A waterpoof digital camera would be fun to have when swimming or diving, right? That's right, but waterpoof digital camera is useful in many other situations as well. The last time we had an opportunity to get onboard on a sailing boat, we didn't dare to pull out our camera at all. Splashing water or rain can easily damage a camera, or any electronics that are sensitive to water. A small, waterproof camera that can be carried along wherever holiday or leisure activities take us sounds like a good idea.

Fujifilm has an extensive range of digital cameras available, but the Finepix Z33WP is the company's first waterproof camera. It is a tiny device, measuring only 92 (width) x 59 (height) x 20.6 (depth) mm / 3.6 x 2.3 x 0.8 inches. You can dive to 3 meters with the camera. The camera has 3 times optical zoom and it can capture 10 megapixel photos. Video recording is available in 640x480 resolution, at 30 frames per second. Movies are stored in AVI format. Fuji has given up the xD memory card format for SD and SDHC memory cards. Low light tends to be a problem when shooting under the water, but the Fujifilm Z33WP allows increasing ISO sensitivity up to 1600 in order to get at least some pictures in reduced light.

Other products for underwater digital photography are, for instance, the Pentax Optio WPi, Sanyo Xacti E1, Sealife Ecoshot or the Aquapac waterproof case.

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