Being able to shoot amazing underwater photographs should not be an expensive activity. Unless you want to take amazing photos in low light, or your a professional photographer who values every single picture for his or her clients. Still that capability should not be reserved to those who can afford, such should be available to anyone who wants to give their photos a different splash time to time.
Cameras Under $300
In certain situations where you capped your budget to $300 you can still have the buying power to purchase an underwater camera. Though arguably a bit expensive nonetheless, cameras under this category offers the latest innovations in the photographic industry, and also employ cutting edge new technology such as GPS. We’ve decided to limit the minimum price amount as well to $200 dollars to narrow down the list from the plethora of underwater ready digital cameras available now.
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Actually overtime, the prices of these digital cameras will go down as new models comes into the market. Make sure to check the time when this post has been published to be able to know if this post would be relevant. To make things easier, we added a Check Current Price Icon below the Current Price ( as of this post’s publication) Cheers! all prices are checked through Amazon.com, one of the biggest online marketplace of out time.
In no Particular order:
Canon PowerShot D20
Price: $299.95
Features
- Waterproof to 33 feet, temperature from 14-104 degrees fahrenheit
- 12.1 MP Canon HS SYSTEM with a High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 Image Processor
- 5x Optical Zoom with 28mm wide angle lens
- 3.0-inch Pure Color System LCD for easy viewing
- GPS tracker to record image locations on a map via Canon’s software (does not work under water)
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Pentax Optio W80
Price: 299.99
Features
- 12.1-megapixel resolution image sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 19-inch prints
- Coldproof design endures sub-freezing temperatures of 14 degrees Fahrenheit
- Widescreen, HD movie capture that records resolutions up to 1280 x 720 pixels at full-speed 30fps
- 2.5-inch LCD monitor; Pixel Track Shake Reduction (SR) ensures sharp images in any lighting condition
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
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Panasonic Lumix TS4
Price: 299.95
Features
- Waterproof, Shockproof, freezeproof, dustproof
- Full 1920x1080p HD video
- built in GPS, barometer, compass
- Bright 2.7″ LCD screen
- Wide leica lens with 4x zoom capability
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Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-TX10
Price: $279.99
Features
- Certified waterproof, dustproof, shockproof and freeze-proof
- 3.0 Touch screen for easy focus selection and photo viewing
- Full HD 1080/60i with dual record of stills and movies
- 16.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor for stunning low-light performance
- 3D still image and 3D Sweep Panorama: change the view of the world
- Available in various colors.
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Nikon COOLPIX AW100
Price $269.95
Water-proof, Shock-proof, Freeze-proof: ruggedly built for reliable and comfortable outdoor operation. Water-proof to a depth of 33 feet.Features
- Shockproof if dropped from 5 ft, operating temperature down to 14 degrees F
- 16 effective megapixel CMOS sensor ideal for low light shooting and fast operation
- GPS and e-Compass functions
- Points of Interest (locations, landmarks, etc.) and location information (latitude and longitude) can be added to your photos
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Pentax Optio WG-1
Price: $249.95
Features
- Rugged 12th-generation waterproof digital camera is adventure proof, and suitable for almost any environment
- Waterproof to 33 feet; shockproof design protects from drops up to 5 feet; also crushproof, cold proof and dustproof
- 14-megapixel resolution; wide-angle 5x internal optical zoom lens (28-140mm equivalent)
- Capture video in widescreen 720p HD at 30 frames per second
- GPS functionality allows for positional data recording with images for geo- tagging applications.
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Most digital cameras today, sits on this price category for a variety of reasons. Most waterproof cameras now are proofed up beyond the standard waterproofing that makes them better in many situations. This obviously makes the cameras more expensive as well and not to mention the many other features that makes them unique with other cameras on this category. If you want uber proofing or fantastic feature set, or both get any of these digital cameras.
