Tightness and maintenance:
She's really completely sealed what Sea (saltwater) and pool terms (chlorinated water) as well as the fine sand on the beach.
In the evening I let dry thoroughly and with the enclosed small brush gently sand and salt crystals removed and rinsed well after use in the sea with clean tap water.
Battery:
I've done about 1600 photos in the vacation and the battery only charged 3 times, which probably would have been enough 2 times, but I have a precaution once charged earlier.
Operation:
Really very easy to understand and operate. Only at "fault" would be that the trigger for photos and the inputs are on / off quite close together and I make 2 times instead of a photo, the camera was turned off, but what was happening under the water and not the normal photographing.
Photos:
If there is sufficient light, the photos are really great what sharpness and colors are concerned. Only on the push I would completely waive, especially when it comes to the limits of optical or even beyond it, because without a tripod is no longer manages the photos even halfway unverschwommen (I say deliberately not sharply since, at least for me, which was almost impossible and I'm not just a beginner what photography terms to get).
But as I said, for the price and for that I have used as a pure holiday snapshot camera I am very pleased with the results. Even landscapes and buildings came over really well.
Tips:
I would not use the Underwater mode for shooting underwater, because these colors everything just unnatural blue and you eh eh pictures because you rarely or not at all looks under water through the viewfinder and the screen is almost black must be "good luck". That's why I took the shots underwater mode for continuous shooting, because then heißts underwater just halfway align and hold the shutter button until you think you have made. Since the camera also quite a long delay has what regards the moment of release and the recording actually recommended this mode also.
If you had the camera in / under water and will continue to take pictures immediately above water should be short blow on the lens or otherwise try to remove the drops of it because, unfortunately ARISING disturbing effects on subsequent recordings.
Conclusion:
I do not regret the purchase and would also buy back. For the price really does not go wrong if you simply just want to make nice holiday without having to be worried about the good camera. However, if a camera is looking which allows him to make more crisp photos that is fast as regards movements and still sufficiently sharp Provides even at high zoom settings, which should perhaps look for another camera that will then also be priced in other regions.
