Hi guys
I have a yellow one that I have used on a number of dives down to 25 metres depth. It is working great and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a cheap underwater water compact camera that takes good underwater pictures and videos
A few things
That it takes good underwater pictures and videos doesn't mean that there aren't cameras that do it better, just not for the same price
Handle it carefully, bumping it too much can (read will) make it leak - Nikon specifically warns about that
Make sure that camera is clean and dry including rinsing salt water off before opening the battery compartment and always use the little brush before closing it - Again, Nikon specifically points this out
Nikon has good quality control. My own experience vs. the ones reported here leads me to think that perhaps external circumstances lead to the failures. I have used mine over and over and it is still great
It is not a professional USD 1,000 underwater camera, if it is treated like one and then breaks, it's not the camera's fault.
On another note
- I do miss raw mode (can only save JPEG = difficult to correct white balance)
- Manual white balance are too many clicks away
- I do use Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Premiere to improve most pictures and videos but to be honest, it's enough for normal hobby use also without that
Mikey