What is a good, reliable outdoor video camera?

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I'm looking for a fairly strong, waterproof outdoor camera than can video underwater and pick up great audio/video in every condition. INCLUDING DURING THE NIGHT! From the top of a mountain to deep sea fishing. I do a lot of hiking, backpacking and fishing and want to start filming my adventures. Ideas please! Ideally the camera will be light, compact and have easily changeable/rechargeable batteries. I have very little photography/videography experience and was hoping to keep the price tag under $500.

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GoPro HERO3: Black Edition is best for your requirement. GoPro HERO3 are the best and widely used for underwater video making. GoPro HERO3: Black Edition is smaller in size and lighter in weight which helps you for good grip. Its price is also under your budget. The following link will give you the more detailed and professional reviews about this camera

http://www.amazon.com/review/R1H2QAHEZ055YN/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B009TCD8V8&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag=tawerh-20

It has advanced features like Versatile shooting modes for pros, More detail in brightly-lit areas with Wi-Fi built in. It has Lighter and smaller & Reduced fogging in the housing

Is there a cover that i can put on my camera to take pictures underwater?

Taunee G

i want to be able to ake pictures underwater without the fear of messing-up my camera

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Most 'proper' camera housings are camera specific and won't work on just any camera, and, as has already been said, are also very expensive. Usually only the top end cameras are provided for, nobody's going to spend $2000.00 plus on a housing for a $300.00 camera.

There are cheaper alternatives, with depth restrictions, available for some point and shoot cameras. Here's a link to a few suggestions, again they are camera specific, these are for Nikon, but Canon and Pentax are available too..

http://www.twenga.co.uk/dir-Photo,Photo-Video-accessories,Underwater-housing-190

Most digital camera manufacturers offer a 'waterproof' camera in their range usable to a shallow depth of a couple meters or so and offer a much cheaper alternative to a housing. Here's one, but Pentax,Canon and Fuji all do higher spec ones

http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080112/underwater-camera-reaches-75-feet-without-housing/

Finally there are some sites that offer DIY alternatives, very much a user beware for most of them,

http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_the_cheap_yet_shamefull_underwater_housing

I don't think I'd risk my camera inside a condom!!!.

http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html

Chris

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