modular camera housings

Abysso : The toughest housing for Sony's FDR x3000 /r

Sony's new action camera the FDR-x3000 has been making waves in the professional film making industry for very good reasons. 

The BOSS system (Balanced Optical SteadyShot) is an optical stabilizer that allows the user to shoot in stabilized 4K resolution. This system is unique in the "action camera" industry.  Moreover, the low light performance is the best we have seen in any action cams. Also, the FDR-X3000 offers a 100 megabit rate in 4K/30FPS. The higher the bit rate, the more information is captured in each frame. This in turn allows for very crisp videos as well as being able to pull out details out of  each frame in post production. In our opinion, the FDR-x3000 is the new leader in image quality for action cam.

If you are a professional user and do not have a camera yet, we would strongly recommend taking a look at this new camera. There are plenty of reviewers on YouTube who will offer their honest opinions ( Iphonedo is one of our favorites...)

Suffice to say, we wanted to create a housing that would be the toughest one we've ever made.

Enters ABYSSO.

This is THE camera housing for extreme depth and extreme filming conditions. From filming underwater  to depth of 9000ft (1.7 mile, 2750m )   or filming explosions, rocket launches, building demolitions, etc, Abysso is made to be at the heart of the action, regardless of how brutal the environment is.

Abysso Specs are:

•  Carved out of a solid block of 6061 Aircraft Aluminum, for the toughest environments.
• Certified to a depth of 9,000 ft (2750m, 277 BARS ), or 4025 PSI (282 Kg/cm2).
• Easier access to the Mini-USB/HDMI ports due to internal pocket in the back
• Larger, thicker acrylic lens,
• Fully anodized. High resistance against the corrosive effect of saltwater.
• FIVE mounting points. For maximum flexibility in choosing your video camera's field of view. Ideal for 3D imaging
• Bulletproof (smaller caliber) and bombproof  (see pic in testimonials)
• Weight: 2 lb (922 gr).
• Length  4.8" (12.2cm), Width 2" (5.2cm), Height 2.9" (7.25cm)
• Well Made in Florida,USA

Benthic 2 for SJCam Legend/ Star, GoPro® HERO® 3, 3+, 4 and GitUp Cameras

Want to get unique footage with your SJCam,GoPro® or Git2?

The Benthic 2  is the toughest and most durable housing compatible with SJCam SJ6 Legend/ SJ7Star, GoPro ® HERO®  3,  3+,  4 and the Git1 ,Git2 cameras.

 Benthic 2 features are:

• Carved out of a solid block of 6061 Aircraft Aluminum, for the toughest environments.
• Certified to a depth of 8,000 ft (2600m, 243 ATM, 24.6 MPA), or 3,500 PSI (250 Kg/cm2).
• Easier access to the Mini-USB/HDMI ports due to internal pocket (see pic)
• Larger, thicker acrylic lens, eliminating cropping on all GoPro® settings but SuperWide.
• Fully anodized. High resistance against the corrosive effect of saltwater.
• Two mounting points. For maximum flexibility in choosing your video camera's field of view.
• Deep enough for a secondary battery or an optional LCD display or the WiFi Backpack.
• Bulletproof (smaller caliber) and bombproof  (see pic in testimonials)
• Weight: 1 lb 1 oz (497 gr).
• Length 3.38" (8.6cm), Width 3" (7.6cm), Height 2.5 (6.3cm)
• Well Made in Florida,USA

This housing has been the top seller within the scientific community for good reasons: it is the most cost effective solution to get visual data at extreme depth. 

 Its overall compactness is non-intrusive to wildlife. Benthic 2 is also used in manned submersibles, UUV, ROV, and BRU.  The Benthic 2 housing can be drilled to accept a waterproof connector.

Professional filmmakers and engineers are using the Benthic 2 to get footage that would otherwise destroy the camera. Fishermen and marine archeologists are finally able to see what is below the water cost-effectively.

