a running video? No? Okay, how about riding Disney rides with it on? Is that legal there? Maybe next year, I could do the ‘Black Friday Experience’ via this camera and really explain to the rest of the family that when I say ‘complete and utter chaos,’ I’m not exaggerating! That’s sounds like a blockbuster!

  104. This would be awesome for my newborn and 2 year old as they play in the pool, at the lake, in the ocean… ok, it would be pretty fun for the adults, too!

  105. My husband would love this for our kiddos. I would give this to him for Christmas. He loves taking pictures and this would make the action shots so much better!!! What a great giveaway…thanks!

    Crystals last blog post..’09 Christmas card

  109. Cool!~~I’ve got 4 budding photographer sons who’d have plenty of fun with this little doozy!

  110. I visited the site! I would LOVE a camera like this. I have in fact been looking for one. I always thought it would be neat to do a day in the life of my daughter and let her wear it around and do one of myself and save it for her for when she gets older. How very fun and neat!!

    trisha
    momdot.com

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  112. I’d use it to take photos of my nieces while swimming. They love to swim but I’m afraid to take my camera anywhere near water.