I am going to try this in my friend's pool taking pics of my kids swimming underwater. Will it work a few feet under like this?
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Yes for me. You'll see photos in similar situation in DicaPac website. The clear water, like a pool is excellent to get good photos. Only avoid edge case don't interfere with camera focus.
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I was using it with my Pansonic Lumix down to 20 feet when snorkeling last year.
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I used it under water but the water wasn't very clear so I wouldn't blame the camera. The playback was high def but the sounds under water are fairly garbled as you may expect so you need to mute the playback or add music. For the price in the cam market it is great.
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I did some snorkeling while on vacation and the camera takes excellent photos and videos underwater, you will not be disappointed. As for the GPS, it did work while snorkeling, which was approximately 6ft underwater not sure if it will work going deeper underwater...hope this helps
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It works well for scuba diving. I prefer the video quality to the GoPro and Contour because of the video stabilization. You will need to purchase the ADA-RD1 with the flat port for underwater. Happy shooting
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We used this in our pool, never deeper than 5 ft under water. The camera functions locked-up and stopped working after a few uses. In my opinion, it's not a reliable product.
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YES - It can shoot under water when used inside the included underwater housing. You can't just toss the camera itself into water unprotected, but the clear plastic casing that comes with it is waterproof.
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Hello,Absolutely not! That is the beauty of this product. It works underwater. Thank you for your interest.Calli Books
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Not sure about using this underwater, you should call samsung and ask if they have waterproof casing and ask up to what depth the camera will function. This camera will function up to 20-30F in cold weather, my other canon wont work in these cold temps.
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I have an iPhone 5s and it takes very clear pictures above water but I have not taken it underwater. I assume that it would do just as well underwater.
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I seriously doubt that you can use this as an underwater camera. Not for this price. It works best under an eave with light rain hitting against it. Anything more than that I would say no. I haven't tried it but I wouldn't advise it
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I use my GoPros to film underwater on a downrigger. I tried the new case only one time, as it leaked from the bezel at less than 85 feet. The good news as stated, if you have a regular 3 Black, is that the new camera will fit into the old housing. I have had my 3 Black camera down to 195 feet, and believe it or not, there was enough light to see what was going on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXSgMSmyfOM And here is some footage in clearer water over 100 feet deep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRPbdCpXzTQ
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i used my just in pool but not underwater. worked good for splashing, personally wouldnt try my phone underwater. i would buy a waterproof camera instead.
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I have used the camera in it's underwater case. The video is fine as long as you don't go so deep that it gets dark. The video playback is excellent. I have two of these cameras and am very pleased.
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Love the camera. Don't know as I never tried the GPS underwater. But my experience with GPS is the signal is weak and I would tend to believe a shallow depth of water would block signal. With that said got try it and let me know.
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I did not use it under the water yet. It felt into the water few times when I climbed on the water falls in Jamaica and went to paddle board. This is not a touch screen camera.
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Hello, Yes it does work underwater, however the refractive index of water causes it to loose a little bit of power. It works well underwater from about 7 to 14 inches away. Above water you can focus down to about 4 inches. Hope that helps! -PolarPro
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I took mine snorkeling and it worked fine. You have to make sure that the camera is positioned properly, and there is difficulty adjusting the buttons. But I got some great pics with it. Above water, you have to watch out for water drops on the front of the lens case. the camera will try to focus on those.