Fujifilm FinePix XP80 Waterproof Digital Camera with 2.7-Inch LCD (Graphite Black)

This camera exceeded my expectations. I was looking to upgrade my underwater camera after a recent trip to Cozumel. There I saw photos taken with a Nikon Coolpix and was very impressed with the quality. My underwater camera at the time was an old (2006) SVP underwater camera that did a fine job but the ratio of good to poor photos was low. There were two primary reasons why I purchased this Fuji camera over the Nikon: 1) price and 2) recommended depth. The Nikon cost almost twice as much and was good only to 30 (or maybe 33) feet. This camera had a listed waterproof depth of 50 feet.We took the camera on a dive vacation to Baja California Sur where we dove or snorkeled all but 3 days on a 2 week vacation. The image quality was amazing. It consistently took sharp, clear pictures both on land and underwater. Though we only took a few indoor photos the quality of those images was better than expected, too. On several occasions we took the camera below the recommended 50' depth when scuba diving. On 3 dives it went to 80+ feet and performed remarkably well.We were impressed with how substantial and solid this little camera is. The battery/memory card door has a substantial metal hinge. The locking mechanism would be extremely hard to accidentally open and makes an audible click when the knob is turned to the lock position. The buttons are easy to use even under water. We were easily able to change modes, turn on the flash and shoot video while underwater. I would add that this might not be the case if we were wearing gloves as the buttons are small, about the same size as a standard point and shoot camera. We didn't deliberately test the dustproof part of the claim but after snorkeling one day I dropped the camera in the sand. I didn't try to open it until it was well rinsed but there was no jamming or other problems following this incident. Again, we didn't plan to test to confirm that the camera was shock proof but it survived several accidental drops onto tile and asphalt from a few feet (not the 6' in the product description) with no ill effects. One aspect of this camera that most impressed us was how fast it recycled and allowed a second photo and a third. It seemed to cycle faster than our superzooms by a fair amount. For example, we were photographing some surfers on Divorce Beach and were able to fire off 3 or more shots in rapid succession. The cycle rate does slow down a bit, as is expected, when the flash is in use but it is still pretty quick.The camera is superb for the cost but, there are two downsides worth mentioning. The shutter button and the on/off button are close together. The shutter button is significantly larger than the on/off button but in moments of excitement, sharks, manta rays, etc., we occasionally turned the camera off rather than taking a picture. The battery life is OK but could be better. On a three tank dive the battery lasted through the first two but only long enough for 3 or 4 photos on the third. Usually, by the end of a morning in the water either diving or snorkeling the battery would be flat. Though we could buy a second battery, changing one on a sandy beach or a wet dive boat isn't something we would recommend.A number of other reviews mention issues with the wifi feature of this camera. We have not yet tried this feature and probably won't. We're kind of old fashioned in that we still remove the memory card and plug it into our laptops to transfer photos.If I had to travel with just one camera, instead of a superzoom or DSLR and an underwater camera or two, this would be a fine camera to use. The size makes it particularly easy to travel light, it fits easily in a pocket.I would highly recommend this camera and have recommended it already to my diving friends.

I used this camera exclusively for snorkeling photos and it worked great! The first snorkel adventure I did not have the resolution set high enough, so the fish were a little blurry. For the second snorkel adventure, I set the camera on the highest resolution and the results were great, even though this was an overcast day. I also learned that you need to hold the camera very steady to take underwater movies. My fault actually, as my swimming was too jerky. Many videos turned out great and even more sharp than the photos. I tried the 'burst' setting and that was fun because I got about 5 photos of a moving fish and then threw out 4, but kept the one with the best angle. I found that I could take a photo or video about every 30 seconds for about 1.5 hours (at the highest resolution setting) and then I came close to filling up a 128 GB memory card. The battery lasted the full 1.5 hours and probably more, but I did not go beyond that usage before I charged it up again. I've uploaded a few photos and an underwater selfie.

Has a lot of scratches that did not say in the description, but works fine. Have to try it underwater but other than that is okay.

Overall, for the price, it's not a bad little camera. Pictures came out pretty good and it was fairly quick. (Sadly not as quick as the giant lobster, and I'm still bummed I didn't get a pic of that). As others have noted, it does excellent out of the water in day light. I didn't take any in lower light with this one (It's not really meant for that anyway and I had my regular camera for that). I only have two gripes with it.1. When in brighter light, the screen wasn't bright enough to see what you were shooting. Underwater I was shooting blind in more than one case and that kinda sucked. I cut off some parts of what could have been a great shot.2. Like many other cameras without a red filter, your underwater shots (The deeper ones anyway) are going to be very blue and you're going to lose color definition. A friend of mine took a GoPro with her and her color was MUCH better. She also had the red filter as well. I was able to color correct them as long as the images weren't shot from too deep (There is one from a lagoon from this camera that I color corrected to be ok). I DID use the underwater feature, which helped at some levels. Unfortunately I think you really need the red filter for deeper dives. Our deepest depth was 32 meters if I remember correctly.Including some pics here. Including two pics of the same scene... one with this camera and one with hers. As you can see hers didn't wash out all the colors to blue....Overall, it's really not a bad little camera for your average vacation. I had no water leakage issues. The battery didn't last quite as long as I expected, but I won't really blame the camera for that as I was probably using it more than I realized. Good for shallow water and general outside shots.ETA: Images around showing or some reason. Will give it some more time then try to upload them again

I've had mine for a bit over a year and taken it snorkeling a dozen times, and Burning Man among other things. Some of the yellow paint is starting to peel (from getting scraped by sand maybe?) but it still performs just fine. If you're in clean water in bright sunshine, it takes fantastic photos. I just got back from a trip to Oahu where I snapped this Honu from a distance of about 20ft. Low-light and any kind of murk or haze, not so much. And I'd like a wider-angle lens, as well as more telephoto. But it's really done better than I ever expected of a "toy" and I can take it places where I'd never bring my "good" camera! As they say, the best camera is the one you have with you.