Easypix W1024 Splash

Bought this for recent trip to the Maldives. It was the first time I had used an underwater camera and I was worried it might leak and I wasn't sure what the quality of pictures would be like. I need not have worried - the camera was robust and leak proof and took really good photos. It is easy to use underwater and stays on standby for a long time so you're not constantly having to switch it on/off. It has a decent zoom which was more than adequate for snorkelling over reefs and I even used the movie function to film a shark and some stingrays and again the footage was very good. The pictures are easy to review on the camera and very easy to download onto my computer. The camera takes AA batteries which will last about an hour if it is on almost constant standby - I found this to be fine as I would simply change them after an hours snorkelling ready for my next excursion underwater. The battery compartment can be a little fiddly to access initially but after a couple of times of opening and shutting it you get the hang of it. I used it twice a day for a week and took hundreds of photos with it ( I bought a 32gb micro memory card to go with it) All in all a smashing little camera and well worth the price. (I would recommend buying a floating wrist-strap too as I found this kept my camera secure and would be very useful if you dropped the camera whilst swimming).

I was a bit wary about buying this camera as i searched for 2 days for reviews and found none. The title says 10mp but you can actually set it to 3mp, 5mp, 10mp or 16mp, I've set mine at 16mp and this lets me take over 900 photos with a 4gb micro sd card. I thought this camera would be good for my photography course at university and it is great! it takes fantastic photographs and is quick and easy to use. The flash takes around 7seconds to load however but i havent needed to use in underwater as of yet. Fantastic little camera and great for the price, I would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a cheap yet reliable little camera! The only thing however is it eats through the batteries, ive used a set of AAA duracell rechargeable batteries and they took about 30photos before dying, so definitely bring a spare set!

I wanted an inexpensive camera for some snorkeling and also take pictures of my kids swimming. This one looked good and so I took a chance on it. It's pretty good and I've taken some good pictures with it so far. Cons for me are that the batteries don't last too long but that's not such a terrible thing, just make sure you take spares; it can be hard to see the screen underwater in the sun so somtimes you are not quite sure what you are taking pictures of! It's good for my purpose but if you want something a bit more robust and take your time shooting pictures, it is probably not for you.

3 stars and here's why:I ordered this camera because of many reasons however my main reason was that it videos with sound. IT DOES NOT DO THIS THERE ARE NO MIC OR SPEAKERS ANYWHERE TO BE SEEN ON OR IN THIS CAMERA... Mine also didn't come with batteries or a pouch so quite frankly disappointed. I'm returning it. That alone I would rate it one star but I'm giving it 3 because:It came quickly with batteries USB cord DVD hand strap and pouch. You just need a micro sd card. The camera (I got the pink one :)) is amazing looking. Pictures come out okay but zoomed right in they're very blury as you cannot focus them. It films well and easy to understand and navigate buttons. I would recommend this camera for picture use but I love to film..WITH SOUND.

I'm sorry, I wanted to like this, I really did. I think I would have done better to buy a disposable one or to spend maybe twice as much and get better quality. Where can I start with what's wrong with it? Hmm. That's tricky. Well, how about the fact that it uses batteries up like nobody's business. I know it probably depends on the quality of the batteries but even so. One set of batteries took 12 pictures before throwing in the towel. That was the batteries bought on site which were of dubious origin, as we hadn't expected the first set to give up as quickly as they did - they were Duracell and took around 40 pictures but that was just one session in the pool. Even with good batteries, the second lot of Duracell that we bought lasted two sessions in the pool and even they weren't up to having the flash on. If you opted for photos with the flash, instead of taking the picture a message came up saying 'flash charging' or something like that. So we had to try to take pictures only in the sun and only in the shallow end. We were lucky and had a few days with sunshine but even so we never got any pictures that were really great. This brings me on to the second major drawback and that is the darkness of the screen underwater. You basically couldn't see what you were aiming at. ALL of the pictures were just 'best guess' hence we got a lot of pictures of elbows, chests, armpits, bums, empty water etc. and very few of faces. I've included a few of the very worst and the very best. There isn't a great deal of difference between them. You can see from the 'action' shot that the shutter wasn't fast enough to capture the person jumping only the splash they left. Another really annoying thing about the camera is the fact that even though I chose 'no date stamp' option from the menu it put the photos in my album on the computer as January 2015. So I learned that the first day, and the next day I thought I was ready for it and set the date before heading to the pool. However, the batteries ran out and it didn't preserve the date during the battery change or any time the batteries ran out. So I was caught out again. Every day/session thereafter I set the date and what an annoying task that was. Getting the battery cover off twice a day was hellish. It's SO awkward. If a camera is going to need a battery change every day then make the cover easier to get off, or don't have a date function at all. I wasted precious battery power on trawling through the menu to get to the date function. You have to set the time as well as the default setting is midnight so if you set it in the afternoon without the time then the next day's photos (if your batteries last that long) will have the wrong date embedded in them. As for the quality of the pictures on land, it's best we don't go there at all.

Poor quality

Comprata per il compleanno di mio nipote. Nonostante i suoi 6 anni la utilizza con molta semplicità, le foto sono molto belle. Consiglio di vederle su pc perché nel piccolo schermo della fotocamera non rendono al meglio

Naturalmente non ci si possono aspettare risultati eccezionali per definizione e profondità di campo, non c'è zoom analogico e regolazione manuale, ma se si acquista la macchina per avvicinare alla fotografia un bambino (fra i 6 e 12 anni) è quanto di meglio ci si possa aspettare. Le foto risultano comunque chiare, la macchina è effettivamente impermeabile (quindi può essere usata al mare o in piscina o in un giorno di pioggia), non ha zoom ottico, ma proprio per questo il case resta compatto ed abbastanza solido, c'è la possibilità di girare filmati (con audio) che sono comunque abbastanza chiari e fluidi. Forse è un po' lento il meccanismo per il settaggio delle opzioni e la definizione del monitor potrebbe essere migliore (soprattutto per le riprese sotto l'acqua), ma per il prezzo a cui viene offerta sono difetti che appaiono trascurabili.

je suis déçu de la qualité des photos prises nous sommes loin d'une qualité de 8 à 10 million de pixel car sur de simples photos on voit même une pixelisation des grains, ou alors cet appareil est défectueux.merci de me donner votre avis je reste tout du moins deçu de cette acquisition

Bonjour,appareil très "mignon" qui plaira sans aucun doute à ma petite fille mais je pense qu'il serait judicieux de bien mettre en relief le fait qu'il est vendu sans carte sd cela éviterait bien des soucis !!une personne qui offrira cet article sans l'avoir testé auparavant aura une mauvaise surprisedommage je suis un peu déçue, je pense que tout appareil doit être prêt à l'emploi !!!

La facture de l'appareil n'est pas AMAZON et le titulaire de la facture refuse de répondre aux questions techniques du produit facturé. Ce fournisseur même allemand est à éviter même si son produit est bon.