Underwater Photography Is Easy With Modern Digital Cameras
Posted on February 16, 2009
Filed Under Digital Camera Features, Good Digital Cameras |
Digital cameras are risky to use in water, as they will malfunction. This deprives those who love diving and spending time in water, the pleasure of taking photographs underwater as well as around water (in the fear that the camera might fall into water and malfunction). Therefore, waterproof digital cameras also called underwater cameras; provide a chance to photograph the underwater world which would have been otherwise inaccessible with normal digital cameras.
The following is a list of some waterproof digital cameras that are used for underwater photography.
The first one of waterproof digital cameras reviewed is Sea and Sea DX-1 G Compact Digital 10.0 MP camera with underwater housing set.
This waterproof digital camera has ten megapixels (which is pretty good photo quality), a polycarbonate underwater housing (which makes it waterproof) and a ‘sea and sea’ mode which optimizes digital photography under water. It also has some other features that are advanced, such as manual control over exposure and focus, and the camera also has the ability to shoot videos.
The affordable Intova IC700 7.O MP Digital Camera with underwater housing is a waterproof digital camera that falls to the under $300 price range. It provides a pretty good image quality with its seven megapixels and therefore is definitely a good buy. With a rating for underwater photography to a depth of 180 feet, this waterproof camera is considered as a pretty good camera. To emphasize this opinion, the camera comes with features such as macro mode with a built in flash which can reach up to about five feet when underwater.
Another one of waterproof digital cameras is Sealife SL320 Reef Master Mini underwater digital camera. This camera is compact, and weighs eight ounces and is a very good camera for those who want a light weight, easy to use waterproof digital camera. The camera has underwater exposure and sea modes and has six megapixels. Its shutter speed is within the 1/60th to 1/1000th of a second range. This waterproof digital camera has a rating of 130 feet depth for underwater photography.
With an underwater photography rating of depth of 50 feet, VuPoint DC-WPC-ST531TBLK-VP Underwater digital camera is another recommended waterproof digital camera. The camera has video capturing ability and has five megapixels. It features digital zooming and has the ability to shoot in macro settings and control aperture settings. Also, it is less expensive compared to other waterproof digital cameras.
With so many good waterproof digital cameras available in today’s market, by ensuring to choose wisely, one can buy an affordable, good quality waterproof camera- to make the next underwater experience, one to remember.
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