Camera questions for Big Stone

Heading to Big Stone on the 17th. Looking to add a new toy to the arsenal. Are cameras worth the money? Is it a case of more money = better camera or just wasting money. Also looking for feed back on Big Stone as I have never fished there. Any help would be appreciated

Fished up there last winter and we cud see the fish by looking down in 13 fow idk if thatswhat the whole lake is we caught some really nice perch when we were up there maybe someone who fishes there more often cud give u more info!

You can land fish you would totally miss without it, but they are dependent on water clarity and time of day. At night, pretty useless and on a body of water like LOW you won’t see anything. In the Boundary Waters during the day, they are awesome.

As far as you get what you pay for, Vexilar’s FS800 isn’t bad but it isn’t matched to the right monitor (4:3 Camera matched with a 16:9 Screen) and its not very crisp. Marcum’s VS625SD and VS825SD are properly matched to 4:3 monitors, have 640×480 or 800×600 resolution (respectively) and come with Sony’s Super HAD III .01 Lux Cameras with 1/3″ Sensors.

Lower end models have .01 Lux cameras but 1/4″ sensors.

Like all cameras, the bigger the sensor the more light it can “see”.

There is a big difference in cameras also when considering lens type. CMOS vs CCD. CMOS are cheaper, and you can tell by the “blur” effect in some videos. CCD’s do not. So for moving while filming, CCD is usually the better choice. The Vexilar example (FS800) is a CMOS, and the Marcum Examples Are CCD’s

Big stone was a little dirty to start the year but generally you can see to the bottom almost anywhere you are. The bite has been sporadic. The fish do seem to be nicer than years past though.

Thanks for the replies. I believe that a new Marcum camera will make the trip. Can’t wait to see it in action. Just hoping its not -20 degrees that weekend.