Hi Jaz, here is a description of the camera:
[url="http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXUSv3/index-e.html"]http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXUSv3/index-e.html[/url]
and here is a picture of the water proof housing:
[url="http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXUSv3/IXUSv3_5-e.html"]http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXUSv3/IXUSv3_5-e.html[/url]
I think there would be other brands that also have a water proof housing.
But it is not as good as a video camera. my best resolution is 640 by 480 pixels. A good video camera would be better than that i think. plus my still photos underwater are usually blurry cause the flash is too weak. can only really take photos of very close objects.
Also one thing to consider. The movies i shoot are recorded at 15 frames per second but the PAL standard is 25fps so if you want to convert the movie into a DVD or Super VCD (on CD-ROM) then you have to "add" frames into the movie. So the image quality deteriorates.
[url="http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXUSv3/index-e.html"]http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXUSv3/index-e.html[/url]
and here is a picture of the water proof housing:
[url="http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXUSv3/IXUSv3_5-e.html"]http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/IXUSv3/IXUSv3_5-e.html[/url]
I think there would be other brands that also have a water proof housing.
But it is not as good as a video camera. my best resolution is 640 by 480 pixels. A good video camera would be better than that i think. plus my still photos underwater are usually blurry cause the flash is too weak. can only really take photos of very close objects.
Also one thing to consider. The movies i shoot are recorded at 15 frames per second but the PAL standard is 25fps so if you want to convert the movie into a DVD or Super VCD (on CD-ROM) then you have to "add" frames into the movie. So the image quality deteriorates.