Canon Powershot D10 underwater camera(pic intense)

[mr_X]

well, i purchased this camera on a whim. it's water proof to 30 feet, and i was having trouble getting decent pics from the waters surface, especially shooting the lps which is amost always on the sand bed (25" away from the camera), so i figured a submersible camera might be just the trick.



it turns out i was correct. i love this thing. the only trouble i was having with it was keeping my jittery hands still while attempting macros. the following pictures were taken in under a minute, with no tripod and one hand, on the full automatic setting-

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon1.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon10.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon11.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon12.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon14.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon13.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon15.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon17.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon19.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon2.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon20.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon22.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon7.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon6.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon9.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/nikon8.jpg

this camera has settings like "aquarium" and a zillion others i didn't even get into yet. i'm very happy with it so far!
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADBR_en&q=canon+powershot+d10&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=6278743392474071983&ei=BzjnSonmJYfJlAes7aGNCA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBwQ8wIwAw#ps-sellers

[Phyl]

Great first crack at it! Seems like it would be a fun toy to have. Enjoy!

[hurtback]

WOW--they are really,really NICE shots---you definitely nailed it ( or the camera did lol)
take some more and then enter them in the POTM contest!!!

Please Send your best shot(s) to : photos@njreefers.org
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[JRWOHLER]

Looks great. :)

[mfisher2112]

Wow, very cool. Thanks for the info, skipped off immediately to check out the specs on that thing. Pretty affordable as well all things considered. Looks like it averages about $275-$300.

Nice to be able to see what it's practically capable of first too! Keep playing and posting! ;)

[McIntyre]

nice ;D

[qwik]

Great pics . After looking at your beautiful corals a fts is really needed. Everything looks really nice, It will be nice to see them in a fts.

[gg291]

great colors and beautiful pics

[mr_X]

thanks...my tank is nothing more than a coral holding tank now. i'm breaking it down and have sold off alot of the aquascaping already. i am waiting for the tank i used at macna to cycle. this will be my main display from now on. no more getting my armpits wet when i'm trying to get stuff off of the sand bed!
recent fts of the 195-
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/display11-14-09.jpg
and the display to be-
a 96" x 24" x 17" tall display-
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/fts11-14-09.jpg

[Audi0s]

Wow those green acans with "starry" mouths look amazing, any name for them? (3rd to last pic)

[mr_X]

not really...you can name them if you like ;)

just an update, since i went to mexico and took some pics while scuba diving, with the canon. the water was a bit murky, but i managed to get a few shots-
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive15.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive18.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive19.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive13.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive5.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive3.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive10.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive11.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive6.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/diveboat.jpg


hey..there i am....
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/dive17.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb239/GORILLA_MONSOON/mexico%20vacation/headingup.jpg

[JRWOHLER]

I love underwater pics, thanks for sharing. They are pretty darn good for a little murkey.

[mfisher2112]

Way cool pics! Thanks for sharing! Would love to do something like that someday!

[Nickjr000]

Pics look great. Yup thats mexico alright. Seen all the stuff last month , wife and I went. Where ye go Playa? Were you sick of the sea fans by the end of your scube trip, LOL

[Audi0s]

Hmmm..how about green milky way acans!?!?

[mr_X]

what i didn't like was that most of the coral was browned out. i mean, there were maze brains and porites down there the size of volkswagens, but they were poop brown. the instructor said it was because the water was murky because of spawning season. i say it's because of something else.

[mr_X]

Hmmm..how about green milky way acans!?!?

well, if that's what you want to call them, that's what we'll call them. ;)