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What Camera is the best for Sand ?
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:52 am
by Chuck
Hi Guys,
last Fridays Sandstorm killed my new Ixus 65 completly.
To entertain you also in future with my brilliant pictures and short movie clips i have to by a new one now.
The camera should have following features:
1. Dust and waterproof, ( shockproof would be an advantage )
2. SD Card slot.
3. Video recording with sound
4. Lightweight and slim
5. Price about 1500 AED
I am not a proffessional photographer so i think 5 Megapixel should be enough for me.
Yesterday i checked in Plug-ins and Carefour a little. In Carefour they had one from Nikon called Coolpix S 10 i think. That was not that bad at all.
Any additional ideas ?
Does anybody know a good shop in Abu Dhabi for repairs of such electronic stuff like cameras / car CD players and so on ?
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:09 am
by Bulldozer
Look for the ones they use in DIVING :dive: which can survive in :veryhot:
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:57 pm
by AmaroK
if you are looking for one thats sand and dust proof then buy the Canon EOS 400D, BUT thats a real camera and it costs u too much...I guess none of the small digicams has any outdoor protection! If you want to make a good buy then dont look on the price! seriously i bought one that was affordable and good and it broke after 500 pics....OR if u buy an Ixus try to get the diving shell with it and u can even throw it into the sand!!
Cheers, Silly walks
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:22 pm
by abdalla
if you are looking for one thats sand and dust proof then buy the Canon EOS 400D, BUT thats a real camera and it costs u too much...I guess none of the small digicams has any outdoor protection! If you want to make a good buy then dont look on the price! seriously i bought one that was affordable and good and it broke after 500 pics....OR if u buy an Ixus try to get the diving shell with it and u can even throw it into the sand!!
Cheers, Silly walks
Good advice SillyWalks 8)
i know nothing about cameras
but my mobile fone is doing a good job i guess
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:43 pm
by Bulldozer
SillyWalks wrote:if you are looking for one thats sand and dust proof then buy the Canon EOS 400D, BUT thats a real camera and it costs u too much...I guess none of the small digicams has any outdoor protection! If you want to make a good buy then dont look on the price! seriously i bought one that was affordable and good and it broke after 500 pics....OR if u buy an Ixus try to get the diving shell with it and u can even throw it into the sand!!Cheers, Silly walks
Throw it to my side pls hehehehehehehhehee :peak:
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:52 pm
by DiVeR
Chuck why don't you ask for
Tobias' advise, he is an expert
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:35 am
by Hani AMJ
I saw a olympus camera once in carefur that is completely weather proof a couple of month back. I think the price on that one was around 1300.
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:04 pm
by Lionbar
Sorry it's late, if it doesnt help you, it might help others, found that the Pentax Optio W30 to be a good bet. It's dustproof (Sand grains r bigger so I presume it'd b sandproof too) and waterproof to a depth of 3mtrs.
Below is a link with a full review.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022103pentaxw30.asp
Re: What Camera is the best for Sand ?
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:05 pm
by abirhossain
you can see this camera
Alpha DSLR-A450.
I believe it is the best camera for you.
Re: What Camera is the best for Sand ?
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:51 pm
by oleyleo