Review – Camera – Panasonic Lumix TS5 Waterproof and Shockproof (Review feb 15, updated Dec 17)

Camera – Panasonic Lumix TS5 Waterproof and Shockproof

Rating: 9/10

Weight: – 214 g

Good: Tough, easy to use, good battery life, great photos, wifi to transfer photos or use mobile phone as remote.

Bad: Heavier than other cameras

Description: 16.1 MP, waterproof to 13 meters, shockproof to 2 meters

Comments: I have had this camera for a year and it has performed well in a wide range of conditions from dust storms, desert sand, mud, water, scuba diving to 11 meters. I love it as I don’t need to think about anything but point and shoot and it takes great photos. Because it is waterproof and dustproof I am able to take photos regardless of the conditions. It is easy to transfer photos to my mobile phone and a couple of times the self timer 10 seconds option was too short so I remoted the camera to my phone using the wifi option and zoomed and clicked the photo using my phone from a distance of 10 meters. All the photos you can see on this blog were taken with this camera.

UPDATE 2017. This phone is still in excellent condition and I would be confident doing another thru hike with it. Since Te Araroa I have used this as my primary camera pack while travelling in 21 countries and it still takes excellent photos.  The only issue which may cause me to replace this camera is that you cannot charge through USB.

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