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Underwater / Waterproof Cameras

What Type of Camera to Buy

• Digital Cameras: With a digital camera you have the ability to see your pictures immediately after you take them, keep the pictures you like, delete those you don't, and the photos are in digital form so you can e-mail them to your friends and family, burn them to photo CD's, and edit them with computer programs. While a digital camera may be slightly more expensive in the sort run, you will never have to pay for film or processing.
• Film Cameras: Film cameras are popular because they are less expensive in the short run (you have to consider the cost of film and processing in the future), the resolution is usually better than that of digital, and you have the ability to have prints of any size processed.
• Video Cameras: While video may require a little extra money, capturing good-quality scenes on videotape is relatively easy. Also, the major benefit is obvious- you can bring the beauty of the underwater world to life above water.

Taking Good Underwater Pictures

The main difference between shooting above water and below is light travels differently through air than water. Air is transparent, allowing light to travel in a straight line to and from the subject, while water is opaque and full of dense particles, so light is bent, scattered, reflected, and absorbed. Taking quality underwater photos will require having the necessary equipment, knowing a few basic rules, and, as always, practice.

• Underwater photography is usually divided into four categories: general, macro or close-up, fish portraits, and wide angle. Make sure that you buy gear that will help you take photographs in your particular area of interest. This includes lenses, light sources, etc.
• A Strobe is Highly Suggested! Because the first colors you loose at depth are the warm colors, red, orange, and yellow, you will need an artificial light source (a strobe) to capture bright, colorful photographs.See less ▴