Hey guys, just wondering if there is a good digital waterproof camera for under $300?

Define waterproof. How deep do you need to go? Is this for your tank or for scuba?

You can get new waterproof digitals for well under $100, but if you want something really designed to take pictures underwater, look for a used Sealife camera on eBay.

-JB

I got a waterproof enclosure for my Cannon Powershot for around $150 and it's been great for general purpose shots (snorkeling, water parks, etc.) I have yet to attempt to us it for my tank so I can't report on how well it works for that. The camera itself is a small point and shoot so most of the limitations are limitations of the camera itself.

--AJ

here are some pics i've taken underwater i use an Olympus Stylus 850 SW.  its a year or so old, there are new ones out there.  here are some old pics ive taken underwater, if you want i can take some of your frags and post them so you can see what this camera can take underwater?


olympus has an awesome one, i have one. heres some pics ive taken.

Posted By JB on 12/28/2009 12:58 PM
Define waterproof.

You can get new waterproof digitals for well under $100, but if you want something really designed to take pictures underwater, look for a used Sealife camera on eBay.

-JB

My waterproof i just ment for tank shots. I would like something that can get the sweet macro shots. I'll check eBay out thanks.

I have one of these for my Canon Power Shot.  You can get some pretty nice shots with it but is a bit tricky to access the buttons to change the settings on your camera.

Most of the shots in my gallery are taken with it here.  Damn, time for some new pics, those are getting pretty old now.

here ya go, sorry it took so long to get them, its been hectic, i tried to get some good ones for ya without turning my pumps off but its hard to keep the camera still haha  here is some of your frags and a few of my own :)

Here's the one that I got for my camera. There's pros and cons to all of the underwater enclosures...pro for this is that it gives full access to all controls. Cons are that it's large, I have to remove the wrist strap to get the camera in (the case has it's own straps, a wrist strap and a neck strap), it's specifically for just this camera, and it was fairly expensive (around $150 I think).




--AJ

Looks good snow. AJ how much was the camera itself? And got any coral pics you can post?

Well, it was a couple of years ago and I don't think they even make the camera anymore. It's the Canon PowerShop SD850is. It's been a good camera, but I don't know how to use it as well as I'm sure I could. I'll see about getting some coral pics for you with it.

--AJ