Video apparatus, particularly for use in intubation of an endotracheal tube, has a bendable rod (10) with a camera unit (11) mounted at its forward, patient end (12). The camera unit (11) is retained by a sleeve (30) with at least a transparent window at its forward end (31). The sleeve (30) extends along the camera unit (11) and is bonded to the outside of the rod (10) at its forward end (12). The rod (10) has a bore (17) extending along its length through which a cable (24) from the camera unit (11) extends to a low profile connector (13) at the rear, machine end (14) of the rod.
