Great rugged camera. Fantastic under water.
589214
I bought this camera for a recent trip to Costa Rica. I knew we were going to be going ziplining, rafting, and snorkeling, so I wanted something that could withstand a beating and also be waterproof. This camera has met all my expectations. I've read other reviews complaining about the indoor photo quality and I have to say, if you select the right settings, I don't see how any other point and shoot is any better. Of course it's not DSLR, but you didn't buy a DSLR. The picture and video quality is top notch. I do wish videos were in a different format, but I think players will catch up and be able to handle AVCHD. There are players out there now, just google. Underwater performance is fantastic. Much better than I was expecting. The only gripe I have is that when shooting video, the zoom is a little noisy. Not so much that you can't hear anything else, but it is noticeable. However, if you'll be setting your videos to music, not a big deal. For the money, if you're looking for a great waterproof, rugged, point and shoot, the TS3 can't be beat in my opinion.

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1089784
I strapped this camera to a waterproof backpack and backpacked 5 days through the Hell's Gate Wilderness in AZ (Tonto creek).  It is a trip I only intended to do once as it is a brutal as it is scenic.  I wanted a rugged waterproof camera, and this did not disappoint.  The camera was either in water, or in a soaked camera case for 5 days straight - only drying out at night when we made camp.  Definitely held up on waterproof.  Day 2 or 3 I fumbled the camera and dropped it from waist high to a wet boulder - yay, impact resistance!  No visible damage!  I left the camera in landscape mode the entire trip - pictures came out beautiful.  Picture quality is excellent with vibrant lifelike color.  Don't know if it is shutter speed or image stabilization, but all pics I took were clear.  I thought I might have a few blurry pics because I was swimming as I was snapping pics, but the only flawed pics I had were where I had a big water drop on the lens (one or two of those out of 300+).  Very, very happy with this camera.
1644344
This was well worth the money.  We have a pool at home and were looking for a underwater camera.  This camera takes excellent underwater photos and video.  My kids use it and are not gentle.  I've seen this dropped several times.  We even made a hokey underwater movie.  My only complaint is that it can't teach my kids to turn it off when not in use.
377636
Worked great for snorkeling in Hawaii and general rugged hiking conditions. Pictures turned out great and the versatility of this camera is a huge plus. I'm generally taking pictures with a camera in places where I wouldn't want to pull out my phone, so this is the ideal camera for me.
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.
4568198
I LOVE this camera.  I am a professional photographer and a commercial dive harvester and have only recently begun playing with underwater photography.  I bought this to play with on a trip to Hawaii, and it was SO MUCH FUN.  It is rugged, and I have not yet had any problems with leakage at ALL, even after spending MANY consecutive hours snorkelling.  The battery life in cold Alaskan waters where I live and dive is marginal, but such is the case with cold temperatures and batteries.  I love my DSLR but this is a super fun point and shoot and it is really great to be able to use it in all weather conditions and underwater.  I recently accidentally took it down to 70' on a dive, and 50'+ on another dive and it was submerged to below its 40' rating for 20-30 minutes.  It still works.  not that I would recommend doing it all the time, but it still works.  At 70' I was unable to use any of the buttons as the pressure was too much and they wouldn't work, but I was still able to take pictures! I would like to see the depth rating increase on future versions, but I love this little camera.  I can't decide whether or not to give it 5 stars, but it really is a good buy!
449648
After losing two cameras to water-related accidents, I decided to get something that could survive my active lifestyle. This has been a great little camera, easy to use and many under water excursions to date. My only regret is the zoom (4x). Up close its great but it doesn't have the capability to do justice to anything at a distance. My suggestion is to spend a little more to get something with more zoom.
1599301
After reading dozens of customer and technical reviews I chose TS2 (blue version). The price was a little higher than some of the competition, but after taking about 1,000 pics in and out of the water in Huatulco Mexico and under all kinds of conditions, I am very happy. I'll state my only negative first. I was not really happy with the quality of the underwater photos taken while snorkeling, but it was not entirely the camera's fault. The water was pretty rough so it was cloudy and it was really tough to hold still enough to frame the shot much less not move the camera. I found that the anti-shake worked very well in other circumstances however. I tried the Sports mode underwater and that helped some. I did get some really nice shots in calmer waters.

Above the water I was amazed at the exceptional quality the camera produced. I used it in all kinds of conditions. We were on the beach, on the ocean, in remote villages, inside of buildings, in the rain and in the jungle. I even got blasted by a couple of big waves. There are almost no bad shots caused by the camera. I tested it with all kinds of setting combinations.

