another camera suggestion...

[Tabasco1]

Hoping to get some opinions on a great point and shoot that does well under water.. preferably up to 10 meters and takes great pics. I think any more than that and it is going to be more of a dive camera.

Would be used on snokel trips (upcoming Cook Island trip :) ) and for use on rivers when fly-fishing.

TIA!

 

[Mike&Terry]

We have a Panasonic DMC-TS3 that we are pleased with. We've taken it snorkeling and also used it in our tank. This video of our tank was taken with it:


[video=youtube;WIn-je_VUqk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIn-je_VUqk&hd=1[/video]

 

[Tabasco1]

That is awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing, love the video!! Those look like some happy fishes, although I think I saw one of them mouth "feed me". How long have you had the camera? Is seems pretty durable? The quality looked great. I don't know if I would have thought about panasonic.

 

[Mike&Terry]

We purchased the camera in July for a trip to Jamaica and used it a lot. It will also take decent underwater pics of corals too. Make sure you buy a floating foam strap for your camera.

 

[Mike&Terry]

...Those look like some happy fishes, although I think I saw one of them mouth "feed me". How long have you had the camera? Is seems pretty durable?

Our fish are definitely "fat and happy", LOL!

And to answer your question about durability, it is made of metal and can certainly withstand a few dings.

 

[Tabasco1]

Thanks so much for your input. Looks like Panasonic has just released a newer version of this camera the TS4. I think I am between this and the Nikon Coolpix AW100. I am more leaning toward the TS4, could you tell me how the macro shots are with this camera? That is the only thing I think the coolpix might have over it. I saw some macro shots taken with the coolpix and they were insane for a p & s. The new TS4 has some great features though, time lapse and manual settings which the cool pix does not have.