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If you read my post before on how Canon EOS Rebel XT survived a fall from God knows how many feet, then there’s another video on how a camcorder survived the fall too. This time it’s a Sony DCR-PC330 Camcorder. I’m trying to get the pictures of the camcorder after the fall, but there’s none at the moment.

Here’s a short info on how it happened.

After filming a skydive, my camera ripped off my head on deployment. The damned thing kept recording the rest of the way down (while spinning) until it crashed through the treetops, hitting 2 branches, and finally settling on a bed of leaves. YouGoBuySony!!

And here’s the video.

If you look at the comment section on the original youtube page, it seems like the camera are also left out in the wild for some days and exposed to rain in the process. It is also mentioned that the camera cracked after the fall, but it’s still functional!

If I were this guy, I would sell this video to Sony and make a lot of money from it. LOL!

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Give me any digital SLR (dSLR) camera model that you think might answer the question above. If you answered something from Canon, then you might be close to the right answer. If you pick Canon Rebel XT, then you are absolutely spot on! Possibly, it’s the toughest dSLR camera out there after a 3000ft crash test (well, it’s accidental one and not really something they do to purposely test the toughness.)

So, to cut the story short, here’s the summary of it. There’s a guy that we called A (not real name) that has a Canon Rebel XT. Then he sold the camera to a friend named B (not a real name) and it happens to be a skydive instructor. So B used Canon Rebel XT and mount it on his head, something like this photo below.

Then, on one unfortunate day, the camera slipped of the plate on his head. Here’s the video recording of the jump.

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