Digital Cameras

A red digital camera at a decent price, offering 7.1 megapixels and 4x digital zoom, the Canon digital camera serves as a good day-to-day camera for taking family photos and scenery.

There are four colors to choose from, just the colors are different, but I’ll have a look at the red digital camera. Here’s a quick breakdown of the major features of the Powershot red digital camera.

• 7.1 Megapixels maximum
• 3072 x 2304 maximum picture resolution
• 640 x 480 movie resolution
• 3.4x optical zoom
• Autofocus
• 2.5 inch LCD display
• 80/100/200/400/800/1600 ISO equivalents

Simplicity is the keyword here, but combined with some decent extra settings. Picture quality is more than enough to make good quality prints if they are needed. The pictures might need to be shrunk for use on the web though. The picture settings can be changed however, so you can take lower quality than the maximum.

Taking low-res movies is a plus. The maximum video resolution for this red digital camera is 640 x 480. This is actually 4x the quality of video you find on YouTube, which usually only shows 320 x 240. It is easy to put the videos onto a DVD and send them along to your friends, or just upload them. The quality is not the same as a digital video camera, but does the trick for most things.

The wide range of ISO settings is a nice extra. With more ISO settings with higher values the camera can be forced to take pictures quicker, shortening the exposure time. This also helps to avoid blurred images for those with unsteady hands (like myself). I have always used a 400 ISO setting unless I am using a tripod. Bear in mind that the ISO figures might not be completely accurate, but give a good indication.

The zoom is decent, there is a flash, and it takes MMD and SD memory.

Underwater digital cameras are quite rare. An underwater digital camera case is the easiest way to use your current camera underwater. The camera itself is unaltered, so it’s still convenient to use for day-to-day photos.

This underwater digital camera case is for the Canon SD1100 digital camera. Cases are made specifically for certain cameras, so there is not much chance of sharing between different brands, although similar models might just work, or at least allow a certain amount of functionality.

The downside of the underwater digital camera case is that it is quite expensive, you can get a digital camera for less. However the case allows you to use the camera where you never could before. For those who are keen on snorkeling, diving, vacations by the beach, or any activities where the camera might get wet, then this underwater digital camera case is ideal.

Most of the time, waterproof digital cameras are quite hard to find. To make a waterproof digital camera costs more and not that many people need the feature. For those who absolutely need a waterproof digital camera, the usual solution is to get waterproof housing to protect the camera underwater.

The Olympus Tough 1030SW is a camera that is an underwater digital camera as standard. The camera itself looks pretty much like a standard digital camera, with the usual LCD screen on the back and set of buttons. I’m most impressed at how elegant a camera intended for underwater use can look.

Here are some of the standard features of the Olympus camera

• 10.1 megapixels
• 3648 x 2736 maximum picture resolution
• 640 x 480 movie mode
• xD picture card support
• 3.6x optical zoom
• 5x digital zoom
• Focus: 50cm to infinity
• 2.7 inch LCD monitor

Firstly 10.1 pixels is plenty for most pictures, not enough for professionals, but you might yourself using less than this for pictures of holidays, trips away and family photos. The picture resolution goes pretty high.

An added bonus is the video mode, that can shoot 640 x 480 movies. This saves having a second camera for taking movies and expands the capabilities to movie making. The picture quality of the movies is not that great, but good enough for anything that is uploaded for viewing on the internet, and can even be tolerated when played back over a TV.

There is a long list of shooting modes, which should satisfy most people’s tastes and you can just flip through the modes till you find the one that suites the environment or just looks the way you’d like the picture to look.

The batteries are custom and need the included recharger to charge. Not a bad thing, just make sure you take the charger along for longer journeys or an extra for a long day of snorkeling.

At a touch under four hundred dollars, the price is not bad. The feature set is above the average, and being a waterproof digital camera just tops it off.