Monday, March 31, 2008

Panasonic DMW-MCTZ3 Marine Case for Panasonic TZ3 Digital Cameras




With the Panasonic DMW-MCTZ3 waterproof case for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ2 & DMC-TZ3 Digital Cameras, you can use your digital camera to take underwater photos at depths of up to 130 feet (40 m). A diffuser for the camera's flash is built onto the housing to help when using the camera's internal flash. For even better results underwater, use the internal flash to trigger a slaved external strobe like those made by Fantasea, Sea & Sea, Ikelite, Sunpak or Sealife. The camera has an underwater mode setting for available light photography. Weight - 14.3 ounces (430 grams) without camera

This is one of the few underwater housing for lumix cameras and fits to tz2 and tz3 only. The construction looks really tough and strong but this is my first underwater housing so I cannot compare it to other housings. Until now I used it for 4 dives and I should confirm it is water proof :) , I was satisfied. But once I left the camera under sunligth for 15 minutes before a dive and when I get into the cold water, I noticed the fog formation on the inner surface of the housing. But this was completely my fault and in the manual this was mentioned as a "not to do". After 15 minutes it was over. The camera TZ3 itself is a very good choice for amateur underwater photography since it has:

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