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Waterproof housing or waterproof camera

Started Jan 16, 2017 | Questions thread
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Waterproof housing or waterproof camera

I'm looking for a waterproof solution not necessarily for underwater photography, but for being at the beach, swimming, kayaking, being at in places w/ water. Maybe eventually a little underwater photography for snorkeling, not diving.

Some options I'm considering:

(1) Buy a waterproof P&S. Seems like Olympus and Panasonic make a few. Suggestions are welcome.

(2) GoPro Hero 5. Could be cool to have for video too, but main purpose would be still photos.  Good thing with this is I could use it for video in other settings and it's quite compact.  Just not sure how the quality compares.

(3) Housing for an RX-100 iv. Seems to be around the price of a P&S. I'd prolly go w/ the Sony housing because I just trust first party more. Got the RX-100 recently, and will probably have it for a while.

(4) Housing for my M43 camera (Panasonic GF6)

(5) Some generic housing bag style for either the RX100 or a M43, if they are safe to use.

RX100 housing seems like a good option, because if I go on a mainly beach or outdoor activities trip, I could just take the camera on a trip with me instead of the M43 camera, and use it for both water or non-water activities. A housing for my M43 camera might be wasted if I upgrade the body in the next 6 months to a year. A waterproof P&S or GoPro is easy to throw in a bag in addition to my regular camera (be it my DSLR or M43) though. And I'm not sure the quality of the bag style waterproof housings.

FWIW I have a Samsung Galaxy S7, which is waterproof enough for the kind of activities I'm doing, but I would not take it underwater purposely to take photos, and I'm more afraid of losing my phone than a camera which I could strap to my wrist or wear around my neck

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