Best underwater Cameras

[Nicholas41]

I have been considering getting an underwater camera for a couple of years now. I originally considered the Nikon Coolpix-aw100, but it was around 340$ at the time. I was recently at a local target and they had a Pentax WG-10 on sale for 150$ which seems like a heck of a deal. Its 14MP, has a macro focus of 1cm, and is waterproof down to 37feet. I wasn't sure if anyone here would have any suggestions or experiences with these cameras, or similar ones.

Thanks!

 

[Ajk'sreef]

I have the W60 It is a good camera for the money. Pictures come out very good dont waste the money on the Nikon i have a Nikon DSLR but use the Pentax w60 for under water.You will be very happy with the camera

 

[Nicholas41]

For $150 I figured it would be worth trying out the WG-10. Thanks for the input!

 

[Ajk'sreef]

Picture with the W60

Yea i think its a good deal hears a picture with the W60

 

[Nicholas41]

That's a great picture, I'm assuming with the flash on? I was impressed by the setup on the WG-10 because it has 6 leds around the lens for macro shots. I figured it might offset the blue from the LEDs on my tank pretty well as opposed to a bigger flash.

 

[Ajk'sreef]

You can get right up on top of the corals verse shooting through the glass. This is just my opinion, other people might not feel the same. Good luck when u get the camera give me a shout if u need help with it..

 

[Ajk'sreef]

That's a great picture, I'm assuming with the flash on? I was impressed by the setup on the WG-10 because it has 6 leds around the lens for macro shots. I figured it might offset the blue from the LEDs on my tank pretty well as opposed to a bigger flash.

Yes the flash was on other wise it was to Blue i mean i could adjust that but i think this picture is pretty good for a camera that was $100.00. im using T5s now ill shoot some next week when i change to LEDs

 

[Nicholas41]

Thanks a ton man. If I end up picking it up this week I'll post up some pictures for sure!

 

[Mrfresh]

I have a drift hd. Its a hd camcorder and has a 10mp cam built in. Its really nice bc its WP and if u plan to dive deeper the 30ft u can get a case for it.

Idk I like the idea of being able to do either video or pics.

Good luck

 

[saliva911]

i was able to find the nikon coolpix for 150 on ebay and i like it

 

[Nicholas41]

The downfall with the wg-10 is the fact that it only records in 720 that pic from the Nikon cool pix is really good though!