SeaLife Mini II Dive & Sport Digital Camera

www.sealife-cameras.com; 10.9 ounces
Cell phone cameras are handy, but they don’t fare so well in wet conditions. In contrast, the slightly-larger (4″ x 1.5″) SeaLife Mini II is a truly amphibious small camera that’s been tested (and guaranteed) to operate down to 130 feet. The rubberized casing is both waterproof and shock proof, proven by our young testers, who dropped the camera down a rocky embankment into a muddy eddy in the Deschutes River. In addition to the camera’s durability, they also liked the easy set up, with a 1-2-3 graphic on the 2.4-inch LCD color screen. In the underwater mode, the white balance adjusts perfectly; photos are bright, without the standard blue hues that dominate so much aquatic photography. In the Land Auto mode, exposure is automatically controlled, as is an internal flash. In addition to a 30-frame-per-second (640 x 480) Video Mode (ideal for action sports like surfing, rafting, or beach volleyball), there’s a Spy Mode where you can program the camera to shoot a continuous string of images at pre-set intervals—great for capturing wildlife at your favorite waterhole, nesting birds, or sneaky raccoons and bear cubs as they raid your garbage can. Pictures, with 9mp resolution (3472 x 2604), are clear and crisp, although we recommend using a tripod for capturing shots you hope to mount and frame. The SeaLife camera is powered by two AAA batteries and accepts SD and SDHC storage cards up to 8 GB.
Accessories include a Digital Pro Flash, Photo-Video Light, and Mini Wide-Angle Lens.