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Underwater Digital Cameras: A Brief guide for Buying

Underwater digital cameras are a special designed digital camera make for still and video photography to capture the wonderful marine life flora and fauna. The underwater world offers so many opportunities object to capture once in your lifetime photos of undersea life, vivid colors of coral reefs. This time, underwater digital cameras give you clean and crisp pictures that truly reflect the images of marine and plant life of depths underwater.

With underwater digital cameras you are possible to capture images in a life-like picture that can be shared with friends or you sell it professionally. Adorned with multi-flash function, color correction filter and macro lens, the underwater digital camera offers superb image quality.

If you nosy  which model of underwater digital camera to choose, what features to consider, then here is a briefly guide and tips on the features of the most demanding  underwater digital camera models. Right now you can find so many popular underwater digital cameras such as  Intova IC-700 7.0MP, Sea Live DC800, Nikon D3 plus housing Sea&Sea MDX-D3, Panasonic SDR, Sony A200 Digital SLR Camera combine with Ikelite housing, o Xacti VPC, Pentax Optio W30, Canon G10  and Olympus SW series

Intova IC-700 7.0MP digital camera with underwater housing, available in an affordable price. This underwater digital camera features 7 megapixels, macro mode and built-in flash that can reach up to five feet underwater.

The SeaLife DC800 underwater camera offers sleek, modern design with high-tech functionality. Come with 8-megapixel camera now you could have the best possible photographs, both in and out of the water. This new type promise give the easiest step to set up a graphic on-screen, expand the camera with wide angle lens and Digital Pro Flashes accessories. This camera also have long lasting lithium battery for all day of diving, automatic focus from 2" to infinity, large format continuous video recording with sound,  depth tested to 200ft,  fully rubber armored for shock protection and 1-year warranty covers the underwater housing and camera.

If you looking for popular underwater digital came among professional diving photographers, the answer is Nikon D3 underwater digital cameras. This camera is top line in technology and prize in front of its competitors. Released with a perfect auto exposure, huge viewfinder and accurate auto and fast, Nikon D3 completed with ergonomically Sea&Sea MDX-D3 housing. This 10-megapixel camera has features specifically designed to allow for the best possible photographs, both in and out of the water.

Panasonic SDR-SW20 is compact model for you if you want an easy-to-use and lightweight device. Include 10x optical zoom and MPEG-2 format up to 10 Mbps, this is one of the best digital cameras available for video recording. But, with only 0.3MP 640x480 still imaging capability, the still imaging options are basically non-existent in this model.

Combine with Ikelite Housing Sony DSC-W5 5.1 Megapixel Cyber-shot digital Camera is an entry level digital camera that could captures enough detail for photo quality prints. It has solid construction and offers all of the essentials in an affordable package like an auto-focus system, a large view finder, wireless flash control and gives details at the lowest sensitivities. Its also built-in multimode auto electronic-flash Real Imaging Processor provides natural color, accurate picture quality and faster response 2.0 High-Speed USB Memory Stick media, Memory Stick(R) PRO media compatible PictBridge capability for plug-and-print convenience . Sony DSC-W5 5.1 Megapixel Cyber-shot(R) with Ikelite housing  will give you a compact, clear underwater  with corrosion-free performance and deep under.

Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 is the one of the best designed underwater  digital camera for up to 5feet depth of water. It has  4GB card, and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 at 640x480 powers, the Xacti E1 could work with an approximate record time of over 5 hours. This camera also offers a solid 5x optical zoom with a 6MP CCD at up to ISO1600 power for still images, Flip out view screen is a special key feature of this underwater digital camera which will saves you from the risk of bumping in with underwater objects while swimming around.

Pentax Optio W30 is another underwater digital camera you should consider. Released with 7MP - ISO1600 and 3x optical zoom image recording feature, Optio W30 supported with both SD and SDHC, videos in this model is of 640x480 in MOV QuickTime MJPEG format.

The Canon  G10-WP combine with DB28 housing is a Canon's most advanced compact cameras with ability to work under water till 130 feet deep. With well-rounded underwater digital camera package Canon G-10  will gives you richly detailed and high resolution images, It is also has an excellent LCD,  wide-angle lens and many dedicated controls, it gives you good performance like serious photographers.

Olympus SW series may be the best well rounded underwater camera at the moment. This camera completed with 10 Megapixels, ISO1600, and a 3.6x optical zoom feature and you could dive with this camera  as depth as 6.6 feet.

Nadjib Salim

Founder and owner of http://buycamera-s.com

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