how is the sound on it? Also how good is it underwater plus taking pictures under water?
1162893
Sound works great. But I've put it under water and it was completely sealed and everything close but it still leaked water into the case.
1162894
I had and still have a little problem with the sound. I haven't taken it under water so I can't give you an answer to the second question.
1162895
It sounds good and I actually haven't tried taking pictures under water yet but it's pretty sealed closed so I'm sure it would be okay but I haven't tried it underwater yet.
1819223
I think the battery life is great! I used one pair of AA batteries to take 600+ pictures on a week long trip last month. I bought the camera over a year ago and have taken many thousands of pictures with it. I have no complaints about batteries. I can even turn it on and take pictures after it has been sitting for a month or two. I've dropped it several times. Even though it has a few dings, it still performs fine underwater.
342187
I have not dived deep with it yet. However the waterproof case appears quite capable. I did drop the camera in some deep mud once without the case. I immediately took the battery out and held my breath for a day while it dried out. Water had gotten in pretty deep yet it survived. Either I was lucky or the camera can take a little moisture. I also own the SJ1000 and the two are very similar in their cases, apparent innards, menu system, and mounts. The mounts that come with these are good for nearly any situation but of course this greatly depends on the application for which you will use it. There is no window suction cup so if you intend it for a dash cam you will have to get one separately. If you intend it for a helmet there are straps that should suffice. I mount mine on a bike sometimes and found that the accessories are not designed to wrap handlebars very well, but with all the odd attachments I found a way to make it work. The quality is very good. There is a small bit of grain if the settings are not on full quality. Of course if you expect do any post production image stabilization then that will crop down a bit. Carrying the camera by hand will make for a bumpy, dizzy video, no matter how stable your hand is. I have a monopod which I often attach mine too. Carrying the monopod naturally has a stabilizing effect. If you want an accessory I would recommend a telescoping action cam pole. That way you can extend it out in front of you for those great panoramic selfies, or lift it up above a crowd for a bit of an aerial view.
78214
The camera is waterproof, I used it while snorkeling in about 6 feet of water and it worked great taking some very good photos. For the price, you cannot beat it.
2044414
It shoots great videos underwater, tested it during my trip to Hawaii a few months ago. there's a bit of zoom sound, but the quality itself is great.
634190
It works quite well for a point and shoot camera in this price range. I've taken it snorkeling many times. It's better when it's sunny out and you have the right angle under water. The flash also works. But it is not an expensive, high-tech diving camera with a huge light to film National Geographic type shots or movies deep under water.
916327
YES. The camera is fully submersible and functional underwater. There is even an underwater mode to eliminate the blue "tint" from underwater pictures and bring out the vibrant colors of whatever you are shooting underwater.
836345
The sound quality is actually pretty good for the size and price. If you wear it clipped to yourself it'll pick up every little movement and bump so be careful. If necessary, editing it in GarageBand will easily make it YouTube worthy, if even necessary. I bought mine for diving but haven't tried it out yet underwater.
638303
Underwater, I don't know but on land should be fine if you are not jumping around and shake it off and depending on how heavy your camera.
823667
Yes you can still take pictures. Many cases I interfere with the flash by casting a shadow. The lifeproof case does not. The flash and camera work very well. I had a friend use it when snorkeling and it did a decent job. But personally I'd feel uncomfortable using it as an underwater camera even though I hear you can. Otherwise I use the camera all the time and it does a good job. No problems at all.
1877252
i used my just in pool but not underwater. worked good for splashing, personally wouldnt try my phone underwater. i would buy a waterproof camera instead.
21672
Yes you can take pictures. No, it can't stay underwater without leaking. Do NOT trust this case to be waterproof. My iPod got ruined from this false advertised piece of junk!!
1772919
The camera is only waterproof to 10 feet with the housing I can take pictures while scuba diving at 100 ft! Also, if housing were to leak ( not that it ever has) the camera will not be ruined because it is waterproof!
1089486
Nope, never used it underwater to take pictures. However, I have had it in very bad wet raining weather and it has held up fine. Your question could probably be answered best my the manufacturer. So far, for what I do with it, hunting in wet climates, works great for the price.EH
1231029
I did not use it under the water yet. It felt into the water few times when I climbed on the water falls in Jamaica and went to paddle board. This is not a touch screen camera.
1406685
I used it snorkeling in St Lucia - worked great - the pictures and video were good quality - are the "land" pictures as good as on a higher-end non-waterproof camera? I don't think so as there isn't the same type of manual controls, but if you want something that you can use in water and still performs well on land then this is hard to beat, particularly for the price. A very nice feature is the 2 large shoot buttons (one for pictures, the other for video) which means no fiddling around when in the water.
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.