Oct 31 2009
Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, introduces two kinds of portable waterproof digital cameras.
The Pentax Optio W and Olympus Mu SW series have performed well in the market and are favoured by many diving enthusiasts. This year, the market is no longer dominated by these two; Canon, Fuji and Panasonic have introduced such products. There is also the new Olympus, and they all have automatic features and special functions. Himfr.com introduces three kinds of products which sell well on http://www.himfr.com .
Olympus Mu 8000
Olympus began producing waterproof cameras in 2006, and now produces products that are superior in many respects. This new Mu 8000 can safely be used 10 meters below water level, and withstand temperatures as low as 10 degrees below zero and 100kg of impact below two meters. The basic functions of the camera are also very good; it has a 12-megapixel 1/2.33 inch CCD sensor, 3.6x zoom and a 230k LCD screen.
The biggest selling point for the Mu 8000 is that its design is very compact, while automatic operation is very rich. It has an iAuto automatic scene recognition feature that is very useful, but also has a lot of underwater scene modes. Its control key is very small and is not very convenient to use underwater with gloves, while the Mu 8000 has a unique feature can compensate for this deficiency. It has a built-in accelerator, so when the camera body is in a different direction, you can activate the corresponding function. Press the back key to view the image, the right key to bring up the flash menu, and the left key to activate Macro shooting mode. The camera does not have separate scene selection buttons. It also has an interesting feature, which can measure altitude, but after 200m the accuracy will decline.
The Mu 8000 camera performs well. It has fast and accurate autofocus, a wide enough flash lighting range, a sharp display, and can function well in all kinds of outdoor lighting.
Picture quality is also very good; under normal circumstances, exposure and colour reproduction are good. The lens captures very sharp images, but the picture feels a bit too sharp. Noise is another problem; the noise of the 400 ISO will be noticeable. The 800 ISO has yellow and green over-saturation; when shooting underwater the phenomenon is obvious.
Canon D10
The Canon is a new force in the underwater world; this new product is called the PowerShot D10; within Canon's series of new products, the D10 is the most suitable for home use. In fact if you look at it from the side it resembles a mini-submarine, with a circular design of the buttons which resembles a small window. It is a good camera, with a 12.1-megapixel 1/2.33 inch CCD sensor, a 3x f/2.8 zoom lens and 2.5-inch 230K display. The camera is made of plastic materials, but the curving design means increased durability; the overall quality is consistent with Canon's high standards. The D10 is also water-resistant to depths of 10m, below 10 degrees, and has anti-throw capability.
The D10's design is really great; its size is 103.6 x 66.9 x 48.8mm, but it is relatively light given its volume, 210g or so coupled with batteries and memory card. Under the water the camera will not sink; it feels very light. The location of bolt lanyard also has a lovely design, making one desire a special lanyard.
The control key is large, and in a very reasonable position; one should have no problem operating it while wearing gloves. The Canon D10 (http://www.himfr.com/buy-Canon_D10_/ ) is the most suitable for underwater photography, and its LCD screen is very bright and not reflective, its flash lighting is also very effective. Other functions are very general, including intelligent, automatic and scene modes, but the camera has face recognition and Canon's unique stabilization system, and DIGIC 4 image processing.