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William Seger

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5. If you mean a GoPro-style action camera...

Reply to LT Barclay (Original post)

Wed Jul 7, 2021, 12:49 AM

Jul 2021

... that's not so expensive, the two that I would recommend are the Hawkeye Firefly 8S (or 8SE), about $110 to $140 (depending on model and lens), and the Xiaomi Seabird, which is around $100. They both have 12MP Sony sensors and produce pretty good photos and smooth 4K video. There are literally dozens of cheaper 4K action cameras, but buyer beware -- check out YouTube reviews for anything that looks tempting. Some are fake 4K (interpolated); some are not smooth because of dropped frames and/or low frame rates; some just have bad image quality; and the very cheapest ones are all of the above.

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Any suggestions for a reasonably priced water proof digital camera? [View all] LT Barclay Jul 2021 OP

Waterproof-Underwater-Recorder-Digital 10 FT Waterproof Goonch Jul 2021 #1

I appreciate all the replies, but yours is the winner. LT Barclay Jul 2021 #7

Fuji & Olympus Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2021 #2

Do you otherwise do photography? N/T flotsam Jul 2021 #3

Underwater photography ironman99 Jul 2021 #4

If you mean a GoPro-style action camera... William Seger Jul 2021 #5

Often dive shops will do GoPro rentals Major Nikon Jul 2021 #6