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Excellent camera for the price! 2010-03-11

Reviewer: Annie Wilcoxen

We bought this camera for the family Hawaii trip. Since we have two digi cameras already, all we need is a waterproof one. I was looking at some covers for regular camera first, but they cost like at least $30, and they don't look that attractive. After reading reviews, we ordered this nicely priced camera. It looked just like a normal camera, I confirmed it's a underwater one with it's instruction manual first before I dip it into the water. The pictures turned out great, not every single one of course, but we did catch many amazing pictures wither snorkeling or in the pool. The camera definitely added a lot of fun for snorkeling. It's very easy to use and the quality for regular pictures are pretty good too. There is a little delay though between you press the button and the picture shows up, but I know a lot of cameras have this issue. You just need to get used to it. Overall, it's a very nice camera for the price you pay. I am very happy with my choice.

Hawaii Amazing 2010-03-10

Reviewer: Nancy Walker

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1CDW5WB40BHFW I rarely write reviews BUT this is the best $129 I have ever spent. I was in Hawaii in January and used the underwater capabilities of this cute LITTLE, amazingly easy to use camera. I was surprised to hear the footage of the whales underwater BETTER than I heard them in real life, AWESOME. Please watch and listen to the turtle with the whales screaming in the background, I didn't think underwater was so noisy!!! I also caught some pretty amazing photos of rainbows, even far away ones. This camera is as sweet as the price!

Best Investment Ever! 2010-03-05

Reviewer: J. Balken

I don't know why some complained about the battery life because i went two days straight on my cruise using this camera at eh beach, snorkling, sitting around the pool, and used it at night and it barely was on half of a battery after that. I used it everyday of my cruise in all situations and this camera was excellent in any condition. It took GREAT underwater photos, never leaked, and was easy to operate underwater. We brought our $300 Canon with also, and never ended up using it at all because this camera took great pics on land and the ship as well. It has really easy modes for those who don't understand cameras for instance it has and Underwater mode, a Beach mode, a Night mode, Landscape, and even a Party mode. This was a great camera and super cheap for what it does!

camera 2010-03-05

Reviewer: Rebecca M. Tapia

It is pretty handy little camera and takes pretty decent pictures overall. It just really stinks that you have to take the battery out to charge it. The flash works great but sometimes is a little over powering and it's hard to find the right setting where you can see with out it being to dark or to washed out. but overall a really good little camera.

I LOVE this camera! 2010-02-28

Reviewer: G. Chen

For the current amazon price ($106 USD), this item is a steal! I bought this camera because I wanted to take underwater pictures for a vacation in Hawaii. Since I was experimenting with underwater photography, I did't want to spend too much - just in case, this didn't work out. But it turns out, I had nothing to worry about! I just returned from Hawaii. Most of my trip (1 week long) was spent by the beach or in the water. This camera was so durable and easy to use. I took over 600 pictures (using a separately purchased 8 GB memory card) and the camera battery only needed recharging 1x the whole trip! All of my friends were awed by the camera and are planning to get one for themselves.

I looked at some of the other reviews on here. A small number commented that they did not like the picture quality. I personally find it fanatastic. The picture quality setting can be changed from 10 MB down to much less, as needed. I kept my setting at 10 MB. The pictures when transferred onto my computer looked great and were comparable to other camera pictures of the same type but different brand (Nikkon, Sony, Cannon). (My house owns a lot of cameras.) The waters in Maui were generally very clear, but even so it was necessary to hold the camera close in order to get good shots under water. I would estimate the camera has a 3 ft visibility range under regular salt water. Even with this range, I was able to get clear shots as long as I held the camera close to the subject matter. I bet visibility would improve in pool water or truly clear water. (I'm a little jet lagged now so I may upload my pics at a later date.)

I also noticed that a few people claimed the camera did not work and broke. I can only comment according to my personal experience. According to the instructions, you have to make sure that the battery slot & memory card slot clicks closed. Just slide the slot until you hear a faint noise. The inside of the camera obviously is not waterproof, just the outside is coated with some material to help keep water out. The casing must be closed tight to prevent water from seaping into the electronics.

Also, a few people mentioned the shutter delay. There is a fraction of a second delay, but I find that unless you get a SLR you will probably experience delay in most handheld digital point and shoots. The delay is comparable to other cameras of a similiar type, and in general, I would say somewhat better if not on the same level with most other point and shoots.

This is overall a great light weight little camera, especially given the price. If you want to take fun vacation photos and not have to worry too much about theft or water damage, I would buy and have bought this camera. I LOVE IT! (As you can see from my star rating).