Just imagine having an underwater camera, when you are diving deep under the sea. Not only do you have the opportunity to take memorable photographs of all those new friends of yours, but there is also a chance that you are going to get so caught up with this amazing new photographic field that you might even turn professional. But you have to look at some points before you decide to go and buy an underwater camera.

Underwater cameras come in 2 forms, digital and film. For the film types you can go to Fuji and Kodak, to get underwater cameras at an economical price, either for a single time use or for reusable ones.  A Kodak underwater camera can still be going strong at a depth of 45 feet, but Fuji has a limit of 35 feet underwater. Then, are you looking for a digital camera or are you looking for a film camera? do you intend to buy something, which is to be used just during the vacation or do you want to go whole hog, hang the expense and invest the nest egg into the underwater camera of your choice?

In digital waterproof cameras it has to be Olympus or Canon in my opinion. Many models have lenses that are focus free, with an electronic flash, which is built in. It also has a viewfinder.

If you happen to be a complete newbie in the market of underwater cameras, you could always try a MX 5 II model made by Sea and Sea , an American company. This is a film camera with a F/9 focus 28 mm lens . It has a sports finder, which can help you see exactly what you happen to be photographing underwater. You can also buy close-up lenses as well as detachable light strobes from them.