I found the controls very easy to set whether underwater, during the day and even at night. There is a wide range of settings in all of the modes except the Intelligent Auto mode which senses the conditions and makes the right choices anyway. It seems to have a great dynamic range even when not using the feature designed for those conditions. I was able to change settings almost as fast as I could think about it. For example, I could turn on and off the forced flash faster than I could say smile. I did not test the shock-proof feature, but it gave me a lot of peace of mind.

The LCD was very bright even in the day and underwater. I was able to keep the brightness at the default level. It lets you turn it up, but that will consume the battery more quickly. The first day out, I only got about 200 shots before the battery died. After turning down the LCD and turning off the Auto Review, I went a whole day without exhausting it. I had to learn to keep my fingers out of the lens at the top left of the camera, but a different grip solved that issue. I made a couple of video clips and was very pleased with the quality.

Playback is as easy as plugging into a TV. It even does a slide show with music. The supplied USB cord makes downloads easy. It is a very substantial and attractive camera even wearing the supplied silicon skin. It fit in my pocket nicely. It turns on faster than you can compose a shot and there is very little shutter lag if any. I have been a professional photograper for a lot of years. I rate this camera very highly in spite of the higher price.
898241
I love the camera. It works perfectly underwater. I almost gave it four stars because of one feature that I found annoying. Under the water, it is easy to push the wrong button on the back which switches from still shots to video. I did this a couple of times and the video ran my battery down in a heartbeat without knowing it was recording. Maybe it was just me. The picture quality underwater was tremendous.
4568193
I love this camera- the resolution is great due to great optics and a large sensor. It has better light sensitivity than some of the equivalent cameras I looked at. My only critique is that I wish it focused and shot repeated pix more quickly. I suspect it is very good in these for it's class. I'm just spoiled by my DSLR. But something that you can carry around easily with great resolution (when you don't want to carry an DSLR)- you can't beat it. And the optional underwater casing makes it a great underwater camera- I took fantastic shots snorkeling in the Galapagos last summer.
3052885
This is a great camera. I bought it because I spend a lot of time outdoors and/or in the water. Took it on a trip to Southeast Asia and it performed very well and in some cases the shots I got rivaled those from my Canon SLR. The WiFi connect feature works really well. It is simple to set up and great to have your photos instantly appear on the tablet or smartphone (I used both and had no issues with either).  Had a lot fun playing with the some of the creative menus.  The only issue I ran into was that there were some scenes where I could not get the panorama function to work.  It would start to work, but would then lose its tracking (I don't know any other way to explain).  However, I'm not a big pano person, so not really an issue.  Highly recommend.
1651902
I bought this for a trip to hawaii because I wanted a camera to take on the boat tours and snorkeling. For the price, this camera is wonderful. Pictures are clear, especially underwater! I got great snorkeling pics, was able to take it with me climbing into caves without fear of it breaking when it bumped the cave walls. I even started using this camera for just regular everyday pics now - underwater or not.

My only two small critiques: 1) buy a floating strap for the camera. I didn't lose it on that trip, but i really wish i would have had the strap just for sanity while snorkeling. That way, had it slipped out of my hands it wouldn't have been lost in the coral. While snorkeling i had the normal strap double wrapped on my wrist in paranoia. 2) good panorama shots are a bit difficult to get. My phone camera still beats it there.
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.
4616811
Note: I actually own the TG-1, but the only differences are a slightly larger case (than the TG-2), and a few more software features.

I could go on about the 2.0 aperture and all of the good photo effect features, but the thing which has impressed me the most in the nearly 2 years of ownership and 3000+ photos (including 1000+ underwater photos) is the ruggedness of it:

I have dropped it several times--the case shows definite wear on the corners, I have taken underwater photos in Aruba (I actually dropped it here in ~30 ft. of water trying to get some pics of starfish), Bonaire, Curacao, St. Lucia and more. But what takes the cake--a few days ago, I was crossing a river at the bottom of a waterfall, and the TG-1 fell out of my pocket, bounced off a rock, and into the river. After an hour of searching, I couldn't find it (the water was snow-melt and COLD). The next day, I came back more prepared, found the camera downstream, and it turned on immediately! I waited for the lens to defog (~40 degree water to 60 degree air), and finished taking the pics of the waterfall--worked like a champ!

Also, I have the Canon D10 rugged/waterproof camera, and while at the aforementioned underwater locations, my wife took pics with the D10, while I took pics with the TG-1. All of the TG-1 photos were very noticeably better--not just due to the resolution (12MP vs. 10MP), but the image processing, exposure and color accuracy was MUCH better!
2160152
It worked just fine underwater.  I was pleasantly surprised how well the out of water ones are too!  Great camera for the price!
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!
913510
Great! Took it on a trip to Mexico and used it both in and out of the water for photos and videos. It takes great pictures. I've had other waterproof, shockproof, etc cameras and this is just as good - if not better - than those ---- especially for the price.