Hi there, I%26#39;ve just booked my honeymoon to the Maldives for this June and am looking to buy an underwater camera. Could anyone recommend a good make/model? I don%26#39;t have an excessive amount to spend, but would really like something of good quality as this is a once in a lifetime holiday for us. I have looked into the waterproof cases you can buy, but can%26#39;t help feeling a little nervous that they would leak and I would be left without a camera for the rest of my honeymoon. Any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you. xx
Underwater Camera Advice Please!?!?JMD
There is a lot of choice from the cheap one offs, waterproof compacts to 5m to compact digital and underwater housings it does depend on what you want to spend.
This may help as it was a discussion earlier this year on the subject.
tripadvisor.com/鈥?5996277
Sg
Underwater Camera Advice Please!?!?That%26#39;s excellent thanks sg!!
Dear Devon,
The Panasonic TZ5 and it%26#39;s underwater housing it the best little digital camera currently available on the market. It has a excellent underwater mode which make the colors just pop. Underwater photography has become my passion and I have tried many different brands such as Canon, fuji and olympus. The Panasonic TZ5 is by far the best easy to use camera.
Pitch
Hi again JMD,
First question is do you currently own a digital camera %26amp; pc??
If so then your best option really is to buy a waterproof housing for the camera, these come as a cheap option (dicapac - I sent you the link in another thread of yours) or get a more robust expensive one (still cheaper than getting a purpose built uw camera (one that%26#39;s any good anyway).
Underwater photography is difficult and it does not matter if you spend 拢5 on a throw away or 拢500 on a decent one - your photos will look washed out and blue/green unless you have a really good strobe flash attached to the camera, this principle applies to everyone - so if you want your memories of the fish and coral to last, and look like they did through your own eyes, then you will need some sort of photo software package
The easiest option is to use your existing camera in a housing then use a photo program to restore the lost %26#39;reds%26#39; within the picture.
good programs include Adobe photoshop / elements, paint shop pro etc, but these are not cheap - the best beginners option on the market that is free is to download %26#39;google picasa%26#39; it also doubles as a website if that is what you wanted.
here are some links for camera housings and help in taking better underwater photos.
http://digitaluwphotography.com/index.html
http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/
digideep.com/english/digital/photo/camera/
Regards
Emu
I took an underwater camera with me, and also hired one at the resort. I found it extremely difficult to even see what I was taking photos of, for both cameras, once underwater. So I ended up just clicking and hoping that something would be in the right place. Not just me, but others who were trying to take photos too (first timers). What were we doing wrong?
Congratulations!! If you are new to underwater photography a good choice is a Sea Life set up which is a point and shoot with no experience. The camera will make you look like a pro and you can use it on land also. Be sure to get at least one strobe with it for best results.As previously mentioned, there are literally hundreds of camera configurations out there, this one will eliminate all of that, good luck!
JMD - take Emu%26#39;s advice. I did. I%26#39;ve got a Canon G9 and bought the Canon underwater housing. I got lots of pictures but the reds were washed out so I considerded buying a setup with a powerful strobe light but I realised I%26#39;d be looking at around 拢500. Instead I recently downloaded Picassa and its added real vibrancy to the pictures at no extra cost.
Re. the leaking worry. I worried as well but have had no problems. Just check the seal after every dive/snorkel. I see Canon has just released a new Camera which is ok for up to 10 metres (D10). You won%26#39;t need an underwater housing for snorkelling but its 拢300.
i bought a vivitar 5539(?) 拢48.00 from argos with waterproof housing and was amazed that i gort some great results whilst snorkelling having never taken underwater photos before.Main problem was seeing what you are pointing at but think this is a problem regardless of camera.Took about 200 a go and then spent evening deleting the just missed ones!Husband used a dicapac bag with our nikon but I think the vivitar results were great. NO problems with leakage from either.Will carry on with my vivitar until better then invest in better camera!
Hi JMD
I recently bought a Vivitar 6200. Not the most pretty of cameras but it works and is waterproof to 10 metres. So for snorkelling it is great.
You can get them for around 拢55 these days. They are 6Mp so the definition is pretty good. I stuck a 2Gb SD card in it which gives me a picture capacity, at maximum definition, of 600 shots. So I just clicked away at anything that moved or looked pretty and put them all through Paint Shop Pro when I got home to put all the colour back.
Some were rubbish but generally I was pleased with the results.
OD
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