Waterproof housing or waterproof camera

Baba Ganoush wrote:

nafik wrote:

I could never understand who Nikon 1 AW1 was made for. The lens mount is the obvious week point that will kill camera and lens at once. It does not go deep enough to be a scuba divers camera.

That is true. It is primarily for snorkelers (like me) and shallow water sports, not for divers. However, its P-D AF is faster and typically more accurate than the C-D AF on my RX100 MkIII, for which I bought a Nauticam housing. The AW is also easier to take with me on trips where my carry-on baggage is limited in size and weight and I want to carry both a backup UW camera and either a DSLR kit or mirrorless camera kit as well.

They never produced anything decent besides SLRs and [ [SOME]] lenses, but even in this department they are loosing to canon.

FIFY. Along with some of their superb lenses, Nikon has always managed to produce a few other lenses that are just plain mediocre. The problem is knowing before you open your wallet to buy a lens from them whether you're dealing with the Good Nikon or the Bad Nikon

Nikon 1 AW1 was just another Nikons failure from the marketing point.

Yep. That goes for the entire Nikon 1 product line. Still, I bought mine a long time ago, it does what I want, has rarely if ever failed me, and I can recommend it to anyone whose needs are like mine. On my last trip I was taking pictures under poor water and lighting conditions at ISO 3200 and the camera worked like a champ. I don't think you say that about the Panasonic TS cameras, even in the very skilled hands of primozp.

M.
Nice camera...now show me the pictures.

Another vote for the Nikon AW1.  Most important to me is it takes both RAW and JPEG, something except for the Olympus TG4, the other P&S waterproof cameras don't do to my knowledge. My AW1s, I have two, one with 10mm lens and one with 11-27.5mm lens, have been in lots of seawater from Alaska to Mexico and freshwater streams and lakes with no problems.  One does need to pay attention to the pre-submergence check list that Nikon provides.

If it is safe for snorkelers, it will meet your other requirements with ease.