which waterproof camera or camcorder is best for under £200?

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Hayley

I would like it to take good photos in all light as i cant afford both but also take long videos that will be good in all light and under water with good sound. It can be a bit over £200 as i am quite good at finding offers so hopefully i could get a bargain! Good zoom would also be an advantage. Thankyou for any suggestions.

Answer
i recommend Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Digital Camera - Black (12.1 MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001T9NGYS?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwhomega-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B001T9NGYS

What is the cheapest underwater photography solution available?

Guy Haimov

I want to take underwater photos in shallow reefs

Answer
Two questions - how deep are you going to go & what's your budget?

Shallow/cheap options - you can either buy a waterproof digital camera (usually ok for swimming pool depths - 2-3m or so) or you can use a flexible housing for a camera you already have (usually ok for 5-8m or so).

Fuji finepix is quite good at around £100;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePix-XP10-Digital-Camera/dp/B00342UTO8/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1300631604&sr=1-7

or the Canon Powershot D10 for just over £200;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-PowerShot-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B001T9NH7E/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1300631604&sr=1-12

A selection of flexible housings;
http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/ewa_marine/d_stills/index.html

If you are going deeper than about 10m you need a rigid housing, otherwise water pressure pushes buttons you don't want pushing. A selection of compact camera & housing packages here;
http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/d_stills/packages.html

These will be a few hundred pounds for both camera & housing.

At the top end of the scale is housings for DSLR's - these are several thousand pounds worth once you've bought strobes/ports as well.

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