The Benthic 2 comes with a housing mount. This mount can be attached to our standard camera mount which has a 1/4" 20 thread on the bottom.

PS: action camera NOT INCLUDED.

Legal Disclaimer: Group B Distribution Inc is not associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected Sony, JVC, SJCAM,  Contour or other action camera manufacturers. We proudly design and manufacture our own gear independently.  This product and/or service is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way associated with GoPro ® Inc. or its products and services. GoPro, HERO, Karma, Session and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc.

Benthic 3 compatible with SJCam Legend/ Star and GoPro® HERO® 5 / 6 / 7

Got the new SJCam Legend/Star or GoPro® HERO® 5 / 6 / 7 ? No problem, here is the Benthic 3!

The Benthic 3  is the toughest and most durable housing for the newest SJCam Legend/Star  or GoPro®  HERO® 5 / 6 / 7.

 Benthic 3 features are:

• Carved out of a solid block of 6061 Aircraft Aluminum, for the toughest environments.
• Certified to a depth of 8,000 ft (2600m, 243 ATM, 24.6 MPA), or 3,500 PSI (250 Kg/cm2).
• Easier access to the Mini-USB/HDMI ports due to internal pocket
• Larger, thicker acrylic lens. Slight cropping on Extra-wide settings.
• Fully anodized. High resistance against the corrosive effect of saltwater.
• Two mounting points. For maximum flexibility in choosing your video camera's field of view.
• Deep enough for an easier connection to a subsea connector
• Bulletproof (smaller caliber) and bombproof  (see pic in testimonials)
• Weight: 1 lb 1 oz (497 gr).
• Length 3.38" (8.6cm), Width 3" (7.6cm), Height 2.5 (6.3cm)
• Well Made in Florida,USA

This housing has been the top seller within the scientific community for good reasons: it is the most cost effective solution to get visual data at extreme depth.  Its overall compactness is non-intrusive to wildlife.

Benthic 3 is also used in manned submersibles, UUV, ROV, and BRU.  The Benthic 3 housing can be drilled to accept a waterproof connector.

Professional filmmakers and engineers are using the Benthic to get footage that would otherwise destroy your action camera. Fishermen and marine archeologists are finally able to see what is below the water cost-effectively.

The Benthic 3 comes with a housing mount. This mount can be attached to our standard camera mount which has a 1/4" 20 thread on the side

PS: action camera NOT INCLUDED.

Legal Disclaimer: Group B Distribution Inc is not associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected Sony, JVC, SJCAM,  Contour or other action camera manufacturers. We proudly design and manufacture our own gear independently.  This product and/or service is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way associated with GoPro ® Inc. or its products and services. GoPro, HERO, Karma, Session and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc.

Control /Live Video Feed Board for GoPro® HERO® 3, 3+ ,4

This small, angled 30-pin board fits right in the back of a GoPro® HERO® 3, 3+, and 4. This board allows you to charge the camera with a 5V (maximum!)  external power source using the red (pos) and black (neg) wire. Additionally, you can get a live video feed by using the yellow wire.

This board comes with a Molex type plug and ample wire length to cut if you're not going to use the plug.

Legal Disclaimer: Group B Distribution Inc is not associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected Sony, JVC, SJCAM,  Contour or other action camera manufacturers. We proudly design and manufacture our own gear independently.  This product and/or service is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way associated with GoPro ® Inc. or its products and services. GoPro, HERO, Karma, Session and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc.

GroupBinc's GitUp Git2 Action Video Camera

$ 179.00

Ever since Point of View (POV) action cameras went mainstream, we have tested dozens of models from various manufacturers over the years and the vast majority of them aren't that good. As that industry matured, we did find an action camera that is an excellent cost effective alternative with features that did not exist on the other action cams.

