Mark wrote: "The GoPro and the waterproof cameras all seem to make pretty good videos, but it's the stills that leave something to be desired. I took my DSLR out on a whale goose chase a while back and it just takes so much better shots. I don't have a WP case for it, so I'm gambling out there on the ocean. So I want something that comes close in quality to the DSLR, but fits into a small WP case. Then all's I need is to get out on the water into some action for a change!" Sadly, the XZ-1's zoom isn't longer than on any of the water-proof compacts you find out there! But it has a really fast lens, compared to almost all other compacts out there, and goes from quite wide to short tele (equivalent to 28 b 112 mm on a 35mm SLR camera)! But that XZ-1 UW house is a pure marvel, so very, very, well designed, so the camera doesn't feel at all cumbersome in, or out of, the water. Not true for most UV houses! Total weight of the XZ-1's house is around 750 grams, with the camera, and the battery, included, while the C-8080 UW house weighs in at over 1.5 kilograms, not counting the camera,the battery, and the essential lead weight! Nor the beefy wide angle port, which I do not own! The C-8080 house has over 20 buttons, by the way, all unmarked! But they are made out of metal, while the XZ-1's are plastic, and very well marked - like they've been embossed, and then painted - will survive years of wear and tear! The grip around the XZ-1's house is just right - about the size a DSLR, while the C-8080's is for a guy with BIG hands! <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tord S Eriksson, MA in Journalism; ex Editor-in-Chief; Avid Photographer; Pentax Fan, Articulated Bus Driver; Hon. Member of East Horsley Aerospace; Hon. Member of PAN, the World's Oldest Photo Club; On FlickR: Tord55; </font> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Nov 27 2011 - 02:11:23 PST
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