Taking photos of your kids as they frolic in the pool or in the beach need not be expensive. For less than a hundred bucks, you can purchase a Bell & Howell Splash WP7 Waterproof Digital Camera and capture pictures of your children as they dive into the pool, splash water at each other, including you and your camera, and swim underwater. The camera can join them down to 10 feet deep. It’ll be fun watching those photos on your HDTV.
The camera boasts of a 12-megapixel image sensor, thus you are assured of clear and crisp images with excellent detail. With a digital zoom of up to 8X, you can get up close and personal with your subjects even if they are at a distance.
An anti-shake image stabilization program prevents blurry images. Equipped with automatic face detection, the camera will automatically expose for sections in the photo where it can detect human faces. It also includes an auto smile shutter, so that faces are not only properly exposed but are also all smiles.
The Splash WP7 features a programmed auto exposure mode so you need not fuss about adjusting shutter speed and aperture. Just go ahead, press the shutter, and take all the photos you want, whether on terra firma or underwater. With a built-in flash, you can continue taking pictures even in the dark.
For ease of composition, the camera has a large 2.7-inch LCD display. To the left of the screen are the control buttons, including telephoto, wide angle, and flash.
Having no internal memory, photos are stored in a microSD card, with a slot that supports up to 16 GB. The card, however, needs to be purchased separately. Pictures are stored in JPG format and can be uploaded to your PC or laptop via a USB 2.0 interface. You can also connect it directly to your HDTV for viewing using the same interface. A USB cable is included for this.
The Bell & Howell Splash WP7 Waterproof Digital Camera comes in three colors –blue, black, and purple. It has dimensions of 3.45″ W x 2.1″ H x 0.75″ D. It weighs only 1 pound.