Cameras

The camera itself, from action cameras built for a housing to the phone already in your pocket. Underwater, what you put it in matters as much as the body.

Our pick

DJI

Osmo Action 6

Action camera with a variable f/2.0-f/4.0 aperture and a square 1/1.1-inch sensor, waterproof to 20 m as it is.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5/5

$426list price, before tax

Our pick

OM System

Tough TG-7

The default Red Sea compact: waterproof to 15 m on its own, and the only pocket camera with a real macro mode.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5/5

$549.99list price, before tax

GoPro

HERO13 Black

Waterproof to 10 m without a housing, 5.3K60 video, and the accessory ecosystem nothing else matches.

★★★★★★★★★★4/5

$379list price, before tax

GoPro

MISSION 1 PRO

A 1-inch sensor in an action camera body: 8K60, 50MP stills, f/2.8 glass, and waterproof to 20 m as it is.

$699.99list price, before tax

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