Water resistance?

Ok, so Olympus has a few weatherproof digitals, but how much of a problem is
the occasional rain drop or water splash on a digital camera. Are these
things extremely finicky about staying desert dry? I'm thinking about the
sony DSC-W1, Olympus C-7000, Powershot S70, and Panasonic DMC FX7, and of
course, the Olympus Stylus 410. Quite a range, I know, but they each have
some features that I really like, and none of them are perfect. Any
thoughts? I intend to use this for outdoors photography, especially when
flyfishing.

TIA

Jim Ray

I took my Sony Cybershot PSC-10 to Las Vegas and one day all my relatives
decided to go swimming at Ceasar's huge wading pool. I went right in the
water with my Cybershot and got some nice photos. I got some little
splashes on the camera and it still performed admirably. I know it's
foolish to take a $450 camera into the water but I wanted to get photos of
my son playing. I've also taken photos in the rain (misty or drizzle, not a
downpour). It still worked well up until recently when it developed
unrelated mechanical problems.

However, if I were to be near water all the time, you can get a waterproof
housing for certain digital cameras. I almost dunked my camera a few months
later when I was taking more photos while standing in a pool. I used to
work in a camera shop and I saw a few 35 mm SLR's that were ruined by being
exposed to beach air. Water will get into everything if you leave it
exposed long enough.

Hope it helps.

John


"Jim" wrote in message
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Ok, so Olympus has a few weatherproof digitals, but how much of a problem
is
the occasional rain drop or water splash on a digital camera. Are these
things extremely finicky about staying desert dry? I'm thinking about the
sony DSC-W1, Olympus C-7000, Powershot S70, and Panasonic DMC FX7, and of
course, the Olympus Stylus 410. Quite a range, I know, but they each have
some features that I really like, and none of them are perfect. Any
thoughts? I intend to use this for outdoors photography, especially when
flyfishing.

TIA

Jim Ray