I’m going to Belize for a week. Any recommendations for an underwater camera I can use to take video and stills while snorkeling? Some kind of GoPro maybe?
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GoPro would work. How are you planning to use it? Leave it running and then take some images from the video, or would you like to use it more like a conventional camera?
Also, do you have a stills camera for the rest of the trip, or does it need cover that too?
If I were going on an active holiday, I’d be tempted by something like the OM System Tough to use everywhere.
I will be moving to semi retirement mode soon and hopefully will be travelling mi. So eventually I think I might move up to your last selection when I feel more comfortable with what I’m doing.
For still pictures while online, I think my iPhone will be good enough for now.
So your first assumption is correct. I would like to wear a GoPro while snorkelling I will want to take continuous video to start with. And I will extract stills from the video as required.
I’m assuming that there are many different GoPro models. Can you suggest one?
Is this a reasonable price for a beginner? I realize I’ll also have to purchase some accessories like a floating selfie stick and an underwater case. These prices are in Canadian dollars.
I haven’t bought a GoPro for years, but am sure both those will do what you want. I don’t even think you need the waterproof case for snorkeling.
There’s a diving & snorkeling section on their website with some ideas on gear.
Let’s try again. Deleted above by mistake.
I’m a little late for the original poster who’s in Belize by now. I’ve done UW photography for decades, going back to the old film Nikonos V camera and external strobe back in the 80s. That was followed up by a housed Nikon DSLR and then smaller point and shoot digital cameras in housings. I got tired of traveling with all the equipment (camera, housing, strobes, batteries, chargers, etc.) and switched to a GoPro Hero12 last year with their housing. I got some great videos and was able to extract stills that I thought were very nice. It was very easy to download the images to my iPad and then do some simple color correction in the GoPro Quik app. I’ve attached a still I pulled from a video I took in Cayman Brac last fall.
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Your video looks very sharp!
I ended up buying a GoPro Hero 13 and some accessories. I’m going to set it up after breakfast and give it a go on a snorkelling trip this afternoon. And then while I make a trek through some Aztec ruins a few days later.
I’ve found this YouTube tutorial to be very helpful.
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