For really good underwater photos, do you recommend getting this mask or buying an underwater camera like the Nikon AW130 or S33?
1844695
The mask takes great pics and video. The only issue is you need the torch lights which mount on the sides to get the nice colours whuch you lose at depths.
1844696
I do not recommend this mask. We could never get it to work. I bought it for my daughter who dives, for Christmas and went diving with it in June. Wouldn't work and company never responded to my requests for help.
1844697
I have been very satisfied with this camera...................but as with any underwater camera, the lights are needed at any kind of depth...............the videos are also very good
1844698
I really enjoy using the mask as my camera, whatever I am looking at is what the picture will be, plus the camera does video as well. I have the Nikon AW130 as well, but do not use it as much. The mask is much more convenient to use as it is just one less thing to tag along in the water with me. The photo quality is about the same, but the convenience factor really makes the mask a better choice. I have use this in Hawaii and Bali and loved my experiences.
1759178
The red filter snaps on to the underwater housing, but you have to buy a special underwater housing, the one with the round lens (that comes with the camera) will not work. As for water getting behind it, I don't recall I only used it for diving but it is a very tight fit.
132645
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.
1241040
The lens on my camera never fogs. I used the camera all day long under and above the water. The only time had some water drips on the lens and I did not notice and few pictures came little bit unclear. If the underwater feature fail I believe you can still use as a normal camera. Hope this help you
1840764
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
2117809
I don't recomend you to take pictures underwater cause the membrane is really delicated, even when you try to use the touch screem its really hard and difficult.It's better if you only use this case under rain.Good luck with your case.!!
1377911
I have the DMC-ZS20, and I've found it to be fully suitable for my needs. Has a fully manual option, as well as aperture and shutter priorities, and the automatic mode works great too. Also has a suite of built in shooting "scenes", one of which is specifically for underwater. This mode has my pictures from dives already looking decently colorful even before doing any correction. It is still just a point and shoot, so it doesn't have the largest sensor and can struggle in low light, but for amateur underwater photography I've found it to be an awesome camera/case combo.
603521
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.
40257
It shots movies quite well.You would need to purchase Sony's waterproof case to use this camera underwater.Of course there is a warranty.
910747
has anyone taken this camera diving. If so can you share your comments if it's a scuba diving camera?
885007
I was thinking about buying this camera before Christmas, and I viewed a test report video online. The reviewer actually went out on a lake in a rowboat, talked about the waterproofing feature, and then actually dunked the camera and lens under water. He then immediately lifted the Pentax out of the water and proceeded to take pictures with it and it worked!! So perhaps the answer is you should not try to swim under water with it, but it does survive a quick dunk underwater if you happen to drop the camera into water.
1891498
Absolutely! We took ours snorkeling in Hawaii and took it into the ocean with us. It also takes very good photos out of the water. The only problem we ever had with it was remembering to switch from underwater photo setting to regular photo mode and then back again. But the camera was great.
1195596
Hey georgeNo u dont need the red uv filter to work under water it my enhance the picture buttons are really easy to use and lcd screen is great for the size of the camera. Its worth the price. If you have instagram check oit @ole_str8blazzinAloha ole
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!
1053340
Absolutely. It it's an excellent camera. Great photos, fun and useful scene modes. Underwater shots come out awesome. Many compliments from anyone I show photos to. I've given mine some rough use and it takes it in stride. You will be glad you saved the money...a friend has the lumix and I don't see the need to spend any more that I did on my Olympus. Love it!
1003750
The camera has an underwater setting, but you must have the underwater case which can be purchased seperately for $150-$200.
1953828
No. I used it for indoor pictures and the quality was poor, so I only use it underwater.