Has anyone given it heavy immersion in water, snorkeling or swimming?
768244
The O-ring seal on the battery compartment is not designed for heavy immersion in water. According to the Garmin site: The Foretrex 301 is rated IPX7. --Withstands incidental exposure to water of up to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes. --Indoor/outdoor use in the presence of rain, snow or brief splashes of water. --The unit is not suited for any immersion of more than 1 meter, regardless of duration of immersion, or any immersion of more than 30 minutes, regardless of depth of immersion.
343844
Yes, we have had ours for a couple of years and have used it at the beach/pool and it has been submersed tons of times.
95889
No. But it is highly water resistant. I see water proof as diving under water. Water resistant as swimming, showering, etc.
1684873
To be honest - I have no tried it. I only use it when I am drifting in pretty shallow waters. Sorry I am no help.
848082
Be sure to do the water test EVRY time before you are going in the water. I take it kayaking usually but the other day I went swimming a little and it did great! I wouldn't trust it diving deep or staying wet for a long time but I wouldn't ANY CASE!
1947346
I used mine right out of the box but have yet to go swimming with it. Not sure it's waterproof!
618585
I have found that it is water resistant. You can play in mud and water but I wouldn't submerge for any lanth of time.
1662361
i used it for scuba diving, so even though there is no time limit, it was rarely in the water more than an hour at a time anyway, but some friends borrowed it for surfing and snorkeling. There was no problem. It's robust!
253468
I bought it for a trip and yes I took it snorkeling and we had no issues. It's a cheap camera so you get what you pay for in quality. If I tried to take an out of water picture I had a lot more issues with dots of water or smudges or blurry spots but for the most part every picture I took under water was good. Hope that helps.
1953488
I wouldn't if I could help it.. I don't think its rated for swimming. I've taken it on some pretty wet runs but never purposely submerged it. Doubt it would survive a Triathlon is that's what you're thinking.
699590
I have not tried it swimming. However Mio says it does. Waring, do not push any of the buttons while swimming or water will get in and cause damage.
705570
Yes. I have swam in pools and the ocean and even gone in the hot tub without any issue.
2103751
It has a rubber gasket, and the lid screws down pretty tightly - the fit is solid.I've never immersed mine; but I've splashed it. No moisture got in.My guess is that a brief immersion wouldn't hurt, either.
510920
Very durable and water resistant! I would not submerge just wouldn't! Love mine so far
1955313
JB, I'm pretty satisfied with it. I took it with me to Australia for a few weeks and never had any problems. I only used it on 6 dives and twice snorkeling, but the battery lasted the entire time and still showed as full. Getting ready to take it with me to South Africa. I posted some pics taken with the camera mask here: http://www.projectaware.org/diver-photos/kyleblankenship/13273 One of the videos I took with it is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ip_gRX53Y&feature=youtu.be
78778
Thanks for responding. I took it to hawaii and used it snorkelling I was afraid it would die but it worked great and took some cool fish pictures. I'm very impressed with it
269452
I know several people who use them for snorkeling, but they are pretty heavy, which may cause fatigue.