underwater cameras

NCSue · Post by **NCSue** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:19 pm

Hey all...question time. We typically use a Canon point and shoot with an underwater housing. We're looking at buying a new one....anyone have suggestions Either for underwater cameras or the point and shoots with housing.

Thanks!

Dave C · Post by **Dave C** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:03 am

I have used a Canon D 10 point and shoot for the past 4 years with great results. It is Water, Shock and Freeze proof. Canons newest version is the D 30, they are about $350. That being said, there are many similar comparable cameras from different manufacturers on he market.

equineannie · Post by **equineannie** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:05 am

Go pro is an excellent choice. As a dive instructor I see a ton of them with customers.

FlaGeorge · Post by **FlaGeorge** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:12 am

Check out the Olympus Stylus TOUGH TG-3 Digital Camera. I was in the same boat - wanted a point & Shoot, but wanted something that was waterproof. This camera is great and take great pictures and movies. Waterproof to 50 feet. It is a tough little camera with a large screen. I'm glad we got it.

FlaGeorge

jsauls1 · Post by **jsauls1** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:42 pm

Garmin will be coming out with a new version of the Virb in June 2015 , it is the XE model and you can dive to 50m without a waterproof case. It's suppose to rival the GoPro4 , the only difference is it does not film in 4K.

steveo2916 · Post by **steveo2916** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:31 pm

I had good luck with the Fujifilm XP70. Very compact, waterproof to 50'. Got it at Costco in a bundle with SD card, soft case and float strap for 150.

Jeff&Cindy · Post by **Jeff&Cindy** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 9:15 am

I can offer up one that you should avoid! I purchased the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS25D from Amazon and quickly returned it. The seal failed miserably. I'll be shopping again soon too.

thompson27502 · Post by **thompson27502** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 2:24 pm

We just took our Nikon CoolPix S32 with us on the last trip (March) and it was great. Underwater pics and videos were great. I have seen a lot of videos from the GoPros and they're also pretty awesome.

chicagoans · Post by **chicagoans** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:30 pm

My kids use a Pentax Optio for underwater videos and it has been great. I bought it on Amazon and it has been on two trips with us. To be honest, we haven't really read up on the settings, so the underwater shots have varying color tones. They probably could be improved but still look good.

Here are two videos my daughter made with the camera (the filming was from the camera; she used iMovie to splice together the clips):
http://newsofstjohn.com/2015/04/17/st-j ... ion-video/

I also bought this wrist strap so we don't lose it: http://www.amazon.com/Optio-Digital-Und ... B9R42JRZF9

Boxer5 · Post by **Boxer5** » Mon May 18, 2015 6:47 pm

NCSue wrote:Hey all...question time. We typically use a Canon point and shoot with an underwater housing. We're looking at buying a new one....anyone have suggestions Either for underwater cameras or the point and shoots with housing.

Thanks!

I bought a FugiFilm Digital Camera XP70 Series. It takes pictures 33 feet underwater. I haven't used it yet for underwater as I won't be in St. John until Aug. It takes great still photos.

inuny · Post by **inuny** » Tue May 19, 2015 4:52 pm

Ditto Jeff and Cindy's problem with the Panasonic Lumix. We got one as a gift for our last trip to St John-it died on day 3 (it got wet inside). We were able to save the card and retrieve the photos-some were nice, but overall the colors were not too good. Camera was returned to amazon

BRY1105 · Post by **BRY1105** » Wed May 20, 2015 3:08 pm

Another vote for the GoPro. Admittedly they're not cheap, but put one of them in their underwater housing with flat lens and it'll be hard to find anything that performs better. I love ours, it gets awesome photos & video.

awardb · Post by **awardb** » Thu May 21, 2015 11:17 pm

Another vote for the Olympus TOUGH TG-3 camera. After having 2 Panasonic cameras in 2 years with seals that failed, this'll be the 3rd year on the Olympus, and it's got a huge LCD and takes great pics underwater. A winner.

GratefulDad · Post by **GratefulDad** » Fri May 22, 2015 8:48 am

I got a GoPro knock off for $89 which included the underwater housing and many other attachments, 32 GB mini card and a selfie stick. It is a DBPower SJ4000 and I got it on Amazon. Has WiFi too. It takes nice pictures and underwater movies in HD.

lablover · Post by **lablover** » Sat May 23, 2015 4:57 pm

I've been researching an underwater camera for a while. I have been using a Canon D10 for the last 5 years and have been pretty happy but ready to upgrade. I think I'm going to go with the Olympus TG-4 that is supposed to come out this week. Hopefully in time for our trip later in June.

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