TG-2 Underwater Results

Nice job Derek, the photos are beautiful! If I may plz. and as an aside to Dereks thread I thought it appropriate to add some additional insight to the use of the TG-2 underwater for those who might also be considering it for the same purpose.

I bought a TG-2 also for the 2014 spring Florida trip with my wife and have been quite impressed with the quality of the photos. With regard to the soundness of the seals around the two doors on the camera, I'm convinced that like any surface that undergoes wear with use over time that those surfaces will become compromised with use over time in the same way an "o" ring will if allowed to become dry with use and deteriorate. I decided I'd plan to use the lightest coating of vaseline on those side door seal surfaces before exposure to saltwater and by using an 8 gb, "Eye Fi" WiFI memory card sync'ed with my cell phone for near instantaneous download of photos to the cell phones 32gb data card; charging the battery thru the supplied USB cable to minimize the number of times any of those doors need to be opened or closed seemed to be the last of the 3 protective measures I'd need to insure no water problems with the camera. I also figured that if I know I'm done using the camera by the water THEN I'll open the doors and remove the vaseline coating and any other debris that may have collected around the door seals with a tissue very carefully and call it good. Yea, I know the manual doesn't recommend it but common sense would seem to suggest otherwise with a good work around since I know Olympus doesn't want any sand to accumulate on the seals and cause abrading of those door seals with use. Would seem to me that if you eliminate the need to get into those areas after sealing the surfaces by addressing the reasons to get into the doors to begin with then you've basically averted the potential problems if dealt with the way I'm planning to.

BTW the "Eye Fi" WiFi cards work very well with this camera! I've been using one for weeks since I purchased the camera and it really rocks! You can take all the pictures you want and they'll be automatically dumped to your cell phone, if it's with you, immediately if set up to sync that way. Really eliminates the need for a larger camera memory card to dump to a computer when time permits. Seriously considering bringing an Ipod 160gb "classic" to dump the photos to instead of using multiple cards.

Hope this helps anybody else who may be giving any thought to doing any water work with the TG-2; it be a shame to have the opportunity and not take a few shots with an extraordinary utility camera like this one!