For someone who has used this camera while snorkeling: how well did it capture pics of fish?
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I just returned from the South Pacific - the camera perform flawlessly! We did a snorkle with sharks and in various coral reefs. Both the stills and video are perfect! Highly recommend!
604391
Hi Dennis - I returned mine immmediately, I found it impossible to use with my camera. For my snorkeling trips I purchased a panasonic underwater camera.
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I used it with the underwater case and the case is great. I had the camera set to Auto ISO and when snorkeling and pointing the camera down in shallow spots, the camera set the ISO to very high numbers. The good thing is it let me capture moving things but unfortunately that led to grainy photos. I guess it's better to at least have gotten no blurring. I had to adjust black levels up a lot to get nice photos underwater. Video came out good underwater except for the fact that you can hear the lens zooming and that is annoying. Can't believe they overlooked that and of course it isn't mentioned in their literature. I used it with the underwater case and the case is great. I had the camera set to Auto ISO and when snorkeling and pointing the camera down in shallow spots, the camera set the ISO to very high numbers. The good thing is it let me capture moving things but unfortunately that led to grainy photos. I guess it's better to at least have gotten no blurring. I had to adjust black levels up a lot to get nice photos underwater. Video came out good underwater except for the fact that you can hear the lens zooming and that is annoying. Can't believe they overlooked that and of course it isn't... » Read More I used it with the underwater case and the case is great. I had the camera set to Auto ISO and when snorkeling and pointing the camera down in shallow spots, the camera set the ISO to very high numbers. The good thing is it let me capture moving things but unfortunately that led to grainy photos. I guess it's better to at least have gotten no blurring. I had to adjust black levels up a lot to get nice photos underwater. Video came out good underwater except for the fact that you can hear the lens zooming and that is annoying. Can't believe they overlooked that and of course it isn't mentioned in their literature. « Show Less
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It takes great pictures underwater and even videos with sound underwater. It's only rated for up to three feet underwater but I've been very pleased with this product!
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Yes, I've used this camera in sea water, fresh water, and even chlorinated/pool water and this camera works perfectly.
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I used this camera for both SCUBA and snorkling in seawater without any problems. I did rinse the outside with fresh water when I finished, just as I would with my dive gear. I believe this is one of the best price/feature cameras for its price range.
920406
You can take pictures underwater. I have taken quite a few it has worked well for me on those occasions
1876114
Hi Jeff, Is a good feature, but is not a proffesional camera, the macro function is as good as the software of the camera. I use it diving, snorkeling and in caverns and works perfectly. I try it with a penny and I can see all the details of the penny.
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For underwater, I thought they were pretty good shots. We used ours in Puerto Morales, so same vicinity as Cozumel. If you want to contact me at dasjman@yahoo.com, I can send you a couple images I took this past June while snorkeling, if it helps you decide. Obviously, the more expensive cameras take better pictures, but for the price, I was very satisfied with it.
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I think for the price it's a great camera. I snorkeled with it in Pensacola for a week and got some awesome pics. Charged every night and only had the battery die on me one day. Kept the charger in my car for backup. Takes decent pics above water just be sure there are no water droplets on the lens. I would purchase again.
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if you set the under water mode it should work better then when i used it.. i forgot to set it for underwater mode! lol but i was 15 foot under water and it didnt mess up or anything. i just wasnt able to take to many pictures because i didnt have the mode set! plus i was trying to take pictures and a video prob would have worked better ( i was filming fish!)
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I took this camera to the Great Barrier Reef and it worked perfectly. The quality of the video is great, but can get foggy depending on the clarity of the water. As for the depth, I was diving down approx. 50 feet without any problems. For the cost, I'm, very happy with the results.
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I did some snorkeling while on vacation and the camera takes excellent photos and videos underwater, you will not be disappointed. As for the GPS, it did work while snorkeling, which was approximately 6ft underwater not sure if it will work going deeper underwater...hope this helps
961950
I have had mine for 3 weeks and it has been in the ocean at least a dzoen times for more than an hour each time--both surfing and snorkling. I put my old camera in it and it fit perfect and pictures are awesome. NO leaking so far. BEST 12 dolllars I spent. I do not see many good reviews for waterproof cameras...they seem to brake alot and out of water do not take good pics or vids. Mine works awesome in and out all the time. What a genious invention!!!
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I have the sony and love it. I particularly like the fantastic panoramic feature - I dont see a reference to that on the panasonic description here. I have had the Olympus variants of the waterproof cameras in the past and they were quite good. Have not taken the sony into the water yet - I assume it will be trouble free (as the olympus cameras have been in the past). The picture quality on the sony is a step up from my past cameras. Having not tried the Panasonic yet, I recommend the sony.
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I took my gopro 3+ silver snorkeling and got some great footage, I would deffinate recommend getting the gopro 3+ black edition and the stock waterproof housing on the 3+ works really well.
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JB, I'm pretty satisfied with it. I took it with me to Australia for a few weeks and never had any problems. I only used it on 6 dives and twice snorkeling, but the battery lasted the entire time and still showed as full. Getting ready to take it with me to South Africa. I posted some pics taken with the camera mask here: http://www.projectaware.org/diver-photos/kyleblankenship/13273 One of the videos I took with it is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ip_gRX53Y&feature=youtu.be