great under water and above water camera
593842
Great under water camera, just make sure after taking pictures under water that you wipe the water off the front lens so that your above water pictures do not get a blur spot in the middle of the picture. I learned this the hard way!
635484
I bought this for my wife to use while kayaking.  As long as you're not too far away, the picture quality is quite acceptable.  Its a tough little camera and takes great underwater videos also.  We're more than happy with it.  as I said  though its best for close up snapshots than for panoramic views.
2160152
It worked just fine underwater.  I was pleasantly surprised how well the out of water ones are too!  Great camera for the price!
1423337
I absolutely love this camera. I am an underwater photo hobbyist, and use this camera with the available underwater housing. It has a very wide range of functionality, more than any average person would need. I've only taken advantage of a handful of the features. The picture quality is great as well as sound and video. Canon produces a great line of quality, feature-rich, and rugged cameras. I would highly recommend this camera.
1727569
I bought this for use on the beach and in the water snorkeling on my recent trip to Cozumel, and it served that purpose very well.  I am very happy with the beautiful beach pics, the skies are brilliant blue and the overall exposure is excellent in spite of the bright white beach on the sunny day.  The underwater snorkeling pics are great, and there were no problems, but I did not go very deep.  I also used the camera for some indoor shots and some were OK but some were blown out by the flash - way overexposed.  My other big complaint is that there is no raw option - jpeg only - unlike my Canon S95.  That's a big reason why I normally carry my S95 when I can't or don't want to carry my D7000.  I considered buying the underwater case for my S95, but I liked being able to carry around the AW100 in my pocket.
1510334
Love this camera.  The photos I took underwater during a helmet dive in Cozumel were clearer than the professional photographers.  It also does great out of water.  Easy to use and fits in your pocket.
914560
This camera is easy to use, takes good pictures even if you feel like you're shaking or are not entirely buoyant. It does its job well for the casual diver who likes to take pictures. It takes a little practice and reading to make sure you use the right settings to get the best quality you can get, but scuba diving pictures are rarely perfect without the super expensive cameras.

I will say that I sometimes adjusted the pictures in photoshop because I didn't like the original, and got really amazing results (gamma/degrain/contrast). I used this in Cozumel up to 90 feet and had no leakage. The digital camera takes great pictures on land as well and has many features to suit anyone's needs. I would recommend buying this with the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sealife-SL970-Wide-Angle-Lens/dp/B00006LLB7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sealife SL970 Wide Angle Lens</a>.
2760789
Really Nice general use camera that does decent underwater shots.  I post  few random examples taken while on vacation last year plus a random picture of my cat.  Video quality is just as good as still unlike most cameras which get dark and unusable once switched to video mode.  It has dozens of modes.  Half of which are useful.  Shoots much faster then most sub-$700 cameras.  Not scratch proof so get a protective cover.  Floats with a "floating" attachment.
2180268
We really like this camera. Kids are having a blast with it in the pool and water parks. So far we've used this camera under water at least 6 times. No issues with water leaking or anything. Kids dropped it couple of times too. But the camera handled it pretty well.

I wish the battery life was better on this camera though. You definitely need a spare battery.
Also the lens should have had some kind of coating to keep the water off.
2357496
Took this baby on our overseas vacation and it worked great! We have great underwater videos and action photos/videos. It's durable, light, and easy to  carry everywhere. Tried to use as an indoor camera in low lighting and found out that wasn't the optimal condition for this camera. Definitely an outdoor camera. It came with a head mount and chest mount that we didn't really have a use for. Bought a separate monopod for the GoPro which we used 90% of the time. I love that you can preview the pictures and videos and delete unwanted pics/vids before wasting time uploading them.
204742
This camera is simple to use and takes great pictures underwater.  We used it on our snorkeling trip to Indonesia and were very happy with the image quality.  The only complaint had to do with the moderate shutter lag:  I ended up with quite a few pictures of the back half of fish, because although they were completely in the frame when I pushed the shutter button, they had moved by the time the shutter actually opened.  Aside from that, it performed well both above and below water.
2973378
Duh, this thing was perfect.  The quality of the image is not a 10 out of 10, but it's a point and shoot and it goes under water.  I took it on a cruise and have zero complaints.  The battery life was very long.  The camera has a lot of good options.  It's fast at taking the shot.  It was a good camera.  I have a digital SLR, but I didn't want to lose it or dunk it in water by accident, and this camera fit the bill.

I purchased two SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10 SDHC Memory Card for it, I think 64GB may have an issue, but I didn't fill up 1/3rd of the card, and I took a lot of pictures.
622625
I bought this as a gift for our cruise to take photos while in the water, snorkeling, etc.

The picture quality if great. Beautiful color, resolution, you name it. The underwater setting does a fantastic job of correcting for the blue while free diving. If you don't change that it'll look like typical off color underwater shots so don't forget to switch back and forth. My only complaint about it is the fact that there isn't a quick change setting for underwater.

Egonomically it's okay but not great. I wish Canon had designed it with some sort of a grip on the shutter button end. It's kinda like holding a potato.

As for waterproofing. Never had an issue but after every outing it was soaked in tap water to remove the salt and dried off before any compartment was opened. One thing I made sure of though to ensure it didn't leak was to check the seals of any cover I opened up for sand, etc. If you don't check the seal on any underwater camera you chance leaks.

Wholly recommend this camera as it's great for playing in the water with.
390962
second aw120 camera bought....wife loved 1st one and i got to purchase the second.....recommend this highly....GREAT underwater pics as are the land pics!
557461
Great way to take underwater vacation pictures without paying the price for high dollar underwater camera.
3314249
I am a part time professional photographer.  My wife and I were going on a cruise and we had planned some underwater activities.  I wasn't going to take my working camera for a couple of reasons.  So I looked for an underwater camera.

Since I am mostly a Canon guy, I checked out to D10 and D20.  Because of the features, especially the zoom, I decided on the D20.

What a great camera, easy to use, takes great pictures.

One flaw that you need to know about so you can overcome it is;  The lens is right near the top of the camera and I didn't notice it while taking my test pictures because when I was not in the water I  held the camera different than when I was in the water fighting the currents.

Once I noticed what I was doing, it was easy to correct.  But it seems that Canon could have put the lens a little lower to avoid this problem.

You can see the attached picture to see the quality of the camera and my finger on the top left covering part of the picture.

But overall, this is a wonderful camera.
590017
I've used this camera both in and out of the water on a Caribbean snorkeling excursion with great results. It exceeded my expectation for such a small and seemingly simple camera. The touchscreen is outstanding, easy to operate. My four star rating comes from performance in low light at my niece's wedding reception. I took this camera instead of my NEX-6 because I could slip it into my clutch purse. The photos I took were dark and blocky because I hate using flash. The NEX would have taken much better photos. But for outdoor and underwater photos, I do recommend this camera highly.