Fujifilm XP20 89.99 at Best Buy today

I think this might be a one day only deal. I have this same camera and although I'm not blown away by the picture quality it's a good value for 90 bucks. 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Fujifilm+-+FinePix+14.2+Megapixel+Compact+Camera+-+Green/2420174.p?id=1218326047052&skuId=2420174&cmp=RMX&ky=1vqvUDdwFJToQgiQMcLLGQtY9FMdNFzN7

Thanks!!!  I've been waiting for this to come on sale.  I needed a waterproof camera that could actually take pictures that didn't look a mile away like the wide angle gopro.  Perfect!  Best insurance I can buy for my iphone.....

No problem. Check out amazon for some spare batteries too, good insurance for multi day trips or when you forget to charge them.

http://www.amazon.com/Batteries-Fujifilm-FinePix-Digital-Camera/dp/B006C0R2P8/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1370536601&sr=8-13&keywords=2+NP-45

I shoot two XP50s (Costco deal) while I am saving up for something better and I agree - good value, but don't expect really high picture quality. If you keep the seal around the battery door clean, though, it really is waterproof. These are technically my kids' cameras, and they've been in pools and lakes, etc. for 6 months now with no ill effects.

The main reason I have been looking for one is to replace my iphone camera on the water.  The gopro wideangle just doesn't cut it for a lot of pictures that aren't fish in our lap close.  My main camera these days for on the water picture is a Canon Rebel T2i DSLR.  Fortunately for me, it comes with its own photographer that is much more organized and neat than I am.  She has no issues taking it out on the water.  I was hesitant at first but its well worth it. 

i figure I take expensive electronics and rods I could lose on the water.  A decent camera is one of the higher priced items for sure but it has returned the greatest amount of satisfaction per dollar spent.  These days, unlike the days of film camera, I don't consider a digital DSLR a lifetime investment.  Technology will increase and we will want to upgrade sooner than later.  So if the saltwater shortens the lifespan, so be it.  If we drop it...ack!  But I take those risks with my gear. 

Also, there are only pictures of me which seems grossly unfair so I need something more than an iphone to at least make an attempt at documenting her success on the water!!

Keep in mind they aren't directly comparable.

http://gopro.com/support/articles/hero3-faqs
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/XP20/XP20A.HTM

The GoPro is wide angle, so if you're wanting a 35mm crop, you'd have to set it to narrow mode, which means only utilizing the middle of the sensor - since both have a 1/2.3", that means for a 35mm the Fuji is (slightly) ahead. 

However, there's a lot more than sensors and megapixels - the processor itself of the GoPro - I'm fairly certain - is going to be hands down better than the Fuji, meaning the GoPro is gonna be "night and day" in low light (including cloudy days).  The Fuji would be closer to a high-end smartphone camera, most likely - but depending on use, one might be better than the other - for pictures.

For video, however, take a look at the GoPro 1080 60fps on Narrow mode - It's damn near DSLR quality with almost the same 35mm crop...  No point and shoot is going to compare to that until you get into something like the Canon PowerShot G1.  The Fuji will probably get quite pixelated/blury on any kind of motion (which on a kayak, is always

Haven't used the Fuji so not trying to knock it, but, I'd be pretty surprised if someone preferred it's quality over a GoPro

Keep in mind they aren't directly comparable.

http://gopro.com/support/articles/hero3-faqs
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/XP20/XP20A.HTM

The GoPro is wide angle, so if you're wanting a 35mm crop, you'd have to set it to narrow mode, which means only utilizing the middle of the sensor - since both have a 1/2.3", that means for a 35mm the Fuji is (slightly) ahead. 

However, there's a lot more than sensors and megapixels - the processor itself of the GoPro - I'm fairly certain - is going to be hands down better than the Fuji, meaning the GoPro is gonna be "night and day" in low light (including cloudy days).  The Fuji would be closer to a high-end smartphone camera, most likely - but depending on use, one might be better than the other - for pictures.

For video, however, take a look at the GoPro 1080 60fps on Narrow mode - It's damn near DSLR quality with almost the same 35mm crop...  No point and shoot is going to compare to that until you get into something like the Canon PowerShot G1.  The Fuji will probably get quite pixelated/blury on any kind of motion (which on a kayak, is always

Haven't used the Fuji so not trying to knock it, but, I'd be pretty surprised if someone preferred it's quality over a GoPro

That's some good stuff. I may have to invest some time into playing with the settings some more. My gopro has only been a "turn it on and leave it" video mode. Lol.

I would have never guessed the gopro would take such high quality stills.

Thanks!!!


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Wanted to make sure I'm not giving assumptions and opinions as fact, so took a couple stils It's cloudy, so good no-cheating type of outdoor lighting.

The first one is at the highest 4k setting (I forget if this one was in cinematic or not), and when opening the video on my screen, I cropped out a screen capture of the middle where it had the least lens distortion - this is essentially the same thing the second photo is doing via the hardware, and the same thing any camera with "digital zoom" is doing. 

Second image is 1080p, 60fps, narrow view setting without cropping (though it's still a screenshot off the video, so it's a little bit cropped).

The cleaner way would be to take still frames out from a movie editor, but I'm thinking "easy grab and go" camera use.

Now, if I (personally) were to focus more on photos on the water over video, I'd probably go with something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-Waterproof-Stabilized-Wide-Angle/dp/B0075SUKIC

(though, still wouldn't expect nearly the same video quality... 1080p/30fps/with pixelation and blurriness best case scenario).