Panasonic DMC-FT1 Waterproof, Shockproof, Dustproof
Most importantly, kidsproof. I am currently using Sony Cyber-Shot. the lens protector could not be closed when the camera is switched off. There’s a slight crack near the battery compartment and all these were due to my kids 
At first there’s only Olympus that features the rugged type of cameras, now looks like Canon and Panasonic have started to do the same.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 comes with 12.1 Megapixels resolution, 4.6x optical zoom. It’s 3.0m waterproof and 1.5m shockproof. One thing I like about this camera are the Intelligetn Auto and AVCHD Lite features. According to Panasonic :
FT1 make it even easier to take HD (High-Definition) motion images by adding a movie button and AVCHD Lite, which lets you take beautiful, long-time HD movies. You can also use the iA mode to shoot motion images, and let the camera do all the work for you. This user-friendly mode automatically selects the most suitable Scene mode and helps correct blurring, focus and brightness problems. All you do is aim and shoot. iA is the easy way to capture beautiful HD movies.
DMC-FT1 will really compliment my Plasma TV, I can just shoot, slot the SD card and watch the photos. No more cables. It also has a HDMI output, not sure what is it for, maybe the video taken could be watched directly? Have to take some time to find out more about this. Matta fair in two weeks time, usually there’s a Fotokem promotion as well.
[Update: 9 Nov 2009] I have bought this camera for RM1499 with 2 4GB memory card. If you want to see the quality of some of the videos I took underwater. Please refer to these posts – Feed The Fish and Snorkeling Trip. For still pictures, refer to this post. For the videos, please view in HD for better picture quality.
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March 9, 2009
[...] was just about to confirm on the Panasonic underwater camera, comes another waterproof, shockproof and dustproof camera for my consideration. Now, I got too [...]
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June 8, 2009
[...] about the two cameras, Olympus and Panasonic, which are waterproof and shockproof. I bought the Lumix DMC-F1. Here’s more pictures taken [...]
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October 25, 2009
[...] This video was taken at the Pulau Pinang Marine Park, Redang, using the Panasonic Lumix DMC-F1. [...]
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October 25, 2009
[...] I take Nikon D90 or Panasonic DMC-F1. I really fancy the fantastic Nikon D90 but I know for the time being I don’t really have the [...]
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March 21, 2010
[...] before, then just follow that link for a few under the sea experience which I took with my Lumix DMC-FT1. Then in Dec 2009, to Langkawi Island. Hmm .. I think I forgot to post about our trip to [...]
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May 29, 2010
[...] and there’s no post yet for May 2010 Here’a another underwater video taken with Lumix FT1. As usual, I am not a professional underwater photographer, so … please don’t [...]
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nice..how much this thing cost?
@ twenty-six
I know the one from olympus will cost you about RM1300 and below. Not sure about this one. Haven’t really check it out yet.
12Mega pixels?? wow!!
@Budeen
Yes, 12MP. The point and shoot cameras are getting better these days.
Great camera. But I prefer Sony Cyber-Shot
Nak beli tapi belum bersedia untuk menghabiskan 1K untuk kamera digital ..
matta fair selalunya kat pwtc kan? yg within 2 week ni kat pwtc ker?
thanks a lot.. tgh cari kamera ni.. tapi tgk functions dia cam mahal jer..
@Armand
I am using Sony Cyber-Shot currently. My brother is using one too, but Sony does not have a camera with the features as above
@Zool
kau perlu tambahkan lagi income internet lah kalau macam tu
@Saffa
Yes, Matta fair memang kat PWTC dari 13-15 March.
Kamera Olympus Mju1030 SW – yang mempunyai fungsi yang hampir serupa ie. waterproof 10m, shockproof 2m dan 10.1MP is about RM1299 (harga awal tahun ni) .. mungin Panasonic DMC-F1 ni pun lebih kurang aje? Anyway, check the price and package now, nanti bila dah kesana, tak perlu compare-compare lagi
aku dah pakai digicam sekarang since 2004 lagi. hehe max 5mp tapi aku guna 1mp je. jimat harddisk. hehe
@Knizam
aku punya sekarang pun, cyber-shot yg entry level aje. bukan yg slim macam kat atas tu. tapi aku belasah full 6MP .. dapatlah seratus lebih gambar .. sekali pakai.
Digicam aje mudah kan
Owh Ok! Giler tak sabar nak pergi sana!!
hehe aku dapat 1000 gambar sekali belasah. lagipun aku jarang print. so membazir hard disk nanti. hehe
Kids proof is the key cause even some adults abuse them like a child.
@Saffa
… ha..ha.. macam lah boleh cari dalam ramai-ramai tu kan
jumpa di sana
@Knizam
aku punya portable hardisk 160GB, so pergi jalan-jalan, kena cari pc untuk pindahkan. anyway, the pc at home is 500GB … i think .. still has a lot of space
@The Blogger Source
My kids are really reckless with things, so this suits us very well
[...] was just about to confirm on the Panasonic underwater camera, comes another waterproof, shockproof and dustproof camera for my consideration. Now, I got too [...]
[...] about the two cameras, Olympus and Panasonic, which are waterproof and shockproof. I bought the Lumix DMC-F1. Here’s more pictures taken [...]
The Olympus is tougher than the Panasonic but image & especially video quality are no match for the Pan’ which uses Leica lense.
@Rick
I am not very particular of that since I don’t know how to differentiate, but i am using it now
hmmm confuse aku nak beli camera yang mana….
ok,,, boleh consider ni…tapi dilemma sebab aku pun nak beli nikon d90… pening…
@Zaki
What your need? I just need something that I can take anywhere – which includes under water, kids friendly & compact. Aku belum terfikir untuk angkat DSLR lagi.
thanks…betul gak apa yang ko kata…
tgk lah nanti camna
[...] This video was taken at the Pulau Pinang Marine Park, Redang, using the Panasonic Lumix DMC-F1. [...]
[...] I take Nikon D90 or Panasonic DMC-F1. I really fancy the fantastic Nikon D90 but I know for the time being I don’t really have the [...]
[...] before, then just follow that link for a few under the sea experience which I took with my Lumix DMC-FT1. Then in Dec 2009, to Langkawi Island. Hmm .. I think I forgot to post about our trip to [...]
[...] and there’s no post yet for May 2010 Here’a another underwater video taken with Lumix FT1. As usual, I am not a professional underwater photographer, so … please don’t [...]
This is indeed an exceptional camera. But this year’s Panasonic TS3 is definitely a worthy upgrade.