Overall, the video footage obtained from this camera is very good. This camera will not match the top tier action cams in absolute terms, but you can get two of these GB Git2 cameras, and still have $100 left over to buy your significant other dinner and flowers to make up for the inordinate time you've spent filming underwater critters.

Another tangible point to consider about exploration is that it is ALWAYS better to have two cameras underwater instead of one. Murphy's Law still applies underwater and while reviewing the footage of something of interest, you will invariably wished you had had a second camera deployed at another angle.

One of the features we really liked about this camera is that it turns on/off automatically when an external power source is hooked up via the USB port. This feature opens a whole range of options for very long term time-lapse sessions. This feature allowed us to take underwater time-lapse pics and videos during months long deployments.

This camera is compatible with our Scout and Benthic Camera Housings.

This camera comes with a full kit including various mounts and a waterproof housing (31m, 100ft)

As for the specs, here there are:

Chipset:  Novatek NTK96660 

Lens:  High Quality All Glass Elements

Angle of View: 170°,120°

Sensor: Sony Exmor IMX206 16MP

LCD Display: 1.5 inches LCD screen

Video Resolution

2160P HD video: 2880 x 2160; 24fps;
1440P HD video: 2560 x 1440; 30fps;
1440P 4:3 HD video: 1920 x 1440; 30fps;
1296P HD video: 2304 x 1296; 30fps;
1080P HD video: 1920 x 1080; 60fps;
1080P 4:3 HD video: 1440 x 1080; 60fps
1080P HD video: 1920 x 1080; 30fps;
720P HD video: 1280 x 720; 120fps;
720P HD video: 1280 x 720; 60fps;
720P HD video: 1280 x 720; 30fps; 
WVGA video: 848 x 480; 30fps;
VGA: 648 x 480; 240fps

Video Format: H.264 encoder, MP4 video container

Video Loop Mode : Supported

Photo Resolutions: 16MP(4608*3456),12MP (4032*3024),8MP (3264*2448),5MP (2592*1944),3MP (2048*1536)

Time Lapse Photo : 2 sec. / 5 sec. / 10 sec. / 30 sec. / 60 sec.

Shutter Speed: 1/30 Sec. / 2 Sec. / 5 Sec. / 10 Sec. / 15 Sec. / 20 Sec. / 30 Sec / 1 Min.

Microphone & Speaker: Built-in microphone, No speaker
External microphone supported

Video Out :

HD Video: Micro HDMI (HDMI cable sold separately)
Analog Video: Mini USB (AV-Out composite cable sold separately)

Quick start recording: Supported

G-sensor: Supported

Wi-Fi: Supported

Remote Control: Optional

Ports: Mini USB ,Micro HDMI, Micro SD

Storage: Micro SD memory card with a Class 10 or UHS-1 rating
Up to 64GB capacity supported 

Record times :vary with resolutions and frame rates

Battery & Charging Battery: 950mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery

Battery life: up to 90 minutes in Full HD mode

USB Charging: DC 5V 1000 mA

Weights and Measurements:

Camera weight: 64g (2.25 oz)
Camera with housing weight: 154g (5.4 oz)
Dimensions: 59 x 30 x 41mm   (2.32" x 1.18" x 1.61")

Passive Video Basic Underwater Housing Kit #1 for SJcam, GitUp or GoPro®

Need to go beyond the Benthic housing? This basic kit includes a Benthic housing (choose Benthic 2 or 3) , an adapter ring, and a 7.25" GPH 1750m housing.

Now, you will have ample room to add various batteries, programmable timer, voltage regulator, microcontroller boards, etc.

The Benthic housing itself provides up to .83" (21mm) of space behind the GitUp, SJCam or GoPro®  camera. Since the back of this housing is drilled  with 7/16th hole (11mm), you can easily pass through wires from the camera to whatever you have stored in the GPH.  The Benthic provides easy access to the USB and HDMI ports. The GPH itself is 7.25" long (19.5cm), giving you  6.4"x2.5" (16.3cm x 6.3cm ) of space. Outside diameter is 3" (7.6mm).

