2013-02-06T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent UW Imaging system
This was purchased to replace a underwater point and shoot system that had so so image quality. What a difference the Olympus lens and 4/3 image sensor makes for image quality; like night and day! IQ rivals my old school film cameras (Nikonos V)and the instant feedback via the live view LCD allows exposure correction on the fly for tricky shots. With two strobes attached to the housing the bouyancy is almost neutral and easy to maneuver underwater. Ports are interchangeable so a wideangle lens can be accomodated in a future upgrade (i.e. a dome port + 9-18 mm lens).
MICHAEL R.
2013-01-21T19:00:00
Rated 4 out of 5
Great on land and underwater
I bought the camera with the underwater housing as the waterproof point and shoot I'd been using died for no apparent reason. I had bought the toprated Olympus waterproof point and shoot the day before and hadn't taken it out of the box when I saw this camera with the housing. I'm quite happy with this purchase. The housing is quite large, especially for snorkeling, and I worried about how it would be in actual use. It was quite easy to use BUT I couldn't see what I was taking using the LCD screen. So I aimed it at what I wanted to photograph and hoped for the best. If one wants to spend more I would recommend getting one of the EVFs that works with the camera. I should say that I'd had the same problem with the waterproof point and shoot and with another point and shoot with underwater housing I'd still be using if the camera hadn't been stolen. I wish camera makers would include optical viewfinders on their cameras!! The pictures I got are definitely better than with point and shoots.
The camera works quite well and takes nice pictures. It is quite small. The handgrip on the right of the camera makes it quite easy to hold. It has much less shutter lag than a point and shoot.
BONNIE D.
2013-01-03T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Excellent
Ordered this camera because of the price and features. I needed an underwater camera for a snorkeling trip to the Caribbean. The price was too good to pass up. Did an amazing job. Ended up using it out of the housing as much as I did my 7D. Very nice IQ and very easy to use. Had to add 1 pound of ballast to the housing to get the buoyancy correct.
Would definitely recommend to anyone needing an underwater camera because of the camera alone, housing is extremely well made also.
SPENCER E.
2012-11-27T19:00:00
Rated 5 out of 5
Cheap and Pro. Solution for Underwater
Cheap and Professional solution for underwater photography.
Turan G.
