Camera for car engine bay

(1) Why?

(2) Separate light source - 12V lighting is a widely available commodity.

The show-off pimped-up car community has lighting that illuminates the underside of cars, although it tends to be blue, for some reason. Find a Cruising rendez-vous on a Saturday evening, and ask them. Or just visit The Ace Cafe, I'm sure somebody there could help.

If you have to ask...

just like weak sarcasm

Just to those with little imagination - the reason is to check out a sus. rear engine mount - FAR easier that a crowbar or changing it just in case. There are *many* other mechanical checks that can be done with this. Have you not seen the many good quality vids used for such purposes - tut tut how out of touch. Guess I should have ask them.

Sometime information of the application is a great help. Your subject saying engine bay where the body of your post says underside of the car suggests confusion on your part.

So is stating the obvious.

Why is it anyone associated with cars has a degree in sarcasm, yet sensitive when they feel its aimed at them?

Any illumination near the camera will act like a flash camera, where returned light is distance^4. Therefore the illumination should be as close to the object as possible.

While 12V has been mentioned, most of us have inverters at hand if a

I would have thought a USB snake-cam would be a good start?

Or possibly an application for a go-pro in its waterproof container if necessary, I believe the new ones cope with fairly low light levels? I think they focus to 50 cm.