Bottom Boy
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I'm taking my niece diving in the Keys (she just got certified). She doesn't have a camera, and I found a used Canon D20 for $130. Is this a good camera for a beginner?
Canon Powershot D20
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KeithG
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IMHO: Your concept is good, but I think she will be disappointed with the quality of pictures she can obtain with it. And she WILL flood it.
There are lots of threads here suggesting that beginners should not carry a camera until they have gained a little more under water experience and NAILED their buoyancy. You can search for those.
As a new diver she will likely be unstable in the water. This means that she will likely not be able to hold the camera still when taking a picture. So she will get blurry pictures. UNLESS she has a "low light - high speed" camera. The D20 is not such a beast (F3.9 at it's best, F4.8 zoomed).
It also is only waterproof to 30 feet - under perfect conditions. Less than perfect means it can flood at even shallower depths. Waving it around or jammin it into a bcd pocket will not be good for it.
Canon PowerShot D20: Digital Photography Review
Based upon the expected skill set of a newly minted diver, I would encourage a simple fully automatic waterproof P&S like the D20, just something more robust and useful. I have seen very good results from the Olympus TG line of cameras.
There are lots of threads here suggesting that beginners should not carry a camera until they have gained a little more under water experience and NAILED their buoyancy. You can search for those.
As a new diver she will likely be unstable in the water. This means that she will likely not be able to hold the camera still when taking a picture. So she will get blurry pictures. UNLESS she has a "low light - high speed" camera. The D20 is not such a beast (F3.9 at it's best, F4.8 zoomed).
It also is only waterproof to 30 feet - under perfect conditions. Less than perfect means it can flood at even shallower depths. Waving it around or jammin it into a bcd pocket will not be good for it.
Canon PowerShot D20: Digital Photography Review
Based upon the expected skill set of a newly minted diver, I would encourage a simple fully automatic waterproof P&S like the D20, just something more robust and useful. I have seen very good results from the Olympus TG line of cameras.
Canon D30 has superseded the D20 and is a pretty good camera
My daughter has been used mine during out Indonesia trip a couple of months ago and had excellent results
My daughter has been used mine during out Indonesia trip a couple of months ago and had excellent results
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