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Underwater cameras review

Make the most of you diving trips, by documenting your underwater dives with your own underwater camera.
But with a large range of different underwater cameras and waterproof camera cases available, making a choice can be tricky.
Follow our handy guide to find the ideal underwater camera for your next scuba diving trip.

For professional divers

You need equipment which will survive years of diving and which will cope with deep sea dives.

The SeaLife Reefmaster DC600 is an ideal underwater camera for professionals, featuring fast shutter response so you never miss the action, a 6.1 mp sensor for sharp enlargements and a shock resistant and rubber armored case.
This dive camera has a 3X zoom, and is rated to a depth of 200 feet/ 60m which makes it an ideal underwater camera for advanced divers.

The SeaLife Reefmaster DC600 comes in different configurations:
-The Sealife DC600 Elite Kit which contains a SeaLife Reefmaster DC600, a Sealife digital flash, wide angle lense, and a deluxe case.
-The Sealife DC600 Maxx Kit which contains a SeaLife Reefmaster DC600, two Sealife digital flashes to avoid shadows, wide angle lense, and a deluxe case.
You can buy the SeaLife Reefmaster DC600 here

If you already have a good Digital or 35mm camera, and wish to use it underwater, the alternative is to use a waterproof case. Underwater camera housings come in various shapes and sizes adapted to the shapes of Digital and SLR cameras.

Ewa Marine are one of the leaders in waterproof camera housings, and cater for the majority of cameras such as the:
- Ewa Marine U-BXP camera case for large SLR cameras rated to 50m
- Ewa Marine U-AX camera case for SLR cameras with flash rated to 20m

For recreational divers

Recreational divers need equipment that is easy to use, and practical enough to not need much maintenance.
The Sealife Reefmaster Mini is an ideal entry recreational underwater camera, whilst not having a zoom function, it does provide quality photos whilst being easy to operate. Featuring automatic Land & Sea exposure modes you can be sure of taking great photos anytime. This diving camera also comes with a Sea mode color booster which corrects the underwater blue color effect for perfect pictures.

The Sealife Reefmaster Mini features a 6mp sensor and a shock proof casing which is rated to 130 ft/40m

You can buy the Sealife Reefmaster Mini digital camera here

For occasional divers / snorkelling

If you are looking for a practical underwater camera for snorkeling, or looking for a practical camera thats waterproof to a few meters, there are a couple of affordable alternatives to professional dive cameras.

The Go Pro Digital Hero 3 wrist camera is ideal for sports, and features a wrist bound 3 mega pixel camera which is waterproof to 30m. Ideal for snorkelling, surfing, swimming, wintersports, bike riding and more.

The Go Pro Digital Hero 3 can also take tv quality videos to share your experiences with friends.

You can buy the Go Pro Hero 3 camera here

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