Water Resistant Camera
Sep 23, 2023 18:26:12 #
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Sep 23, 2023 20:05:49 #
John Matthews
Loc: Wasilla, Alaska
Late model Apple iPhones have a water resistant ipx rating good for something like 3 feet under for 30 minutes. I would bet some other manufacturers have a similar rating. Get the Olympus TG-6 or seven. The camera is built like a tank and built to withstand abuse. I have the six and have dropped, frozen, taken it far deeper than 50ft and gotten away with it. The camera also takes a decent picture.
Sep 23, 2023 20:07:24 #
Sep 23, 2023 20:21:55 #
Fencehog wrote:
I would like to buy a water resistant camera for my son and his wife to take photographs of the grandchildren in swimming pools and the beach. Any suggestions, specially ones that will not break the bank?
There are plenty that will break the bank. There are a few film and some digital camera that are disposable. When I went camping I brought along a disposable film camera. Really a nice investment.
Sep 23, 2023 20:49:57 #
Sep 24, 2023 08:41:00 #
I have the TG-6. Takes really good water photos as long as there’s light. Even the action shots (kids jumping in the pool etc) come out great
Sep 24, 2023 11:21:22 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Fencehog wrote:
I would like to buy a water resistant camera for my son and his wife to take photographs of the grandchildren in swimming pools and the beach. Any suggestions, specially ones that will not break the bank?
Olympus TG-6 or OM TG-7 (Olympus was sold to OM Digital Solutions [OMDS]. "Olympus" on the cameras is slowly rolling over to "OM" or "OM System"). If the camera is never going in the water and will only get wet from rain or snow, OM or Panasonic weatherproof cameras (like OMDS's E-M5, E-M1, OM-5, or OM-1 or similar Panasonic camera) will work also but will require a bigger budget than the TG-6 or TG-7.
Sep 24, 2023 14:14:49 #
wdross wrote:
Olympus TG-6 or OM TG-7 (Olympus was sold to OM Digital Solutions [OMDS]. "Olympus" on the cameras is slowly rolling over to "OM" or "OM System"). If the camera is never going in the water and will only get wet from rain or snow, OM or Panasonic weatherproof cameras (like OMDS's E-M5, E-M1, OM-5, or OM-1 or similar Panasonic camera) will work also but will require a bigger budget than the TG-6 or TG-7.
I agree except that the OP used the word "beach" where sand can be the issue more than the water.
Sep 24, 2023 18:35:56 #
Sep 24, 2023 18:51:49 #
Fencehog wrote:
I would like to buy a water resistant camera for my son and his wife to take photographs of the grandchildren in swimming pools and the beach. Any suggestions, specially ones that will not break the bank?
Olympus.
Sep 24, 2023 19:14:50 #
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