A modular submersible video viewing
system. The
system includes a viewing monitor, multi-conductor cable and camera that store at a portable housing and deploy for
underwater viewing. The camera can be submersed for stationary viewing, towed from a
watercraft or manipulated with an operator pole. The camera can be secured with clips or bottom support plates in various orientations or be secured to a swivel coupler and steering guide and / or pole. A
rudder,
ballast weight (with or without a
keel), lens' sunshield, lights and / or lenses and filters are optionally mountable to the camera. In one portable
assembly, a cable spool mounts to a carry case that stores the
system components. In another portable
assembly, the viewing monitor, battery and attendant control circuitry are mounted in a monitor housing having an integral sunshield. A
handle and a pair of cable wrap arms contain the cable. A recess at the monitor housing supports the camera. The housing can be supported on the floor or from a wall bracket to permit viewing through the sunshield. In another portable
assembly, the sunshield can be detached from the housing.