You don’t need expensive gear to make decent Web video and photos. All you need is the right equipment and some basic skills. I’ve put down my thoughts on equipment in this video. Below is some more help with equipment and links to some great videos and articles online to help you with the skills. Examples by the author - Video Blog shot on a $200 camera: techtrek.blip.tv - Photos using a $200 camera: www.plocktau.com Tools: They key to tools is knowing what features are important, and what are just sales tools. Sales tools are things like “48x digital zoom,” or “video software included.” below is what I’m always after: Video: External Mic and Headphone ports. Good lens. Card based recording. Usable on Mac or PC with well established low-end or free standard editing software (not the kind that comes with the camera). I use: Canon HF/FS Series, or Xacti. Video Software: Major brand, usually not by a company that makes cameras. I use: Final Cut Express or iMovie (free). For PCs I’ve heard Sony Vegas and MovieMaker (free). Photo/Field Video: Pocket-sized to encourage carrying everywhere, which facilitates getting great media. Great lens and objective reviews from places like Steve’s Digicams. I use: Canon PowerShot SD cameras. For off the power grid field work, The canon “A” series that use AA batteries that can be charged by solar and bought at stores. Photo software: Free. Has level control, straighten, brightness. Catalogs and organizes. Exports in full quality for use in …

Underwater photography is a wonderful art and hobby, and the waterproof digital cameras used to these wonderful images that you see in magazines are too highly specialized equipment that can withstand flooding. This makes them ideal for the job, but it also makes them expensive.

If you take two digital cameras - a regular camera and a waterproof camera - that have the same abilities, the waterproof camera cost more. Many people who have a small budget forPhotography does not believe that they can afford to buy good underwater digital camera. It is true that not everyone can afford top-model of the transmission, it is also true that it is affordable waterproof digital cameras out there for a modest budget. This article will give you some ideas for cameras, allowing you to enjoy underwater photography can be just like the pros.