How is this camera with taking photos under water?
1505440
This camera takes good pictures underwater. Not the absolute best I've ever seen, but the camera itself and it's various features, capabilities and durability make it an excellent choice. I've yet to have a single issue with this camera and I've had it for awhile now - many vacations, lots of different conditions. Takes consistently good photos that I upload to my iPhone, edit and share immediately (a very nice feature!) I recommend this camera.
1505441
It was good. The picture quality was fine. Sometimes it was difficult to see out of the viewer but otherwise good
1406687
Hello! I just purchased this cameria for my husband's birthday in March 2014. We have not used it for water purposes yet. However, reading the reviews, it seems to be a decent camera for this purpose.
1139988
Yes, I took it snorkeling several times and it took great pictures. The only problem I had was in dark areas underwater. I took it into underwater caves in Mexico and the pictures were tracing when there was low light. I ended up switching to video mode and was able to record in low light with no problems. I extracted snap shots from the videos and ended up with to pretty awesome shots!
1733270
It takes decent pictures both in and out of water. Nothing like a good point and shoot or dslr but I was surprised that the pictures came out as well as they did in sunlight.
1495462
It should be fine.. You can take pictures underwater. It is sealed very well! It tells you in the manual what to do. Hope this helps.
1840282
No protective case needed in water. I had a good experience with this camera. For the money, I felt the picture quality was fine. It provided me decent underwater shots on my snorkeling trip in Cancun and we used it on land out on the beach too so I could keep my Nikon D5000 away from the sand. I was pleased overall because for the price, I wasn't expecting much. It was better than expected.
264730
camera has been used underwater (swimming pool). video was relatively clear. acceptable. sound was muffled due to case and water affects on sound. overall, very pleased with camera performance underwater
9660
I absolutely did not encounter this issue... this camera took excellent pictures both in and out of the water. However, one thing you may want to check, if you are taking dry pictures (not in the water), be sure that the scene mode is not set to shoot under water... that is sure to create some image quality issues.
2144792
Dear Alicia, it takes good pictures out of the water and decent ones in water so long as the water is clear. All in all for the price, I'm satisfied. Hope this helps.
885006
It is water and weather resistant, not meant to be submerged for underwater use. Pentax also carries a waterproof line of cameras, the WG line
749255
I've been using mine for Mudruns so I haven't been in water over a few feet deep but so far so go and it has worked fine within it's waterproof case...the picture quality is very good but not as good as my GoPro was but I had a couple of them die on me and couldn't afford to keep buying them so gave this camera a try and so far so good.
1425795
I believe that the camera can be used under water, BUT it has to be in a waterproof case. I am not sure how this "feature" makes it different from any other camera, but that is my understanding
1494308
I bought this camera for my 8 year old daughter and she has taken lots of underwater pictures! The pics that are within a few feet are very clear!
1136996
It fit and works. It is a slight trick to get it to work correctly. I took pictures under water and it was descent. I guess that depends on your camera quaility. It is a lot better than those cheap Polaroid under water cameras, which I have also tested. For the price, you can't beat it.
2083102
I bought the camera before having my vacation in Miami. It is good for water activities. however u need to read the manual.Make sure water not get in
1253049
I have been using the G1X (the orginal G1X, not the MkII) underwater since it was released. I use the Canon WP-DC housing for it, which are pretty compact and give you a full range of controls underwater. I have been very happy with the results. You can check them out on my Flickr page: flickr.com/photos/bluewavechris . The image quality is better than my previous G series cameras underwater, due to the larger sensor. Not quite as good as my DSLR quality underwater, but that is understandable due to lens quality/glass size more than anything else. The G1X gives me excellent images without the bulk of a DSLR housing in the water.
157870
Yes, but I'm going to change my rating on this camera. It stopped working two weeks ago. I didn't use it underwater that much, but the last time my husband used it, it stopped working. From the reviews I'm reading now, it doesn't sound like the company is willing to help out. While fun to use underwater, I will not buy another one.