Photos: The life aquatic with the Panasonic SDR-SW20

Stingraaaaayyyyy -- Stingray! D'derderder-derder! Yes, Crave has always been fascinated by the deep, the mysterious deep. Scientists say that there are more species still to be discovered beneath the sea than exist anywhere on Earth*, and if you want to get in on the Troy Tempest action and find yourself a Marina, you could do worse than start with the Panasonic SDR-SW20 waterproof camcorder.

All right, so it won't trouble Jacques Cousteau with its 1.5m maximum depth, but if you do go down that deep you get to see steam valves bursting in the SW20, and pressure needles spinning crazily, like in Das Boot**.

It's also shockproof, so it wouldn't be fazed by that bit in Jaws with the head in the boat. Oh wait, not that kind of shock: it can stand up to being dropped from up to 1.2m. It's also dustproof, so it'll stand up to the beach on your way in and out of the water. It even comes in Baywatch red, or you could choose a silver version.

The Panasonic SDR-SW20 is available now for somewhere in the paddling pool of £280. Click the links to see more of this master and camcorder. -Rich Trenholm

*We made this up.
**We made this up too. It would be cool though.

Update: Read our full Panasonic SDR-SW20 review. 

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