http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/ Engadget Comments for Sony DSC-TX5 waterproof camera sprung from a leak http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 21st 2010 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/panasonic ts-1 waterproof actually works]]>Jan 21st 2010 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 21st 2010 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/link also mentions geotagging (but for the HX5V?)...now if the TX5 had it built-in, with an 8GB TransferJet card it might sound like an (expensive) awesome winner! ]]>Jan 21st 2010 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 21st 2010 4:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/for snorkeling, I think 10ft is okay. for scuba diving, even without a license you can go 40ft... I would get a good enclosure for that case.]]>Jan 21st 2010 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 21st 2010 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/If you were an engineer and developer of such consumer electronics, you would understand that it's nowhere near as trivial to seal these as you make it sound. ]]>Jan 21st 2010 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 21st 2010 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 21st 2010 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/some people just use a waterproof plastic bag and the result isnt bad]]>Jan 21st 2010 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/
1080p and 1080i/60 is awesome, 10 fps photos is awesome, but SD card support is even more awesome.]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/what took you so long???]]>Jan 21st 2010 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Right, 5 years ago, everyone had a waterproof point and shoot with 1080p video, 10fps shooting, and an exmor R cmos sensor. Sony is an innovator. It just takes big losses to do shit like waterproofing a camera for the 5 people that want one.]]>Jan 21st 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 22nd 2010 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Feb 13th 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/
Without that little detail and/or a depth to which the seal will hold, I don't have a whole lot of interest...I suspect it'll be the usual 10 foot yawner. Would love to replace my huge enclosure for scuba with a one-piece unit, but I doubt we'll ever see something like this that can handle real depth.]]>Jan 21st 2010 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/That's true, it will probably be a long time until they can make a small, lightweight camera that can withstand 1, 2, or 3 atmospheres of pressure...that's why the scuba camera enclosures are so big and beefy. That kind of pressure would cause a little camera like this to squish like a coke can.

Nevertheless, if they can make an underwater camera that actually takes halfway decent images...I'm in! Great for Wakesurfing, Swim Lessons with the Grom, etc!]]>Jan 21st 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/
While they are not scuba-depths, the Canon Poweshot D10 and the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 both claim 33 feet or 10 meters. I've never used either, but there is a pretty good comparison here: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q209waterproofgroup/
]]>Jan 27th 2010 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 21st 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/wish they could have included a 12x zoom though.

the waterproofness would be awesome when i'm camping / adventuring but only if it includes a nice 12 or 15x zoom.

pity but still a great camera, well done SONY!]]>Jan 21st 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 22nd 2010 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/on sony web is actually tx 7 !
http://www.sony.co.uk/product/dsc-t-series/dsc-tx7]]>Jan 22nd 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Jan 26th 2010 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Feb 13th 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/Oh yes! I really want to buy and underpowered and overpriced laptop just so I can plug a slow, flimsy, proprietary memory card into it from this camera that's actually good.
Come on Sony! Shunning the most popular standards only loses your sales. This seems like common sense. ]]>Feb 14th 2010 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/sony-dsc-tx5-waterproof-camera-sprung-from-a-leak/
I've had a few waterproof camera - the weak point seems to be the access door. And drying it in the sun in a wet neoprene case so it gets steamed to death.]]>Feb 18th 2010 3:34AM