Waterproof Cameras: The Right Equipment For Fantastic Underwater Pics

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Waterproof Cameras: The Right Equipment For Fantastic Underwater Pics

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Looking to buy a camera that you can take underwater without a special housing? Learn more about the options and pitfalls of underwater cameras by reading the following tips:

1) First and foremost, the sealing. This is what differentiates your waterproof camera from normal ones, and if any sealing breaks you are just left with an expensive piece of junk. Check all sealing while buying or evaluating, and recheck it regularly, especially in places where it comes under stress, such as on the camera lens or on the battery opening.

2) Resolution: While this is less important than for normal cameras as underwater pictures will tend to be more blurry anyway, but there’s no reason not to get a decent resolution, especially for zooming into pictures once you took them. With a modern camera, aim at 5 megapixels or more.

3) Looks and bulkiness. These are important, as you need to make sure that the device will fit your hand and your swimming or diving style. Some cameras come in bright colors to aid visibility, but not everyone likes them. If there is something that you miss, shop around some more and you may just find what you are seeking.

4) Industry standards: Often overlooked by buyers, these are important as they confirm that your new waterproof camera has been tested and meets certain requirements. Aim at JIS Waterproof 8, or higher.

5) Features: Important waterproof camera features for underwater sports / fishing photography are high objective aperture for low-light conditions, shake reduction, the possibility to mount a ring flash for SLR’s, burst mode, and a good memory card for picture storage.

6) You bought a waterproof camera? Great! Now clean it. Regularly. Be especially vigilant around dust, tar and sand, these will destroy your gaskets and water WILL leak into your device, rending it useless. Or your lens will jam. A well maintained camera is a long-lived camera.

7) Be aware of chemicals, they will also damage your camera’s waterproof junctions. And it’s not only nasty chemicals such as petrol. Chlorine will shorten the life if your camera, so keep it out of pools and only take it to natural freshwater or saltwater bodies. Use a cheap disposable waterproof “fun” camera to take pics of the kiddies in the pool.

make sure that you do not end up with a splash-proof camera, instead of a waterproof one. These are not intended to be submersed, and will assuredly leak and then break if you do put them under water.

9) Learn about your waterproof camera and its performance gradually. Don’t take it take it to a dive right away, experiment with it in a shallow place first. Read the manual and try out the effect of different picture options, and you will soon be shooting like a pro.

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