This a highly flexible and modular system. An additional GPH, be 7" (15.2cm) or 10" (25.4cm) long, can be added to this basic kit. We provide drilling and tapping service should you want to connect this kit to another one, or to surface power using a sub-sea connector.

The Benthic and the GPH can be used independently with an optional plug for the Benthic and an additional endcap for the GPH.

Both of these housings are field-proven globally. The longest single deployment record so far is at a depth of 4900 feet (1500m) for 16 months. This kit is rated for a depth of 6500ft (2000m).

As with all our housings, these are made of 6061 aluminum and anodized. Well Made in the USA.

NB: wires, boards, batteries, connectors, cameras shown in pictures are not part of the kit.

Legal Disclaimer: Group B Distribution Inc is not associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected Sony, JVC, SJCAM,  Contour or other action camera manufacturers. We proudly design and manufacture our own gear independently.  This product and/or service is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way associated with GoPro ® Inc. or its products and services. GoPro, HERO, Karma, Session and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc.

Passive Video Basic Underwater Housing Kit #2 for GitUp, SJCam or GoPro®

Need to go beyond the Benthic housing? This basic kit includes a Benthic housing (choose Benthic 2 or Benthic3 ), an adapter ring, and a 10" GPH2 1750m housing.

Now, you will have ample room to add various batteries, programmable timer, voltage regulator, microcontroller boards, etc. To give you an idea, you can easily fit 18 x 18650 batteries and still have room.

The Benthic housing itself provides up to .83" (21mm) of space behind the action camera. Since the back of this housing is drilled  with 7/16th hole (11mm), you can easily pass through wires from the camera to whatever you have stored in the GPH2.  The Benthic provides easy access to the USB and HDMI ports.The GPH2 itself is 10" (25.4cm) long, giving you 9.5" (24.1cm) of space with a 2.5" (53mm) internal diameter. Outside diameter is 3" (7.6mm).

This a highly flexible and modular system. An additional GPH, be 6" (15.2cm) or 10" (25.4cm) long, can be added to this basic kit. We provide drilling and tapping service should you want to connect this kit to another one, or to surface power using a sub-sea connector.

The Benthic and the GPH2 can be used independently with an optional plug for the Benthic and an additional endcap for the GPH2.

Both of these housings are field-proven globally. The longest single deployment record so far is at a depth of 4900 feet (1500m) for 16 months. This kit is rated for a depth of 6500ft (2000m).

As with all our housings, these are made of 6061 aluminum and anodized. Well Made in the USA.

NB: wires,boards, batteries shown in pictures are not part of the kit.

Legal Disclaimer: Group B Distribution Inc is not associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected Sony, JVC, SJCAM,  Contour or other action camera manufacturers. We proudly design and manufacture our own gear independently.  This product and/or service is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way associated with GoPro ® Inc. or its products and services. GoPro, HERO, Karma, Session and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc.

Programmable Timer For Camera/Lights for Time Lapse

This highly programmable timer allows up to 18 functions for timed events on your camera or flashlight. This includes repeating an event (ie: record a video  and/or turn flashlight on for 10 minutes then turn off for 20 minutes) up to 9999 times if counting, otherwise unlimited. Timed events are adjustable from 0.01 seconds up to 270 hours, giving you maximum flexibility.

Two of these timers can be linked and programed to allow for even more flexibility ((ie: wait 40 hours 20 minutes and 5 seconds, then start the cycle (ie: turn camera  or light on for 12 minutes, then turn off, wait 30 minutes) and repeat that cycle 100 times.  Or turn camera on first, after 10 seconds, turn flashlight on, then turn both camera and flashlight off after 15 minutes. Repeat this cycle after 45 minutes and do it 30 times.)

This timer operates on 12V or 24V. It also fits nicely in a GPH housing.

