water proof point and shoot camera

[weeds]

i need to buy one for work over the next couple of days, i remember a recent ad on the TV where a guy skips the camera across a river to another guys but i cannot remember the brand?????

what other options are out there?

cheers

[abaddonxi]

Think that was a Panasonic Lumix.

I bought the kids each an Otek cheapie - fixed lens so can't break that, waterproof to several metres and reasonably compact. The quality isn't up with the best, but well under $100 compared to around $300 for anything name brand.

[Disco_ute84]

I've got a Panasonic DMC FT2 that I'm quite happy with. Takes a good photo, even under water. I'll see if I can dig up some shots from Fiji tonight.

[JDNSW]

I don't know if it is still available, but recently Aldi had one.

John

[SimonM]

Hey mate there are quite a few available. I have a Canon d10, there is a pentax, lumix, Olympus and a sony I think. When i get home tonight I will send you a link to a good review by one of the guys I kayak with.
Check out THE SEA KAYAK FORUM • Index page (http://www.seakayakforum.com) and do a search you will find some personal reviews there. My Canon takes a decent shot and has taken quite a few dunkings in salt water and is still going strong.

[weeds]

thanks guys......might drop into the shops this afternoon and have a looksee

[SimonM]

Hey Kelvin,

Here is the link (http://avastyematey.wordpress.com/2010/04/11/waterproof-cameras-the-next-gen/) I was talking about over 12 months old but at least some feedback of some of the models available.

And an example of the shots from my Canon

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/07/237.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/07/238.jpg

[woody]

G'day Kelvin

you can't go wrong with the panasonic, we've taken a couple of thousand photos with ours in some pretty harsh environments. High humidity, sand, dust, rain, flood, cyclone and mud, also been dropped a couple of times.

I'm going to shout swmbo one of the new models with the built in GPS so that the photos are geotagged with the location. (I get to use the old one then on the fireground ;))

[weeds]

was going to buy a panasonic but tricky dicks didn't have any in stock

i needed ia camera for thursday so i grabbed an olympus tough TG-310 $299 + a SD card, tested the camer in the shower this morning, pics?

i would have like to have brought one of the model that went to 10m but couldn't justify for work.......:cool:

[incisor]

one of the model that went to 10m lol:
The model or the camera?

[twr7cx]

Panasonic Lumix. They are brilliant. My brother and I both have them and have tested them a variety of times, mine has been jetskiing, snorkelling (and used underwater with no additional case), fishing, SCUBA diving (in 40m case), motorbike riding (dirt tracks), 4WDing, to the shooting range, sailing, wake boarding, waterskiing, snowboarding, snow skiing, etc. and hasn't missed a beat in 2 years.

Had some of the Olympus Tough models previously and would never touch them again.