underwater photos Could somebody please post underwater photos? I am debating whether to buy this camera or another. It's sole purpose is going to be for snorkeling photos, and I just want to compare quality. Unfortunately I can't find any underwater sample photos anywhere, not even on the product's website. underwater photos Could somebody please post underwater photos? I am debating whether to buy this camera or another. It's sole purpose is going to be for snorkeling photos, and I just want to... » Read More underwater photos Could somebody please post underwater photos? I am debating whether to buy this camera or another. It's sole purpose is going to be for snorkeling photos, and I just want to compare quality. Unfortunately I can't find any underwater sample photos anywhere, not even on the product's website. « Show Less
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Don't buy this camera!! Mine went in the ocean and within minutes of being layed on the surface (testing the seperately purchase floating strap) water got into the sd card slot and has rendered the camera useless. Everything was checked before going into the water, no sand or dirt or visiable dust was on it and still it did not perform as advertised!!
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Here you go. Next time just use Google. Google'd "ex-g1 underwater" and this came up.http://www.flickr.com/photos/akiko_photo/4342988849/in/photostream/
1495462
It should be fine.. You can take pictures underwater. It is sealed very well! It tells you in the manual what to do. Hope this helps.
1253049
I have been using the G1X (the orginal G1X, not the MkII) underwater since it was released. I use the Canon WP-DC housing for it, which are pretty compact and give you a full range of controls underwater. I have been very happy with the results. You can check them out on my Flickr page: flickr.com/photos/bluewavechris . The image quality is better than my previous G series cameras underwater, due to the larger sensor. Not quite as good as my DSLR quality underwater, but that is understandable due to lens quality/glass size more than anything else. The G1X gives me excellent images without the bulk of a DSLR housing in the water.
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I seriously doubt that you can use this as an underwater camera. Not for this price. It works best under an eave with light rain hitting against it. Anything more than that I would say no. I haven't tried it but I wouldn't advise it
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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.
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I think there are much better cameras for the money, unless waterproof is really important to you. And at this point, if I had it to do over, I'd buy the new inexpensive go-pro model instead. I find the photos to be meh at best. And the video performance is only okay. The underwater is good, but only so useful.
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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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O wish I could answer for you. We used the camera while at the beach and the camera was never underwater for that length of time. It never leaked, though.
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Yes you can take stills underwater. You can also take stills from the video that are pretty good quality.
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Amazingly the still photos come out great. In comparison to other cameras like this, the Intova quality in the stills are better. My boyfriend and I are scuba instructors and both use this for video and stills. A lot of our divers have purchased this camera.
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I just receive mine today. Pretty impressive so far. I've got a review in queue. First sample pics here:http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1000968I'll be traveling tomorrow, but will post more samples when I get time.
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I took mine snorkeling and it worked fine. You have to make sure that the camera is positioned properly, and there is difficulty adjusting the buttons. But I got some great pics with it. Above water, you have to watch out for water drops on the front of the lens case. the camera will try to focus on those.
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I got excellent pics, but only used it outside for snorkeling and while hanging out on the beach and as a secondary camera at Chichen Itza in Mexico. I also had my Nikon D5000, which obviously is a much more advanced camera, but this one did good enough that I was comfortable leaving the Nikon D5000 behind for some of our activities, knowing this camera would capture anything I needed and I wouldn't lose out on memories :) My snorkeling pics turned out good!
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It sounds good and I actually haven't tried taking pictures under water yet but it's pretty sealed closed so I'm sure it would be okay but I haven't tried it underwater yet.
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Yes, it works great for taking pictures underwater. It's a bit of a pain to put it together (bring a quarter with you for the screw) but I felt for the price it was worth it rather than having to buy a separate underwater camera. You can check out the underwater pictures that I took with it:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4610894505961.1073741825.1100453072&type;=1&l;=3f01417080
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I have only used mine once. I am finding it is kinda a joke to use. I would love to return it. Or even sell it..But other then that it is good for someone who loves to take photos from afar.
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I very much appreciate your comments and suggestions, I finally decided to buy the camera. I am eager to use it and test its features. After my experience will comment. Greetings