hi. I'm trying to decide which camera to get for my first foray into underwater photography. The reason I'm deciding between the two/three above is simply because they, along with their respective housings, are available immediatly and are within my budget.
Now they are both quite old, with the s40 being released in '01 and the s400/500 a few years later... but being a lowly student I'm on a budget!
The s40 seems possibly to be the better option as it apparently has shutter and aperature priority wheres the powershot s400/500 does not. However the s500 being a newer model with more pixels would possibly produce better photos.
I'm used to using an slr on land, the compact would pretty much be exclusivly for underwater use, both diving and snorkelling. I've just been diving a short while if that makes any difference and i can't see myself buying a strobe etc for this particular set up.
Plan to buy in the next day or so.
Anybody able to offer any info or help at all on this? Any comments would be really welcome!
Col
Now they are both quite old, with the s40 being released in '01 and the s400/500 a few years later... but being a lowly student I'm on a budget!
The s40 seems possibly to be the better option as it apparently has shutter and aperature priority wheres the powershot s400/500 does not. However the s500 being a newer model with more pixels would possibly produce better photos.
I'm used to using an slr on land, the compact would pretty much be exclusivly for underwater use, both diving and snorkelling. I've just been diving a short while if that makes any difference and i can't see myself buying a strobe etc for this particular set up.
Plan to buy in the next day or so.
Anybody able to offer any info or help at all on this? Any comments would be really welcome!
Col