This timer works exceptionally well with our Git2 camera and is also used in our custom programmable lights.

Mode 10 thru18 is when a secondary timer is linked or an external electrical pulse is sent (such as from a switch)

Mode 1

 -          Power on starts T1 and camera/light will be off

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light  will turn on

-          Function stops

-          T1 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          High pulse on CH1 will repeat the function

Mode 2 - Timing Disconnect

 -          Power on turns on the camera/light and starts T1

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light  will turn off

-          Function stopscamera/light

-          T1 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          High pulse on CH1 will repeat the function

Mode 3- Timing Pull-in Then Disconnect

 -          Power on starts T1 and camera/light will be off

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn off

-          Function stops

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          High pulse on CH1 will repeat the function

Mode 4 - Timing Disconnect Then Pull-in

 -          Power on turns on the camera/light and starts T1

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn off

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          Function stops

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          High pulse on CH1 will repeat the function

Mode 5 - Unlimited Cycle Timing Mode A

 -          Power on starts T1 and camera/light will be off

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn off

-          Repeat the function

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

Mode 6 - Unlimited Cycle Timing Mode B

-          Power on turns on the camera/light and starts T1

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will be  off

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          Repeat the function

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

Mode 7 - Limited Cycle Timing Mode A

 -          Power on starts T1 and camera/light will be off

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn off

-          Repeat the function NX times

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          NX can be between 1 and 9999 cycles

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

Mode 8 - Limited Cycle Timing Mode B

 -          Power on turns on the camera/light and starts T1

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will be  off

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          Repeat the function NX times

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          NX can be between 1 and 9999 cycles

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

Mode 9 - Self-locking Mode

 -          At power on camera/light will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will turn on the camera/light

-          High pulse on CH1 will turn off the camera/light

Mode 10 - Trigger Mode with delay off function

 -          At power on camera/light will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will turn on the camera/light

-          T1 will start AFTER CH1 is at a Low level

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn off

-          High pulse on CH1 will restart function

-          Note: If T1 is set to 0000, High on CH1 will turn on the camera/light .  A Low on CH1 will turn off the camera/light

-          T1 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

Mode 11 - Trigger timing mode A

 -          At power on camera/light will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will start T1

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          High pulse on CH1 will restart function

-          T1 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

Mode - Trigger timing mode B

-          At power on camera/light will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will turn on the camera/light

-          T1 will start

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light  will turn off

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

-          T1 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

Mode 13 - Trigger timing mode C

 -          Power on starts T1 and camera/light  will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will start T1

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light  will turn on

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light  will turn off

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

Mode 14 - Trigger timing mode D

 -          At power on camera/light  will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will turn on the camera/light

-          T1 will start

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light  will turn off

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light  will turn on

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01seconds  and 270 hours

Mode 15 - Unlimited Cycle Timing Mode A

 -          Power on camera/light  will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will start T1

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light  will turn off

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

-          Repeat the function

-          T1 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

Mode 16 - Unlimited Cycle Timing Mode B

-          At power on camera/light  will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will turn on the camera/light

-          T1 will start

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn off

-          T2 Starts

-         When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

-          Repeat the function

-          T1 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

Mode 17 - Limited Cycle Timing Mode A

 -          At power on camera/light will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will start T1

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn off

-          Repeat the function NX times

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          NX can be between 1 and 9999 cycles

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

Mode 18 - Limited Cycle Timing Mode B

 -          At power on camera/light will be off

-          High pulse on CH1 will turn on the camera/light

-          T1 will start

-          When T1 = 0 the camera/light will turn off

-          T2 Starts

-          When T2 = 0 the camera/light will turn on

-          Repeat the function NX times

-          T1 & T2 can be adjustable between 0.01 seconds  and 270 hours

-          NX can be between 1 and 9999 cycles

-          High pulse on CH1 will reset and restart the function

Programmable Underwater Video Light - Nautilux Custom