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While you are underwater, diving cameras will help you keep memories for your own enjoyment and to share it with your family and friends. Underwater photography is a favorite hobby for many divers who start taking them and then learn through trial and error.
Underwater photography requires awareness of your surrounding, for personal safety. For new divers - the more time you spend scuba diving, the more you will appreciate the risks and problems, and you also will be better prepared to handle them. |
We remember the old days when many divers had a disposable camera for diving. Now a day disposable cameras are discontinued. In the digital world there are so many cameras on the market, but only a few can get wet and go underwater. For serious diving; divers need diving cameras that can hold more than 45 meters / 150 feet and all these cameras required to have housing for protection. |
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On your search to buy your first diving camera you will have many choices. See below some of the options available for divers when it comes to find the perfect camera for diving.
Hold from 5 to 10 meters / 15 to 33 feet of pressure. Beginners or first time divers may use amphibious or waterproof cameras in shallow dives, but this type of cameras are ideal for snorkeling or snuba. Waterproof cameras will not survive a diving trip without a housing.
These cameras are sold with diving in mind. They come with their own housing. Most of these cameras have a land and underwater settings and many accessories. They hold from 45 to 60 meters / 150 to 200 feet of pressure. A great way to star if you are a serious diver.
Intova IC 600
See review below
Bonica Snapper XP
Sea Life DC1000-Elite
See review below.
Epoque EHD-800Ai
Sea&Sea DX-1200HD
If you have already a digital camera, look for the specific housing on the market. Compact cameras have the advantage of less weight, easier to carry, cheaper and easy to pack when traveling. Some of the disadvantages with compacts cameras is that they have lesser quality optics, smaller sensor size and some lack full manual mode.
Housing
for
Canon camera
Housing
for
Olympus camera
Fantasea
Fantasea makes housing
for a variety of
point and shot
camera's brands
Housing
for
FujiFilm camera
Ikelite
Ikelite makes housing
for a variety of cameras.
From point and shot,
Dslrs and video
Housing
for
Panasonic camera
Housing
for
Sony camera
Aqua-Marine
They make waterproof
cases for a variety
of cameras
This style of camera brings the best of two worlds. Mirrorless cameras lack the presence of internal mirror. This feature allows the camera bodies to be smaller like compact cameras, but at the same time they have a bigger sensor and are equipped with an interchangeable lens mount like DSLR cameras.
Olympus
E-PM1/PT-EP06
Housing
See review below
Olympus
OE-D EM-5/Nauticam
Housing
Nikon 1 AW1
Mirrorless camera
waterprooof to
49 F/15M.
Sony Nex 7/Nautican Nex7
Considered as one
of the most powerful
mirroless cameras
Best quality pictures thanks to a more larger sensor size, faster and more responsive performance, a larger variety of dedicated lenses and more camera advance fixtures are some of the advantage of the DSLR cameras.
Aquatica
1DS Mark lll
Housing for Canon
1DS Mark lll
Epoque
CRX_C1001 Housing
for Canon Rebel
xs/EOS 1000
SEACAM
D3 Housing
for Nikon D3
Sea&Sea
RDX_D60 Housing
for Nikon D60
Ikelite
Ikelite makes housing
for a variety of cameras.
From point and shot,
Dslrs and video
Subal
ND700 Housing
for Nikon D700
Olympus
DSLR
PT E05 Housing
for Olympus E-520
If you have already a video camera, look for the specific housing on the market.
Bonica
Snapper HDDV
Epoque
EHS-1000HD for
Sanyo Xacti VPC-1000
Dicapac
They make waterproof
cases for a variety
of cameras
Light
& Motion
BlueFin SR12 for
Sony HRD-SR12
Equinox
Pro 6 for Sony
DCR-HC52 and
DCR-HC62
Gates
FX7 For Sony
Hdr-FX7/HVR-V1U
Ikelite
Ikelite makes housing
for a variety of cameras.
