Underwater cameras are all the rage for divers and water sport lovers. These cameras have become an essential part of the scuba diving world. Now, divers can take pictures of all the wonders they come across under the sea. Scuba divers often experience a wonder world under water, but dont really have any way to share this beauty with their friends and family. Now they can capture their experiences with a great diving camera.
Most major manufacturers offer some type of diving camera. In fact, some of the most popular models are the Sea Life DC800, The Sony A200 Digital SLR or the Canon G10. Any of these great underwater digital cameras make a great diving camera. They offer a clean, high definition and crisp picture that shows off all marine images in great detail.
Although there are many different diving cameras, the type you buy will depend on how professional a photographer you are. If you want professional quality with many different features, then you want a professional camera and can expect to pay more than $500 for it. For those that just think of photography as a hobby, there are cameras with several different features that are easy to use. Before making a spur of the moment decision on any diving camera, you should first analyze your camera use, and read several reviews to see which fits your needs best. The following are a few cameras in the different diving camera genres.
Canon G10
The canon G10 is one of Canons most advanced diving cameras and sells for a little under $500. Although this is not an underwater camera per se, there are dive camera housings you can purchase for it, making the high powered camera an excellent diving camera. By using something like the WP DC28 underwater dive camera housing for this digital camera you can take the Powershot to depths up to 130 feet.
Sony A200
This is another SLR professional camera and while not a diving camera, you can fit in the Ikelite camera dive housing on it to make it an outstanding diving camera. IT is equipped with a large view finder, wireless flash control and great SLR features that allow you to control the lighting and exposures.
SeaLife
If you are looking for a diving camera that is made extremely water tight and you only plan on using it when you are diving then you might want to consider one of the SeaLife diving cameras. This diving camera offers a sleek, modern design but lots of under water functionality.
One of the most interesting features to this camera is the Sea mode setting. This allows you to restore any lost colors that occur in most underwater pictures. These cameras witstand up to 200 feet of depth. This model also has shock protection, a quick shutter speed and a long lasting battery.
There are of course many other diving cameras made by other manufacturers but these are among the best on the market today.