So people, what do you think of this camera?
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You might want to try the underwater photography forum. Good luck! BTW I'm a big fan of Fuji cameras I've got the recently discontinued S9100 and it's pretty awesome once it's dialed in.
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Actually, Olympus makes a similar camera with a housing. Olympus 226085 SP-560 UZ 8.0 MP Digital Camera in Black with 18x Optical Zoom - FotoConnection.com
One really shouldn't use the zoom feature uw anyway, even a 6x zoom. It will never focus or light properly through the water column. I was thinking of a camera like this because I also like to shoot on land and a long zoom would be nice for shooting birds, etc.
One really shouldn't use the zoom feature uw anyway, even a 6x zoom. It will never focus or light properly through the water column. I was thinking of a camera like this because I also like to shoot on land and a long zoom would be nice for shooting birds, etc.
Here are some owner reviews from digideep.
List of underwater housings that turn the Olympus SP-560 UZ into an underwater camera
Some were happy, most weren't. Slow focus, especially zoomed and in low light. Poor picture quality at extremes of wide and zoom. Also, to accommodate the Pinocchio lens, it has a weird rectangular housing port, which apparently has a habit of reflecting back camera parts into your picture when used with flash underwater.
How about a G-9 (6x optical) with a teleconverter?
Lensmateonline - Canon PowerShot G9/G7 Telephoto Samples
List of underwater housings that turn the Olympus SP-560 UZ into an underwater camera
Some were happy, most weren't. Slow focus, especially zoomed and in low light. Poor picture quality at extremes of wide and zoom. Also, to accommodate the Pinocchio lens, it has a weird rectangular housing port, which apparently has a habit of reflecting back camera parts into your picture when used with flash underwater.
How about a G-9 (6x optical) with a teleconverter?
Lensmateonline - Canon PowerShot G9/G7 Telephoto Samples
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Thanks for the link. I've been hearing good things about the G9. Oh why did my oly 7070 have to flood and force me to make a new decision? (i'm not good at deciding) 
Gilligan
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IMHO NO on both the Fuji and Olympus 18X zoom cameras for underwater use. The 18X zoom is great for land but worthless underwater. No Ikelite housings for either but an Oly housing for their model.
I'd go with the Canon G9 or it's slightly less featured sister, the A650IS
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