From point and shot,
Dslrs and video
Go Pro Hero 3
This small camera
produces video and
can take pictures
See review below
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TIP # 1: You must know your choices in cameras. There are disposable underwater and amphibious cameras that get the job done. Most people now a day have their own digital camera. So; we recommend looking for housing for specific camera that will give any diver's hobbits a wider choice of cameras. There are cameras that come with their own housing and lest not forget about video cameras.
TIP
# 2: Because the first colors you lose at depth are the warm colors (red, orange, and yellow), you will need an artificial light source (a strobe or flash) to capture bright colors, that is the key to great underwater pictures. If you don't have a strobe a red filter will help to obtain some color in the picture.
TIP # 3:
Remember that housed system are
usually bulkier and more
expensive than traditional underwater amphibious.
TIP
# 4:
After buying the camera, it is a good idea to try and check the case
for
leaks. Simply
follow most of manuals' instructions: lubricate o-ring and
close
the case,
then submerge
it in at least more than 30 cm (12 inches) of water, and look
for signs of
bubbles.
TIP
# 5: When looking for better picture also
look for fast shooting cameras or see for yourself
what can happen on the examples below.
Prior to diving, there is a list of things to do with your camera: Use new batteries. Check the o-ring for any dirt or tear and lubricate the o-ring. Close camera case to protect it from hits and scratches. Keep it away from the sand and direct sun light.
After diving, always clean all your equipment in fresh water; removing all the salt, dirt, and sediments such as sand. Remember to dry your equipment out of direct sunlight. For your camera, it is recommended to keep it in cold fresh water for at least 5 to 10 minutes, when it is the time to open, be sure that it is dry and blow hard arrowed and then open it carefully so that no drops of water go inside. The best way is holding the camera upside down.
Some of the diving cameras we reviewed may be discontinued, but there are better versions from the same manufacturer every year. We suggest to take a look at some of our pictures taken with these cameras and then surf the net to find a newer version.
Digital Camera of 6 MP with 3 optical and 4 digital zoom. Housing has a doble o-ring and rated to 54m/180 ft.
Our comment : We recommend using a red filter to help get a little color in your images.
| Some Diver's Pictures | Ocean Lives |
A 10 mp digital camera with 5 optical and 5 digital zoom. The Elite Set comes with digital camera, underwater housing rated to 60m/200 ft, digital strobe, wide angle lens, and soft storage case.
Our comments: The learning curve with this camera is short and with a couple of dives you will be taking good pictures. Although it took us a while to understand how to find the video options underwater.
| Trinidad, Cuba | Best Picture 2010 | More Diving Pictures |
| Diving Pictures 2011 | Tobermory, Canada |
The E-PM1 is a 12 megapixel camera, very compact, easy to use and thanks to the mirrorless technology has a very fast auto-focus system. With a 5.5fps burst shooting, 1080i HD video recording and a maximum sensitivity of ISO12800.
The PT-EP06 case is waterproof up to a depth of 45 meters/ 148 feet. Its high-quality polycarbonate design and engineering seals cameras completely from any trace of moisture, as well as cushioning the sensitive equipment from knocks and bumps on land.
Our comments: When the Olympus E-PM1 and PT-EP06 housing came to the market they had a very attractive price for divers interested in good quality underwater photography.
| Diving Pictures 2012 | St. Martin 2013 | Diving Saba |
| Diving Cayo Largo |
The Go Pro camera has call the attention of many sport enthusiast. Very small and simple to use with many accessories to mount the camera. Housing resist depth of 60m/198 ft. Shoot professional 1080p videos and still 5 to 12 megapixels pictures at the same time.
The new model Hero 3 comes in three different editions: white, silver and black.
Our comments: For underwater we recommend the black edition because it has better low light performance than the white or silver edition. Also we recommend the use of a red filter to help obtain some color in the pictures.
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