Would this work if submerged in water for a long time? I am a home birth midwife looking for a way to record water births from the, um, business end.
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Yes, it will work. I have had it submerged in depths of water greater than 40 feet, for over 36 hours at a time, in varying temperatures, currents, and bumping it around pretty rough. It never lost any of it's clarity, the lights functioned well, and I had no problems at all. Not even one little interference line in the pictures whatsoever. You should be able to use this with no problems for what you are doing. Remember, that this is not a camera that has a focus on it. The focusing is totally controlled by the movement of the camera, and how far you hold it from whatever you are taking a picture of. This means that someone is going to have to act as the camera operator, and manually hold the camera so that it stays in focus, based on what you are seeing real time on the computer. As long as what you see on the monitor is cool, then your recording will turn out just how you saw it in action! Have fun, and good luck! Tom
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There is no reason whatsoever this machine would not work in a waterproof box. Good luck
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Their ads say it will write underwater. I don't dive so I haven't tested that, nor have I tested it with extreme temperatures. I can say I'm glad I bought mine and it has not disappointed me in any way. Many have found it works in the rain with "Rite in the Rain" paper. That's good enough for me. I'd be very surprised if it did NOT work very well with a waterproof journal.
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Yes it works. My kids recorded under water in our pool this summer a few times.
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You can NOT emerge it into water, You can Carefully rinse the insight out with water. It is an electronically appliance, water and electronics do not mix!!!
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I have not hired them in the water, but I do not see why not!- try one and see! And then please let me know how it worked out. Great idea!
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If not underwater, yes. But its a thick membrane, so touch functionality is not perfect. Will keep the phone dry though without question. To video underwater, start the cam, dive, then you have to come up again to stop it.
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I seriously doubt that you can use this as an underwater camera. Not for this price. It works best under an eave with light rain hitting against it. Anything more than that I would say no. I haven't tried it but I wouldn't advise it
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I took it to the pool and did some laps with it. It would work sporadically, it matters how deep your head goes underwater And how far the device is. I hung my phone in a bag midway thru the lap and that helped with distance. It worked well in jacuzzi after. So you can swim with them but not recommended. It's more of a selling point to stress the water durability of the product.
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It's designed to do just what you intend. It is not easily activated by rain, spray, or the facts of just being in a boat. It has to be honestly submerged. Even then it may take a while to get bubbles out of the air chambers. Clipping it on a vest and standing/working in a driving downpour? I don't think would activate it.
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Hi Desiree, Not that I know off but I suggest the moment you receive the item test it in water without any camera inside. Good luck and let me know if you need anything Eyhab
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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 would say "no" that it is not meant to be immersed in water. I suggest for that, you look for a "pool" type thermometer instead. I hope this helps.
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It is waterproof for a few seconds but not for underwater activity. I used it take pool and beach photos. I also dropped it in a pool. However, if I submerged it for any length of time, say a minute or so, there would be some moisture in the case. I would Not submerge it for prolonged periods.
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I've had mine completely submerged before. While in use. With no problems at all.
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Hi Buddy,I work as a roadie its the toughest tape I have ever seen.Don't think it would stand actual immersion in water but iv seen it hold m/cycle seats and such together that have been exposed to the weather for long periods.Cross hatch it and tape over ends.hope this helpsPete
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O wish I could answer for you. We used the camera while at the beach and the camera was never underwater for that length of time. It never leaked, though.