My kids (count me in here) like playing in the sea...
To not miss it all I bought an Olympus 1030 sw.
(10metres depth rated - will damage your toe before it stops working if you drop it etc -) their TOUGH model. but $500+ it & its cousin are
dead in a year (more in section at end).
So GoPro looks tough - sounds tough - how does it work in action ??....
The big problem I found for water based action shots was getting close enough as the zoom on the Olympus is not upto much. I took all the photos manually and when not in use had camera tucked into top of wettie to leave my hands free.
- I have not read of focus option with GoPro - Does it??
- At what sort of distance can you get a good shot - say of my kid surfing a wave? As a reference would 30m be too far for good definition / facial expression?
- Is it fiddly to grab and shoot (i.e. to catch an action shot)? -- or is it mostly intended to be attached to something and used in set & forget mode (video or timed shots)?
- Does the basic case offer waterproofing too or does this come with the polycarbonate...outer case?
Any in-use comments appreciated...
Thanks (& top of the N/Year 2 Uall
History of meu1030 SW tough chunk of junk.
First one battery leaked - but until then took great pic's (2-3 months)
(by this I mean for a basic lense (-ve) with 10Mpix sensor (+ve) approx 1 in 3-4 were ok).
Warranty replaced this - Replacement one has been average from day 1 - poorer lense setup / focus / sensor calibration(??) not sure - but lower quality piks. About 6 -7 mths old started glitching and now in under a year - it is dead (seals failed - I assume as piks appeared misty(!!) - then battery release didn't - and finally signs of corrosion on memory card connector ).
This style of camera is a great idea but not really intended for 90+ % use in the beach / surf zone - despite spending all its "wet time" behind my shoulder under my wetsuit (i.e. protected) when not in-use.
So around $500/year for water based snaps.(Jan not happy
).. A GoPro must be tougher???
