Stu @ M Developments

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Hi Folks,
My beach camera is the new Panasonic lumix TS3, I bought it primarily as we wanted a camera you can go in pools with, on teh beach with and generally not care about it, throw it in sand etc, then when you get back to teh hotel room just leave it in the sink of water for ten mins to clean it up before downloading all photos from it.

However, whilst it was excellent at that, it also has the advertised ability to survive up to 12m underwater so I thought I would try it out on my recent diving trip to Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea.

The following pictures are all taken bare, with no waterproof housing.

































































And just so that you can see how it handles land photos in good and poor light, here are a few randoms shot with it on land too, in various conditions.









I hope you will agree, that for a camera with no special housings, rated to 12m, its a very impressive camera. I have, to that end, just been and bought Panasonics waterproof housing for it so I can take it deeper. I will get some test footage tomorrow at Capernwray with it whilst on a diving trip.



In summary, you want a pocket camera thats pretty indestructable? look no further than this baby!

danneth

shocked at how good the pics look tbh stu, how you finding egypt i loved the diving there !

Stu @ M Developments

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It has a very clever depth sensor that adjust teh white balance as you descend so it keeps natural colours longer.

Ref diving, loved it and completed three courses out there amongst my 17 dives.

Carlos-Titx

Those pics look professional!

is it shock resistant as well Stu? I could do with one as my current camera is on its last legs after the desert and being thrown about drunk.

Stu @ M Developments

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Yes mate, up to a 2m drop.

Info here:
http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/compa...ft3/index.html

Si B

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Amazing amazing amazing photos

I used a few different cameras years ago - cheap 35mm waterproof to 10m ones, that did 35m with no dramas, plus more expensive ones that popped in at 20 metres ruining the camera and film.

Your pics look awesome, and show how clear the water is out there. Diving in the Uk you can sometime barely see your feet, but when I went to Mexico divers 35m / 100ft below me were really clear - looked like tiny little ants, but underwater

Your pics have captured perfectly the world beneath the waves, thanks for sharing Stu

saph4be

cracking pics mate i all ways fancied a go at diving!

GARETH T

Im blow away by how good they come out, plus looking at your photos i really fancy having a go at diving,, WOW WOW WOW

1.9 xr2 on 40's

incredible

foreigneRS

i've got an old tz3 and a tz10 (neither of which are waterproof or anything), but think they're great little cameras

Stu @ M Developments

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Thanks for the kind words guys. Gareth, do it mate, I know you would love it and I would say i is pretty affordable for most people to try too.

TIFF

What sort of money did you pay for that Stu as the pictures look superb for a bare under water camera........

j888cag

love the pics as i go diving with the scuba trust check out the web site and i NEED A CAMERA but where to get it from

GARETH T

something else on my todo list thats for sure

carcollector

u chicken, did u do the shallow diving speciality ??

Stu @ M Developments

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Ha ha, nope, that particular dive was a "Dive with camera that would die at 13m speciality"

Stu @ M Developments

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Plenty available on google mate.

MikeR

Nice Computer mate, they really are great, good pictures as well

This guy is a good mate of mine, we did alot of diving together in Palau

http://kevindavidsonphotography.com/

Mike

Red16

Great photos Stu

I've got an underwater case like yours for my old Lumix TZ5, it's been down on plenty of dives and never let me down yet with leaks etc.

I've not tested it to 40m yet but have been close