Top 5 Waterproof Digital Cameras

Canon PowerShot D10 12.1 MP Waterproof Digital Camera

Unlike any other impermeable water proof digital camera, the D10 is also a freezeproof and shockproof .  It is very reliable and equipped with many accessories poured into it, that make it easy to use it based on your needs and environment.  It has blink location, self timer and optical image stabilization are some of its best characteristics. The D10 Canon is a high quality point and shoot and is very easy to use indoors and outdoors.  It’s waterproof to 33 feet so you can take it snorkeling, diving or surfing.  It’s cold resistant from 14-104°F so you can take it skiing and snowboarding without worry.  It’s also shockproof up to 4 feet so if you have a major ski yard sale you can pick it up brush it off and your back on you way.  It comes with a DIGIC 4 Image Processor with evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame flawlessly with the Face Detection Self-Timer.  The smart Auto feature selects the best settings for it from 18 preset environment variables.  It is a rugged quality photo bucket built for all of your outdoor sport activities.

Fujifilm takes its first step into water proof digital cameras with the FZ33WP FinePix, shockproof point and shoot camera. Fujifilm calls it the world’s smallest waterproof camera.  They have proven worthy with this 10 megapixeles model of of the camera. It’s the perfect chioce for a day at the beach, pool or for your long awaited ski vacation. This camera is pretty small and it comes in a variety of colors. No doubt, the small size of this camera makes it perfect for shoving in your pocket so you can always have it with you when that perfect photo opportunity presents itself.

Olympus Stylus Tough-8000 12 MP Digital Camera

This Olympus rugged waterproof camera makes a name for itself in the digital camera market. It’s a well-known fact that they have made some of the best impermeable cameras. The Olympus Stylus 8000 can survive in the water up to a depth of 33 feet. It is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, crushproof and shakeproof.  Feattures 3.6x wide-angle optical dual image stabilized zoom, Advanced HyperCrystal III LCD screen are some of the best characteristics of this camera. This model is a modernized version of the tough stylus 6000. This camera is the very thing for preserving your outdoor memories.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 12MP Digital Camera

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 digital camera is water proof to a depth of 10 feet, shockproof from falls up to 5 feet, and dust proof.  Finally a fantastic rugged sports/outdoor camera from Panasonic! Have you always wanted a rugged outdoor water proof digital camera?  The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 digital camera has a 12.1MP resolution and 4.6x in optical zoom. It has a 4.9-22.8mm lens and a built-in flash. It has both optical and digital image stabilization. This model also records HD videos. the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 camera really looks fantastic. It is a compact model, measuring at 3.9 x 0.9 x 2.5 inches. It comes in orange, dark green and silver. The external casing has a brushed metal end, it’s the one of the best-looking waterproof/shockproof cameras on the market. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 digital camera has a wide array of customizations and close to 2 dozen shooting modes. They include Pet, Food, Snow, Beach, Night mode with many more. The controls are laid out well and very intuitive.  Most importantly, the image quality of the photos is very excellent for its class.  The photos have accurate colors with excellent overall exposures.

Contax is a high quality camera brand that is now no longer in production. Contax cameras are noted for their use of the Carl Zeiss lens, which is well-known for its high optical quality. Originally Contax cameras were made in Dresden, Germany. But, Contax became a Japanese brand from 1975 to 2005 when Zeiss formed an alliance first several Japanese camera manufacturers, including Pentax, Yashica, and finally Kyocera. On 12 April 2005, Kyocera announced that they are stopping production of the Contax brand because of difficulties in competing with other camera brands.

Contax camera was first produced in Dresden, Germany, by the firm of Carl Zeiss, which was named after one of its founder, the 19th century German optician Carl Zeiss (1816-1888). The name “Contax” was chosen by the employees of the company. The first Contax model, the Contax I, was made between 1932 and 1936.

It uses a die-cast alloy body housing a vertically traveling metal focal-plane shutter made out of interlocking titanium slats. This design allows for a comparatively quicker shutter speed (1/1250 second) compared to other cameras of its time (1/500 second). Its main competitor at that time was the Leica brand. Contax lenses, designed by a young designer named Ludwig Bertele, was comparatively superior to Leica models of that time.

It was Contax which spearheaded SLR technology. It worked on developing the single-lens reflex camera beginning during the Second World War under Hubert Nerwin. After the war, production of Contax cameras continued in East Germany, in locations including Dresden and Jena as well as in Kiev in Ukraine. The chief designer after the war was Wilhelm Winzenberg. His development of the SLR resulted in the release of Contax S, where the S stands for “Spiegelreflex” meaning SLR. The “S” does not appear on the camera though.

