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What one would I buy? This might be a Father's Day gift. We have a trip coming up later this summer, and I thought this new gadget would be so cool. My only problem is that he is a techno geek so I don't trust my ability in picking it myself....
Any suggestions? We have a casio digital camera...but there's nothing special about it...it does the trick.

Great option if you're strictly snorkeling and not diving (as it can only go 30 feet deep (though probably will go deeper if you try)). Canon D10...works above or below water well...shoots movies.



If you're concerned about shooting HD movies or want more depth capability many of the Canon HD-movie-capable cameras have Canon-made underwater cases too.

Check out this guy's underwater and above-water shots with the D10:

http://picasaweb.google.com/KStutts

I'm with gwaine on this one. Guests bring these on the boat all the time and love them. Other cameras get complaints, especially about leaking..

We've had good luck with the D10 also. We are outside and active people and we like having a camera that we are not afraid to drag around with us boating, kayaking, skiing and snowshoeing. We've only had the camera since March so I cannot vouch for its' long term durability. So far, so good. Attached is an underwater photo for example. Slight color correction is sometimes required as with all underwater photos.

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We like our D10, alot. However, be SURE to buy plastic film to protect the screen. It will get scratched up and I regret not doing it.

Love my D10 so much that I've quit using my "main" camera. Also have the sanyo underwater HD video camera and while fun, still prefer the D10 for video too.

We bought our D10 a few months ago & used it for the first time in April on STJ.....LOVE it!! Great pics! so easy to use. Definately worth looking into.

Shhhh - don't tell anyone, but I have a new Canon D10 in a box waiting to give to my wife as a birthday present next week.

She got her first taste of underwater photography at Salt Pond Bay last fall, and she really enjoyed it - but didn't like all of the buttons and bulkiness of my camera and underwater housing.

So, after doing a good bit of research, I bought her the D10.

Ive been researching underwater cameras for quite some time trying to decide on one. The D10 seems nice. Hows the underwater video quality?

Another D10 fan here.

augie wrote:Shhhh - don't tell anyone, but I have a new Canon D10 in a box waiting to give to my wife as a birthday present next week.

She got her first taste of underwater photography at Salt Pond Bay last fall, and she really enjoyed it - but didn't like all of the buttons and bulkiness of my camera and underwater housing.

So, after doing a good bit of research, I bought her the D10.

Augie....good for you! She's gonna love it! Randy & I hope to see y'all on island Oct/Nov.....gotta get together with y'all.
Have a great weekend!

I went with this for our St. John snorkeling:
http://www.dicapac.com/new_eng/index.html

It is basically a fancy ziploc bag sized for a specific camera. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on an underwater camera I would only use a few times. The cheaper waterproof cameras had mixed reviews so I wasn't enthused about those. I had an older digital camera just sitting on the shelf but worked just fine and figured I could use it and if the dicapac bag leaked I wouldn't be terribly upset. I wouldn't be willing to trust it on a new or expensive camera. This worked great for me, I got great photos, and would recommend this approach if you are only going to be snorkeling a few times in your future.

I've used my D10 on the last two trips to STJ and it works great. We take a bottle of water with us just to rinse it off after we come out of the water. Better cleaning once we are back at the villa.

[quote="augie"]Shhhh - don't tell anyone, but I have a new Canon D10 in a box waiting to give to my wife as a birthday present next week.


Great call, Augie. I went through 2 more expensive underwater cameras, (each with problems) before I bought the D10. It's so simple, yet perfect for snorkeling. I sometimes just use it for all of my photography because it works everywhere under all conditions. She'll love it.

Hello all - djmom mentions "plastic film" to protect the screen on the D10...what is that? where can you purchase? Thanks.