DIGITAL UNDERWATER CAMERAS

So you're thinking of renting an Underwater Digital Camera for your trip to the reef? All the information you need to make the right choice on a Cairns underwater camera hire is here on this page. Unbeatable prices and top quality digital cameras, coupled with genuine Canon underwater housings. The best way to capture your memories of the Great Barrier Reef!
Don't waste money on a disposable camera and be limited to just a few photos. Hire a Cairns underwater digital camera, and take as many photos as you want!

ALL OUR RENTAL CAMERAS COME WITH A USER'S MANUAL, AND FULLY CHARGED RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. FOR LONGER HIRE PERIODS, WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE A SECOND SET OF BATTERIES AND BATTERY CHARGER AT NO EXTRA COST.

WHICH DIGITAL UNDERWATER CAMERA FOR YOU?

If you're hoping to print some of your photos at high resolution, you may find a few extra Megapixels come in handy. See table at bottom of page. And there are a few other features that you may want to compare.

8.0 MEGAPIXEL CANON POWERSHOT A720IS WITH UNDERWATER HOUSING

The Canon PowerShot A720IS is one of Canon latest releases, a popular line that matches high-end image quality with fun; easy-to-use features deliver excellent performance. Some of the specifications include 8.0 megapixel resolution and a long 6x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer Technology, which will be very helpful for sharp underwater images.

Like the Powershot A570 IS, the Canon A720 IS has fantastic color accuracy and excellent white balance accuracy.

A camera with all the latest technology but simple to use. Available for hire with a top quality genuine Canon WATERPROOF HOUSING for snorkelling and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef.


Please click on one of the buttons above to place your order for a Canon Powershot A720is with underwater case. Delivery and pickup are included, as is a free DVD of your photos and video. Please be sure to include your full name, and the local address where you would like the camera delivered. You may submit your credit card details by email, or provide us with your telephone number, and we will call you for payment. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.

14.7 MEGAPIXEL CANON POWERSHOT G10 WITH UNDERWATER HOUSING

The flagship of Canon's latest PowerShot range, the G10 is the first G-series camera to offer wide-angle imaging via a 5x (28mm) zoom with optical Image Stabilizer. Canon's new DIGIC 4 image processor allows the PowerShot G10 to deliver two major advantages: ultra-fast operation, and rich, low-noise images with outstanding clarity and colour reproduction.

With its 14.7MP resolution and the ability to shoot photos in RAW format, the G10 is a serious, professional grade camera packed with features for the real enthusiast.

Also boasting a large 3" LCD screen, the Powershot G10 is available for hire with a top quality genuine Canon WATERPROOF HOUSING for snorkelling and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef.


Please click on one of the buttons above to place your order for a Canon Powershot G10 with underwater case. Delivery and pickup are included, as is a free DVD of your photos and video. Please be sure to include your full name, and the local address where you would like the camera delivered. You may submit your credit card details by email, or provide us with your telephone number, and we will call you for payment. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.

HOW MUCH MEMORY IS ENOUGH?

All of our Cairns digital underwater rental cameras come equipped with at least a TWO GIGABYTE memory card, just to make sure you never run out of memory.

Longer rentals come with more memory, and our professional Canon Powershot G10 comes with a 4.0GB memory card as standard.

A USB cable is included to give you the opportunity to load your photos onto your own computer, but if you leave the photographs on the camera, we will burn a disc for you free of charge.

How many photos can you store on a 2GB card, you ask? Well, there are a number of determining factors, and it's impossible to answer that question with any accuracy. If you take a picture composed of mostly blue sky (just for example), the memory used will be considerably lower than for a picture with huge amounts of detail. Also, you can choose what size to take your photos, and at what resolution. All of these factors affect the file size of each photograph, and therefore the number of images you can store one a card.

But to give you an idea, an image taken on the 8.0 Megapixel Canon Powershot A720, at the highest 'superfine' resolution and at the largest possible size (3,264px by 2,448px) would have a file size of just over 3 Megabytes. Therefore, you could fit between 500 and 600 such images on a 2GB card.

Reducing the size of the photos to 1,600px x 1,200px (larger than the size of an average computer monitor) would allow you to store over 1,200 photos on a 2GB card. The table below is intended simply as a guideline, and there is no guarantee that it is accurate.

CAMERA MODEL	1600 x 1200	2048 x 1536	2592 x 1944	3264 x 2448	3456 x 2592	4416 x 3312
CANON POWERSHOT A720 8.0 MEGAPIXEL	1800 photographs	1200 photographs	780 photographs	560 photographs	-	-
CANON POWERSHOT G10 14.7 MEGAPIXEL * comes with a 4.0GB SD card, so can store twice as many files.	1800 photographs	1200 photographs	780 photographs	560 photographs	480 photographs	300 photographs

As you can tell from the table above, the higher a camera's Megapixel count is directly related to the maximum size of the photos it can take. Bear in mind that a 8.0 Megapixel camera can take photos up to a maximum size that is nine times the size of an average computer monitor. Obviously, unless you are planning to print your photos at a rather large size, it is not necessary (not to mention a waste of file space) to take shots at this size. The table below gives approximate equivalents between image resolution and print size.

MEGAPIXELS	5MP	8MP	14MP
POSSIBLE PRINT SIZE at 300DPI	7" X 9"	8" X 10"	10" X 13"
POSSIBLE PRINT SIZE at 150DPI	13" X 18"	16" X 21"	20" X 25"

When using the table above, note that it is important to realize that most larger prints are not scrutinized up close, and are meant to be viewed from a distance, in which case a lower resolution may not be noticed.

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY WITH POOR QUALITY 'THROWAWAY' CAMERAS.

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