The Contax S is the mother of all SLR cameras today. Introduced in 1949, the design of Contax S became an industry standard. This includes, among others, its lens-mount, focal-plane shutter and pentaprism. The company that produced it, VEB Zeiss Ikon, in the Soviet-occupied side of Germany, was under pressure from Zeiss Ikon AG, the company on the US-occupied side of Germany, resulting in the Zeiss Ikon and Contax brands being dropped and replaced with the small-lived Pentacon brand which was never well accepted by the public. Eventually, the Pentacon brand was abandoned.

Meanwhile, on the US-occupied side of Germany, three arms of the Zeiss company was established: Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation), Carl Zeiss and Zeiss Ikon. Now production of Contax models continued in the West German city of Stuttgart, where it continued until 1962.

The emergence of the Japanese camera makers place enormous pressure on the Zeiss company, which although produced extremely elegant and high quality cameras, which are also extremely expensive. Eventually Zeiss found it necessary to team up with a Japanese partner. At first, it was Asahi, which produces Pentax cameras. The partnership with Asahi resulted in Zeiss designing a lens-mount that became known as Pentax K-mount. Then the two companies went separate ways, and Zeiss found another partner in the form of Yashica. Under Yashica’s fold, Contax brought out a new line of SLR cameras starting with the Contax RTS in 1975.

When Kyocera (portmanteau for Kyoto Ceramic Company) bought over Yashica in 1983, it continued to produce cameras under the Yashica and Contax brands. But, Kyocera faced fierce competition from existing camera makers, mounting production costs, and failure to increase its market share for Yashica and Contax. Eventually, Kyocera chose to terminate all its film and digital camera production, affecting the Yashica, Contax and Kyocera brands. The shipment of Contax cameras finished in September 2005. Kyocera continued to provide after-sales service to its customers for a maximum of 10 years for each model.

Timothy Tye writes about photography for Travel Photography Workshop, http://www.travelphotographyworkshop.com

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Keen amateur photographers are constantly in search of high end digital cameras. For all those who are constantly in search of such gadgets, their search will end with the buy of Canon Power Shot SD 750 camera. Everything from your child’s birthday party to your Mom and Dad’s wedding anniversary can be clicked with professional output. It has many features that make operating Canon Power Shot SD 750 an simple job. The best quality of Canon Power Shot SD 750 is the class of images discerned.

Design
It has an ergonomic design that makes shooting unforgettable events a cake walk. Canon Power Shot SD 750 camera has a sleek body which makes sure your camera fits easily in to your pant pockets.

Key features
It comes with a 7.1 megapixel CCD sensor. It has an LCD show of 3 inches. The LCD displays excellent pictures even in case of direct sunlight. It has 4x digital zoom and a 3x optical zoom for better picture quality. Canon PowerShot SD 750 digital camera is enhanced with several modes. To retrieve the footage or the snaps, you need to install an MMC card, an SD card or an SDHC card. Canon PowerShot SD 750 digital camera supports Microsoft Windows and Mac. As a result, transferring data also becomes simple. Besides these alluring features, it has a unique Touch Dial Control that gives you quick access to shooting options, including ISO speed, flash mode, macro/infinite focus and continuous/timer. Canon Power Shot SD 750 also offers features like a host of color enhancements and scene modes, exposure compensation, and choice of three metering modes.

User-friendly aspects
Canon PowerShot SD 750 has a unique face detection AF mode, which automatically detects a face and focuses on it to give a better picture. This feature works with the standard AiAF automatic focus-point selector and center focus. The face-detect AF works reasonably well, but the option is buried within the menus and only works in conjunction with the AiAF; that is, if it doesn’t find a face, it falls back on AiAF. The white balance, exposure and saturation features work tolerably well. It is only under warm tungsten lights that this becomes impossible. Retrieving and sharing data with the help of Canon PowerShot SD 750 is also very simple. It supports Microsoft Windows and Mac as well. As a result, transferring, editing and viewing data on your personal computer will be a joy.

Performance
Canon PowerShot SD 750 digital camera performs well under all light conditions. Images shot are excellent enough. Canon Power Shot SD 750 camera delivers a high quality photos and movie footage.

Conclusion
Although, Canon PowerShot SD 750 digital camera lacks image stabilization, it has an elegant design, large LCD and more importantly very excellent picture and movie quality. It is meant for those enthusiasts who like shooting each and every moment of their journey.

The Olympus MJU 770 SW is the world’s first compact camera that is waterproof to 10m, shockproof against falls from 1.5m and crushproof to an unbelievable 100kg. An ideal compact camera for tough a…

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