Hi everybody.

I am going to buy a new compact digital camera, and I obvioulsy want one with an underwater housing. I have been looking at the Ixus 85/90 series, however, I would like to have any suggestions. I must admit that I feel that it should be a Canon, Nikon, Olympus or Sony camera.

It has to be rather small (Ixus size preferably) and preferably with manual white balance. Furthermore, I would like to know if wet lenses and external flashes are available to what ever you suggest me buying. Please giv me some pros and cons of the different systems!

Hope that you can and will help me through the jungle of buying new equipment

Thank you very much!

Best regards,

Mikkel

Hi mikkelo,

I bought my first point and shoot underwater camera (Casio Z77) this year and was very surprised of the good quality of the photos.

Here are some examples:

US$230 Casio Z77 + EWC-11 (3m) is the camera I used
US$324 Casio Z80 + EWC-130 (40m) alternative for divers

As far as I know there are no wet lenses and external flashes available for those housings.

I have created a website with tips for this particular camera (but should be similar for other casio models).
http://underwater-photography.webconrad.com/

Full-size photos and videos can be found here

Cheers
Clemens