This compact crop-sensor mirrorless blows us out of the water. We put it at the top of the list becuase it performs as well as cameras over twice the price yet and cuts the travel size in half.
Canon RF Lens Mount
24.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
450 Shots Per Charge
Camera starting at $979
Housings starting at $1050
It's not newest camera on the block and some people say DSLRs are dead in the water. But we still love it for the performance to size (and price) ratio, and particularly the crazy battery life of over 1000 shots per charge.
Canon EF Lens Mount
24.1MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
1070 Shots Per Charge
Camera starting at $679
Housings starting at $1295
Videographers love Sony for a lot of great reasons. Image stabilization, color control, and awesome AF tracking make these cameras into beasts underwater.
Sony E Lens Mount
12MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor (a7S III)
50MP Full-Frame Exmor RS BSI CMOS Sensor (a1)
8K 30p Video
600 Shots Per Charge
Camera starting at $3498
Starting at $1895
If you want absolutely the smallest or least expensive camera underwater, the TG-6 is the way to go. Waterproof to 50 feet in its own right and weighing in at just around one pound wet. From microscope mode to circular fisheye wide angle, the capable of awesome imaging when combined with the RC1 TTL Receiver and a DS Strobe.
25-100mm Equivalent f/2 Zoom Lens
12MP BSI CMOS Sensor
340 Shots Per Charge
Camera starting at $499
Housings starting at $350
This compact crop-sensor mirrorless blows us out of the water. We put it at the top of the list becuase it performs as well as cameras over twice the price yet and cuts the travel size in half.
Canon RF Lens Mount
24.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
450 Shots Per Charge
Camera starting at $979
Housings starting at $1050
It's not newest camera on the block and some people say DSLRs are dead in the water. But we still love it for the performance to size (and price) ratio, and particularly the crazy battery life of over 1000 shots per charge.
Canon EF Lens Mount
24.1MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
1070 Shots Per Charge
Camera starting at $679
Housings starting at $1295
Videographers love Sony for a lot of great reasons. Image stabilization, color control, and awesome AF tracking make these cameras into beasts underwater.
Sony E Lens Mount
12MP Full-Frame Exmor R BSI CMOS Sensor (a7S III)
50MP Full-Frame Exmor RS BSI CMOS Sensor (a1)
8K 30p Video
600 Shots Per Charge
Camera starting at $3498
Starting at $1895
If you want absolutely the smallest or least expensive camera underwater, the TG-6 is the way to go. Waterproof to 50 feet in its own right and weighing in at just around one pound wet. From microscope mode to circular fisheye wide angle, the capable of awesome imaging when combined with the RC1 TTL Receiver and a DS Strobe.
25-100mm Equivalent f/2 Zoom Lens
12MP BSI CMOS Sensor
340 Shots Per Charge
Camera starting at $499
Housings starting at $350