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Good Waterproof Camera

Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:06 pm
by Nick07
Hey guys,

I'm off to the Gold Coast and Bali during the summer and I want a reasonable waterproof camera.

I don't want to spend too much (less than $200).

A couple I have looked at are the Fuji Finepix XP10 and the Samsung AQ100.

Anyone care to shed any light on the situation, any 2 cents is thanked.

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:46 am
by Nick07
The fuji is at big w for $199 + staff discount.

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:56 am
by milobob
My Friend recently had the olympus ones.. but be careful with the sand - if it gets into the lens area it can really screw it up. Didn't close thanks to the sand in the lens cover area.

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:59 am
by Nick07
Citigate have the Olympus tough 8010 for $250 but I don't really like shopping over the internet. Might try see if JB will price match.

Have you ever used Fuji?

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:01 am
by Nick07
The one thing I am iffy about is the battery life. It's quoted to take 165 shots, is that normal for a battery? Taking it overseas I don't really want to run out of battery when I'm out on a tour etc.