Waterproof Compact for Novice

[kittycat]

We are holidaying in Galapagos shortly and are looking for a waterproof camera which which can use both for underwater shots and land, specifically birds and animals, and have been looking at the Panasonic FT20. Our photography experience is limited pretty well to point and shoot but we would like to get some quality shots of our holiday without spending a fortune on a camera. Are we looking in the right direction or is there something else that we should be considering.

Thanks.

[Chris Cool]

Hi and welcome.

Why not take a look at the WDC roundup of waterproof cameras.

http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/vid...test-2012.html
http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/equ...e-gallery.html

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/q311...mpactgrouptest

And don't forget. Post processing is an important part of photography and should be used to sharpen and enhance pictures taken with your camera. If you don't have an imaging editor, then use the one in my signature below. There are http://ictpublish.com/pixlr/ to get you started. The most useful is the http://ictpublish.com/pixlr/Videoes/...06_Levels.html and for even more adjustment. The http://ictpublish.com/pixlr/Videoes/...07_Curves.html is a must (it's my favourite all-in-one adjuster). My Resize-Crop-Sharpen tutorial below, will get your pics ready for the internet or whatever

Cheers!

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