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oglilreef

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im in the market for a camera to take pictures inside my tank.

ive got a few picked out id like to know what everyone thinks.

 

Canon - PowerShot D-30 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Blue

Nikon - Coolpix AW120 16.0-Megapixel Digital Camera - Black

 

or something like this:

 

http://www.watershot.com/underwater-camera-housing-iphone

then im obviously putting my cell phone into my tank *risky

or

http://gopro.com/cameras

but i cant see what im taking a pic of

 

what do you guys use?

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This is a better (used) camera for $149: https://www.keh.com/283693/canon-powershot-s95-digital-camera-10-m-p

But if you're willing to spend more, you can buy a new Nikon D3100 body for $278.65: http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D3100-Digital-Camera-Body/dp/B005PREXF6/ref=sr_1_2?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1408172655&sr=1-2&keywords=Nikon+d3100
($401.09 with a kit lens). But a good macro lens for it will cost about $499: http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-AF-90mm-2-8-Di/dp/B00021EE4U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408174188&sr=8-2

Obviously we are talking acceptable vs best. So we need to know a budget, and if you will be using it for anything else (also, if used is alright).

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Look for manual controls and custom white balance. For an inexpensive new camera, you might get something like this ($149): http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SX170-Black-DISCONTINUED/dp/B00EFILR6E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-2&keywords=Canon+sx160

 

Here's another nice used camera for $109: https://www.keh.com/351013/canon-powershot-s90-digital-camera-10-m-p

Note, both the S90 and S95 have larger image sensors than most point and shoots.

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thanks for the link to the iphone lens case! that's awesome and I'll probably buy it.... when I has money :) Here's another cool looking camera lens for the iphone I found http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DXH5TPS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3TTBGOFB1HUFR&coliid=I3TWCOS7GG8FFB

I
wish I could find a good iOS app that had white balance options. It's hard to take a good pic without a ton of editing of my tank because of the PAR38 bulb I have...

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the camera i want needs to be waterproof. i want to put it in my tank

Then I like the Canon. It has a custom white balance to adjust for your lighting. And a macro range of 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft.

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the camera i want needs to be waterproof. i want to put it in my tank

What kind of lights are you using? I used a Pentax optio wg-2 (maybe it's a wg-3, I don't remember. Basically the same thing either way). It's a waterproof point and shoot that took exceptional macro pics, but it was horrible shooting under LED's. I had to upgrade to a dslr and macro lens.

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