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So I want to buy a digital camera using Lithium batteries because I read they last longer and can recharge, and SD cards or something commonly used. It must also have lots of features, take good quality photos, have a good shutter and hopefulyl can take pretty good action and night photos, have video option, fast load and photo taking times, have a really long lasting battery/recharge quick and not too expensive. Anything else I should look for?
I will be doign a trip To UK, Europe and Asia and plan to do some snorkling and scuba diving, I need to buy a new digital compact camera and I was thinking if I should get a waterproof one as it could be cool but I am not sure if they are more costly and dont take as good general photos or movies?
What do you think?
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Check the Olympus Stylus SW line of shock-proof and water-proof cameras.
Be forewarned that all digicams suffer from what's known as "shutter lag" - the delay between the time you press the shutter button and the camera actually takes the picture. Some have more than others but all have it. You can minimize it by pressing the shutter button 1/2 way down so the camera can focus and then finish releasing the shutter. Using "continuous" or "burst" mode can also help.
Also, digicams are usually poor performers in low-light, even with flash.
Check the Olympus Stylus SW line of shock-proof and water-proof cameras.
Be forewarned that all digicams suffer from what's known as "shutter lag" - the delay between the time you press the shutter button and the camera actually takes the picture. Some have more than others but all have it. You can minimize it by pressing the shutter button 1/2 way down so the camera can focus and then finish releasing the shutter. Using "continuous" or "burst" mode can also help.
Also, digicams are usually poor performers in low-light, even with flash.
What is a great underwater digital camera?
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I'm looking for something that isn't bulky, and has pretty good quality photos. $200-500.
Cheaper the better, but I am willing to splurge to get great quality! (i.e. doesn't blurr pictures, vivid images, video with sound)
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Firstly what depth are you planning to take it? Are you a swimmer, snorkeler or scuba diver? That will dictate pretty much what type of camera you need.
For swimming, or snorkelling at no more that a couple of meters a camera labelled 'waterproof' (check rated depth) would probably do. Here's a list of consumer digital & disposable underwater cameras;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=underwater+cameras&x=16&y=27
Alternatively you buy a camera & housing to go with it (slightly more expensive option);
http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/d_stills/packages.html
These housings are rated to deeper depths suitable for divers. However, because they are rigid, the buttons on the outside (which work the camera buttons on the inside) have to be in the right place and so a particular housing is made to fit a particular model of camera.
Then there's lighting. On camera flashes are poor at illuminating underwater without causing 'backscatter', so for top quality images, you'll need a separate strobe & arm. Again, these aren't cheap!
Rigid housings rely on rubber seals or O rings to keep the water out & it is CRUCIAL that these are well maintained. They must be cleaned, greased & reseated correctly before every swim/dive to prevent leakage. The slightest bit of sand, grit, hair or nicks/cuts in the ring & it will leak.
My rigid underwater housing (Sea & Sea) for my Nikon DSLR cost in the region of £1500, ports were around £200 each & the strobes & arms were around £1000 - so you can see underwater photography with DSLR's is not a cheap hobby!
Good quality u/w photos come from not only quality equipment but also knowledge of how light behaves underwater. You need to be close to the subject to get a good image.
Firstly what depth are you planning to take it? Are you a swimmer, snorkeler or scuba diver? That will dictate pretty much what type of camera you need.
For swimming, or snorkelling at no more that a couple of meters a camera labelled 'waterproof' (check rated depth) would probably do. Here's a list of consumer digital & disposable underwater cameras;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=underwater+cameras&x=16&y=27
Alternatively you buy a camera & housing to go with it (slightly more expensive option);
http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/d_stills/packages.html
These housings are rated to deeper depths suitable for divers. However, because they are rigid, the buttons on the outside (which work the camera buttons on the inside) have to be in the right place and so a particular housing is made to fit a particular model of camera.
Then there's lighting. On camera flashes are poor at illuminating underwater without causing 'backscatter', so for top quality images, you'll need a separate strobe & arm. Again, these aren't cheap!
Rigid housings rely on rubber seals or O rings to keep the water out & it is CRUCIAL that these are well maintained. They must be cleaned, greased & reseated correctly before every swim/dive to prevent leakage. The slightest bit of sand, grit, hair or nicks/cuts in the ring & it will leak.
My rigid underwater housing (Sea & Sea) for my Nikon DSLR cost in the region of £1500, ports were around £200 each & the strobes & arms were around £1000 - so you can see underwater photography with DSLR's is not a cheap hobby!
Good quality u/w photos come from not only quality equipment but also knowledge of how light behaves underwater. You need to be close to the subject to get a good image.
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