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Best image quality for OpenWater Swimming and Diving

Started Jan 8, 2020 | Questions thread
OP elmar1 Regular Member • Posts: 187
Re: Best image quality for OpenWater Swimming and Diving

kelpdiver wrote:

well, at least your odds of decently clear water is very high then.

The TGs do have some dome options, but they're not giant ones, more of the 4" variety. This gives you a chance at over/unders, but not a super one. Really want 6 or better 8+.

Maybe shoot a message to Backscatter guys to see if something practical exists.

There are dome attachments for gopros as well for this purpose. But maybe not the feature that should dictate your choice.

The advantage the gopro has over the TG is much less weight, which matters for the swim events. Not as good a still camera, though. But lots of different attachment systems for easily, securely carrying it.

Thanks for the input. I agree, the clarity should not be a problem That's why at the moment I am thinking about the Sony RX0 or the Insta360 One R with the 1inch sensor. Both match the approach I took with the Olympus last year: Use automatic mode (for over/under shots) and at least the Sony has a good autofocus. The picture quality seems to be superior to Olympus, handling is instead a bit more fuzzy. But the RX0 is much lighter than the Olympus.

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