Abstract: The apparatus for video inspection of the interior surface of tubular goods, includes: an elongated mounting plate having a first and a second end; a first compartment at the first end of the mounting plate which has a light transmissive window facing the second end of the mounting plate; a second compartment at the second end of the mounting plate which has a light diffusing window facing the first end of the mounting plate; a video camera having a wide angle lens in the compartment; a light source in said second compartment; a first prism disposed in front of said lens; and, external means for monitoring and recording camera output.The wide angle lens in combination with the prism provides for a dual field of view, part of which is transmitted through the prism for viewing a small circumferential area opposite the inclined side of the prism, and, part of which constitutes a peripheral view of nearly the entire circumference, "C", of the tubular received directly by the lens.

Abstract: The apparatus for video inspection of the interior surface of tubular goods, includes: an elongated mounting plate having a first and a second end; a first compartment at the first end of the mounting plate which has a light transmissive window facing the second end of the mounting plate; a second compartment at the second end of the mounting plate which has a light diffusing window facing the first end of the mounting plate; a video camera having a wide angle lens in the first compartment; a light source in said second compartment; a first prism disposed in front of said lens; and, external means for monitoring and recording camera output.The wide angle lens in combination with the first prism provides for a dual field of view, part of which is transmitted through the first prism for viewing a small circumferential area opposite the inclined side of the first prism, and, part of which constitutes a peripheral view of nearly the entire circumference, "C", of the tubular received directly by the lens.