My daughter likes to shoot mermaid videos and we are getting her a new tail. Is this camera okay for a 5 ft pool?
80379
Yes it is by far one of the best underwater cameras that I've owned. I had mine in fort walton beach Florida, during billy bowlegs festival out in center on canal and on beach, to this day I still love it and it works great.
80380
I have not tried to use it under water so I cannot answer that. All I know is that she will only get 5 or 6 pictures at the most before it will use all of the battery. I have tried rechargeable batteries too, it eats the power.
80381
We bought one of these cameras and it works well in the pool. Very clear pics and video. Just have extra batteries on hand.
80382
I really don't know for sure. We have used ours at a water park and in a lake but not sure how deep they were in the lake and pretty sure the water park wasn't 5 ft. of water more like 3 or 4ft.
1223771
Great quality even for the under water stuff!!! This camera is worth every penny!!!
990220
I think the pic quality is good. The pre setting modes work great. Bought this camera to use in Hawaii and took a lot of pics outside of water and they came out nice. We took a high end dlsr cam but used this one about 80% of the time. FYI the underwater pics were pretty good. Just try not to zoom in on things underwater andale sure you have it on the underwater mode. Hope this helps
2083102
I bought the camera before having my vacation in Miami. It is good for water activities. however u need to read the manual.Make sure water not get in
1277650
As with other digital cameras I have owned, I will get an extra battery (just be careful with off-brand models) and a memory card. I will be using this one to go deeper than 12m/40ft underwater, and plan to get the Ikelite housing that is good to 40m/200ft.
1466017
It takes great pictures underwater and even videos with sound underwater. It's only rated for up to three feet underwater but I've been very pleased with this product!
1163843
Also not familiar with the FT5. I did a lot of research before I bought the Olympus. I have been very happy with this camera. We have taken it to the Caribbean twice and used it extensively in fresh and salt water without any leakage of water. The pictures are great, and the modes available for underwater and beach scenes are amazing and far better than other more expensive cameras that I have. I have also used the camera in extreme cold while skiing and have had great success with no problems with either video or still pictures. One of the best purchases I have ever made. Sorry I can't help with the direct comparison to the Panasonic. Also not familiar with the FT5. I did a lot of research before I bought the Olympus. I have been very happy with this camera. We have taken it to the Caribbean twice and used it extensively in fresh and salt water without any leakage of water. The pictures are great, and the modes available for underwater and beach scenes are amazing and far better than other more expensive cameras that I have. I have also used the camera in extreme cold while skiing and have had great success with no problems with either video or still pictures. One of the best purchases I have ever made. Sorry I can't... » Read More Also not familiar with the FT5. I did a lot of research before I bought the Olympus. I have been very happy with this camera. We have taken it to the Caribbean twice and used it extensively in fresh and salt water without any leakage of water. The pictures are great, and the modes available for underwater and beach scenes are amazing and far better than other more expensive cameras that I have. I have also used the camera in extreme cold while skiing and have had great success with no problems with either video or still pictures. One of the best purchases I have ever made. Sorry I can't help with the direct comparison to the Panasonic. « Show Less
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I've been using mine for Mudruns so I haven't been in water over a few feet deep but so far so go and it has worked fine within it's waterproof case...the picture quality is very good but not as good as my GoPro was but I had a couple of them die on me and couldn't afford to keep buying them so gave this camera a try and so far so good.
928846
Not well. The camera seems to be ideal for bright environments. I tried to capture some low-light under-water scenes and the camera recorded just black.
630170
I believe the camera is rate for 40 ft. I have never had a chance to use it under water. I have rinsed it off in the sink before, and have not noticed a problem. I have not used it a lot, but the pictures look really good. I would use it if I went diving. I would just watch the depth that I took it. I would also attach some type of float to it, so it would not sink if I dropped it. If you take it diving in salt water. I would suggest rinsing (submersing) thoroughly it in fresh water afterwards to remove any salt residue. I hope this was of some help.
945717
No. My camera lasted only 5 minutes in the water. I had to throw the camera away because it was probably going to cost more to fix it and they would not fix it. I had bought the camera 1 yr and 1 week earlier but had never taken it in the water. My husbands camera lasted slightly longer but it died about 3 months after first being in the water.
431690
Thank you for contacting us. This camera is waterproof up to 16 feet deep. Please let us know if you have any more questions.
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I'm using a panny gh3 so not sure about the canon. However there is plenty of room for the mft 600mm so think you'd be ok with a shortish zoom. it's definitely designed for underwater with cam preset. if you want give me the zoom in length . i'll measure of it
1917205
I don't think it will go that far. the camera comes with around 50ft so I think you would have to buy an extra
383350
You should be able to go to 18 meters. However, at 10 meters the camera started to fail, and once above water I found water droplets inside the battery/sim card compartment. I would not plan on using this camera for anything more than in the rain, on a kayak or water sport with a floatie attached, and at the most snorkeling, so no more than 1 meter. It's not worth the risk to ruin the camera
91400
It is a float, so it should be waterproof. But I think they mean a float for a waterproof camera. The float should survive at any depth that you can reach; the cameras usually only live up to anywhere between 8 feet and 40 feet. Each camera description tells you how deep you can go.
495313
I had mine in five feet of water and it leaked. Ruined the camera. Flip video not good but amazon gave a partial refund. Only used 3 times before it was ruined;(