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Canon IXUS underwater case review
Ralf Jurrien : June 2nd 2007 - 19:00 CET
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 Canon IXUS underwater case review : Today's dive has been planned for the Ari-Atol in the Maldives. During our briefing we were warned that the currents were strong. Everyone prepared themselves for what was to come. I had chosen that day to test the Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti digital camera in the WP-DC7 underwater case. While I was preparing my diving equipment, I noticed that the currents were indeed strong. When everyone was ready, we jumped overboard, one by one. Once in the water, it is important to descend quickly and get close to the reef. If you don't do this, there is a risk that the current will push you away from the reef and this will mean the end of the dive. The reef passed us by as if in a film.
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Canon underwater review
Underneath us, I saw a turtle lying down, but I was already past it before I realized. Suddenly, I saw something big in the distance lying on the sandy bottom. I quickly descended to a depth of 30 meters. When I got closer, it turned out to be a leopard shark of around one and a half to two meters, but because of the current, I had already passed it. Carefully, I held on to a rock and pulled myself against the current in the direction of the shark. I clambered from rock to rock, getting ever closer. When I got close enough, I started taking photos. What a magnificent animal!
Canon IXUS 900 Ti underwater case
Anyone who dives knows the feeling. You are wildly enthusiastic about something you have seen underwater and you really want to show it to other people. Until recently, this was impossible, due to the high purchase price of an underwater camera. Canon has developed underwater cases for most PowerShot and Digital IXUS cameras. With an underwater case like this, you can take digital cameras to a depth of 40 meters.
Canon IXUS underwater photography
The Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti is quick and easy to operate and after your first encounter with it you will soon conclude that any beginning underwater photographer could use it to take their first underwater pictures without any basic knowledge. Of course, not everything will be clear at once and you will have to consult the instruction manual occasionally, but many of the options are obvious and will be understood immediately.
Canon IXUS underwater case review - Conclusion
The Canon Digital IXUS 900Ti is the ideal compact camera for the novice underwater photographer. The operation of the IXUS 900Ti is simple so the first beautiful underwater images can be taken very shortly after purchasing the camera. The underwater mode is of course ideal and renders the beautiful colours of the underwater world in a realistic way. The only minus that might be mentioned is the limited setting possibilities. On the other hand, many consider this limitation to be an advantage. The full review can be read in the following Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti review.
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