Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsGood for the price, but manual, camera controls, and app are very substandard
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
This camera certainly works and is a reasonable choice for occasional non-professional use in more casual situations like swimming and snorkeling. It’s probably waterproof to the depths and pressures claimed. It also comes with two batteries, a charger, and a bunch of completely undocumented connection accessories that most “handy” people can probably figure out how to use even with no instructions.
But unfortunately the camera controls are very awkward and the firmware seems like it was written by someone who doesn’t know what the word “consistency” means and who probably didn’t even know where the buttons would be placed in relation to the screen. It’s an example of product management incompetence that the UI (controls) are so bad.
The phone app is also very poor though at least you can get it to download photo/video to your phone. But it’s yet another thing that looks like some out-of-touch committee came up with it without any understanding of what matters to customers.
Basically, if you want a throw-away camera for occasional casual use underwater then this will probably work and save you some money. If you need a camera that survives high shock loads and that will be used every day or every week then this is not it.
