What to get?

[LynnB]

I will be going back to Roatan in June and would love to have an underwater camera to take along. I really don't know much about them except that I can't spend a lot on one. Can anyone help steer me in the right direction? That would be great.
Lynn in Georgia

 

[AussieByron]

To start with we need to know what you want to do with it and how much you want to spend on it.

Regards Mark

 

[randini]

and if you already own a camera (if so, what model), there might be a housing for it.

 

[llqwyd]

both sea life and sea & sea make great cameras. it sounds as though you are just starting out in underwater photography. if this is the case either of the these companies have simple point and shoot cameras that are great. price will range somewhere from $450-900. if you want a cheap camera that takes great shots, but don't want to spend a lot of money, try an intova IC500 or IC800. you can get the 500 for about $200.00. click the links below to see photos taken with a couple of different cameras.

Snorkel Kauai Hawaii - The Turtle Tour Private Snorkel Tour - almost all taken with the intova
Scuba Dive Kauai Dive Kauai Scuba Hawaii Vacation Activity - all taken with a canon sd1000 and canon underwater housing

let me know if i can be of more help

 

[SeaLife Joe]

One good idea is to see if you can demo the camera through your local shop. Some of our SeaLife dealers offer the ability to jump in their pool with the camera to get a good hands on experience before purchasing.