Paintball + Camera

mrgeorgedude · 01-10-2007, 07:03 AM

If u can make sense of that, i want to basically bring a camera when i go play paintball this weekend. Not like a video recorder, just pics.

I was going to bring my digital camera and take pics on the field (obviously hide it when getting shot at). Do u guys think if the camera was inside the case, and in my pocket, that it could break if it got shot? Thats really what im affraid of is getting shot at it. Maybe any other ideas of what i could do to protect it?

g4m3rof1337 · 01-10-2007, 07:08 AM

get a tough case, mount it to urself, and set it up to take pics per second or something

mrgeorgedude · 01-10-2007, 07:09 AM

nah dont really wanna spend money on actually buying something tho. maybe something homemade like finding a small cardboard box i could keep it in.

lb562high · 01-10-2007, 07:10 AM

probably upgrade that cardboard box to a wooden box...

**The_Other_One** · 01-10-2007, 07:11 AM

It really depends on the camera and where it's shot... Some camera's don't have much protection over the LCD and I suspect it would crack if it was shot. However, if just some random portion of the case was shot, it SHOULD be alright.

But then again, I've never played paintball

lb562high · 01-10-2007, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Other_One

It really depends on the camera and where it's shot... Some camera's don't have much protection over the LCD and I suspect it would crack if it was shot. However, if just some random portion of the case was shot, it SHOULD be alright.

But then again, I've never played paintball

oh man...you have to go play!!! like tomorrow, im serious you are missing out...it is soo fun and intense and it gets you so pumped and excited..its crazy addicting man! imagine being shot at but not dying...

mrgeorgedude · 01-10-2007, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by lb562high

oh man...you have to go play!!! like tomorrow, im serious you are missing out...it is soo fun and intense and it gets you so pumped and excited..its crazy addicting man! imagine being shot at but not dying...

i know its pretty sick ehh?

and ya im sure the lens would be the only thing breakable on it. i mean, u can shoot at tents and they dont rip. so its not like they are the most destructive thing in the world but if hit in the right spot, probly can be a bit of an issue

dragon2309 · 01-10-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgeorgedude

i know its pretty sick ehh?

and ya im sure the lens would be the only thing breakable on it. i mean, u can shoot at tents and they dont rip. so its not like they are the most destructive thing in the world but if hit in the right spot, probly can be a bit of an issue

i take it you havent been shot in the ribs with one then..... they hit hard, a tent moves to absorb the energy, skin and bones dont.... neither do lenses or LCD's, face the LCD on the back inwards, say, ONTO your log and hope for the best with the lens, perhaps make or take a small flat piece of wood and put it facing outwards in between the camera and your pocket.... it should be fine...

dragon

burnitdown · 01-10-2007, 10:50 PM

yeah, do not use cardboard. Me and my friends got bored one day of just having 2 v 2 matches so we wrapped my friends little bro in a bunch of cardbox boxes and unloaded a good thousand rounds on him.... Lets just say the cardboard started falling off after the first shot.

72_lemans · 01-10-2007, 11:14 PM

ya, no cardboard. we took and shot at some old cardboard boxes this summer and the first shot went straight through both sides of the box.

01-10-2007, 07:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
mrgeorgedude Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Age: 19 Posts: 711	Paintball + Camera If u can make sense of that, i want to basically bring a camera when i go play paintball this weekend. Not like a video recorder, just pics. I was going to bring my digital camera and take pics on the field (obviously hide it when getting shot at). Do u guys think if the camera was inside the case, and in my pocket, that it could break if it got shot? Thats really what im affraid of is getting shot at it. Maybe any other ideas of what i could do to protect it? __________________ MOBO : Biostar Tforce4 6100-939 CPU : AMD athlon 3500+ @ 2.5ghz RAM : 1gb Mem (512 by 512mb Corsair) CASE : Xion II (with cool blue cathode lights inside) HDD : 120gb and 80gb...both at 7200rpm GPU : eVGA geforce 7600GT

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mrgeorgedude Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Age: 19 Posts: 711	nah dont really wanna spend money on actually buying something tho. maybe something homemade like finding a small cardboard box i could keep it in. __________________ MOBO : Biostar Tforce4 6100-939 CPU : AMD athlon 3500+ @ 2.5ghz RAM : 1gb Mem (512 by 512mb Corsair) CASE : Xion II (with cool blue cathode lights inside) HDD : 120gb and 80gb...both at 7200rpm GPU : eVGA geforce 7600GT

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,933	It really depends on the camera and where it's shot... Some camera's don't have much protection over the LCD and I suspect it would crack if it was shot. However, if just some random portion of the case was shot, it SHOULD be alright. But then again, I've never played paintball __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Laptop - SU4100 \| 3GB RAM \| 4500MHD \| 320GB

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burnitdown Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422	yeah, do not use cardboard. Me and my friends got bored one day of just having 2 v 2 matches so we wrapped my friends little bro in a bunch of cardbox boxes and unloaded a good thousand rounds on him.... Lets just say the cardboard started falling off after the first shot. __________________ Desktop: \| Laptop: Athlon 64 3800+ \| Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.8GHZ) 1GB Ram \| 3GB Ram 200GB HDD \| 250GB HDD 7300gt 256mb \| 9500M GS 512mb

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