SVP Underwater 5MP Digital Video Camera

I bought this camera for my husband for Christmas. He loves to snorkel in Hawaii and I thought this would be better than the disposeable underwater cameras he always buys. He never took it out of the box and said our son could have it. I packed it for our March Hawaii trip because my husband had no intentions of bringing it. He decided to use it one day at the beach while our son was boogie boarding. We came back to the condo and he reviewed the pictures on tv. They were incredible. The splashes of waves and droplets of water were awesome. Our son took it snorkeling and took a picture of a school of yellow fish that is now being made into a poster. Everyone who saw the pictures could not believe the color and quality. My husband is glad I bought it for him and we used it almost everyday on our vacation. It does get a little moisture from going underwater, nothing major, and it goes through the AAA batteries every couple hours of constant use. It is well worth its price!

Used camera once. After 10 minutes in the water the case began leaking and fried the camera. Case was sealed properly and I can attest that inproper use was not an issue. Buy a better camera or use disposables. I have been informed product is not returnable. Wasted money.

This camera drains batteries quickly. I took three photos and it drained to 3/4. I went through the included batteries in no time. I then used rechargable batteries (energizer). The same thing happened. This is ridiculous. Other than that, it's a decent camera for the price paid. Does this fall under the category of "you get what you pay for?" My other camera (casio, over 5 years old) battery (rechargable) does not drain so fast. Oh well. I wanted a camera to use under water and above. Deciding whether to just return it or not.

I bought this camera because I was tired of spending $10 and up everytime I bought a disposable water camera. Then I had to pay for processing as well. I am also a beginner diver and am not ready to spend a lot on a special underwater camera. This camera fit the bill as something I could use for both. I have taken pictures diving at about 40 feet and they are better than the disposable camera pictures. The housing did not leak and the camera stayed dry. Also I do not have to worry about how many pictures I take since it uses an SD card, so I figure it will pay for itself pretty quickly that way. I have used the camera without the waterproof housing in the house and am not impressed at all with the pictures even with the flash, and it does go through batteries quickly.Bottom Line: For what I wanted and the price I paid, I am pleased with this camera. I would have been disappointed if I had wanted a camera for everyday use.