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Do you love the ocean? Then you must have an underwater camera. I love beaches. Couple of months back I had spent my holidays in Thailand which is famous for white sandy beaches. I had my digital cameras with me, both still and video cameras. But that wasn’t enough for me to capture the beauty of Krabi, which is in south Thailand. Me and my girl friend had a great time enjoying the snorkeling and sun bath in the scenic beauty of Krabi beaches. But throughout the trip I missed to capture to the amazing underwater scenes of the andaman ocean since I didn’t have an underwater camera. With crystal clear water, the dazzling coral reefs and variety of fish species were treat to watch. Had I carried a digital under water camera with me, I would have spent hours in the ocean swimming and feeding the large number of fish species.

When I came back from Krabi, I decided to buy an underwater digital camera. After searching on the internet, reading lot of reviews and shopping through the local camera stores, I came up with these underwater cameras. I thought I will post them since it might be useful for some of you guys who are looking to buy underwater camera online.

The SeaLife DC500 Elite Set - 5 Mega Pixels

This underwater camera set includes DC500 (SL150) 5.0 megapixel underwater camera, digital flash with adjustable power output for superb photos, wide-angle conversion lens for greater farea of view, and the elite soft camera case with die cut foam. The Elite camera case got additional compartments so that you can store external flash and other camera accessories.
The SeaLife DC500 weighs 7.9 pounds and is fully waterproof to a depth of 200 ft. (60 m)
More details about DC500 Elite underwater camer are as follows. Land and Sea Exposure Programs, Shark Mode, One Button Operation, Instant Delete, Quick Review External flash times - 1/10 to 1/1000 sec. (Land Mode); 1/60 to 1/1000 sec. (Sea Mode) Flash Modes - Land and Sea Modes, Auto, Fill, Off, Red-Eye Reduction Self-timer with 3 or 10 second delay Records to MPEG-4 and AVI file formats SD card support Connections - Docking Stations with USB connector, AV connector, AC Power adapter Battery Life - Approx. 200 pictures Dimensions(HxWxD) - 2.3 x 3.6 x 0.9 Weight - 17 oz. (with housing and inner camera).

Sealife 5MP DC500 Underwater Camera with 3X Optical Zoom

In case you can not afford to buy SeaLife DC500 Elite, don’t worry. The regular DC500 underwater camera is taged with an afforable price for all the underwater photography lovers. SeaLife DC500 is equipped with a new “Shark Mode” for faster and sharper photographs of moving objects underwater and in sports photography on land. The Shark Mode can be activated by just pushing the camera’s OK button which focuses on the intended subject. This underwater camera will now remember that focus range and take sharp pictures with no shutter lag. Underwater, in diving or snorkeling, everything moves, the diver as well as sea creatures are in constant movement. In addition to the Shark Mode, the automatic Sea exposure mode will shorten the exposure time underwater for sharper pictures. So now when you feel like diving into underwater photography you can actually dive down and do it this nice camera. And, when you are on land, take marvelous photos with the same camera.