Kodak MAX Water & Sport Single Use Camera
Posted by brian | Posted in Camera Reviews | Posted on 07-02-2010
Tags: Camera, Kodak, Single, Sport, water
5
- Single-use camera
- Waterproof up to 50 feet
- Shock-proof rubber shell
- Scratch-resistant lens
- Stocked with Kodak MAX Versatility Plus 800 Film
Product Description
Now you can go further than ever. The new Kodak MAX Water and Sport One-Time-Use camera allows you to take it up to 50 feet underwater. And that’s not all. Featured improvements include a sunscreen resistant lens, for sharper, clearer pictures. Take this little camera anywhere you want to go: surf, sand or adventure.
Kodak MAX Water & Sport Single Use Camera
I tried several cameras on a recent dive trip, including a Kodak and a Fuji disposable waterproof camera.
Neither camera has a flash, which means that everything will come out in shades of blue under water unless you bring your own light.
Neither camera leaked, which gave them an edge over more expensive “professional” cameras on this trip.
Both the Kodak and Fuji look very similar with a sealed plastic case (with slight positive buoyancy) and thick rubberbands for securing to a wrist or clipping to a BCD.
I have to give the edge to the Fuji in terms of both design and results. The Fuji was easier to wind and to snap shots with and the pictures came out sharper. The 800 film in the Kodak produced shots that were way too grainy.
Rating: 3 / 5
My wife and I bought this camera at the last minute to take with us to Hawaii for our honeymoon. We went snorkeling in Molikini (who hasn’t?) and I have to say 3 things about this camera that have been mentioned already but need to be taken into serious consideration.
1. Price – A $10 waterproof disposable camera is very reasonable. I think for the price this camera is everything it is suppossed to be. The charter we went on the snorkeling trip with was renting $400 cameras with all the bells and whistles for $20 and $10 per roll of film.
2. Flash – For a snorkeling trip, and staying close to the surface I have to say this camera didn’t do too bad. The colors were a bit blueish but nothing that I can’t live with. As far as my 25 foot dive down to a turtle to get a picture, I shouldn’t have wasted the picture, it is dark and blurry without a flash.
3. Eye Piece – This is a big pain to use with goggles. I eventually stopped trying to aim and just started snapping pictures. I would have to say that to be able to take clear photos underwater this camera needs a bigger eye piece.
Overall I was satisfied with this camera but to tell you the truth I wish I would have rented the camera from the boat with the flash (if only for the picture of me and a giant turtle).
Rating: 3 / 5
This camera looks really good and promising. Although Kodak says it could down to 50ft, the camera itself has the phrase “max 35ft or 10m” written on it. But we reached 60ft and nothing happened to it. It didn’t break or leak! It also is a little bit buoyant, which means it won’t sink if dropped, instead it will ascend.
It has two disadvantages; the first is its lack to a flash. There isn’t much sunlight under 35ft of sea water and so the photos turned out a little too dark and bluish. After color correction the photos turned so pale and spotted. The pictures taken above 20ft were awesome. The second disadvantage is that the camera’s eye lens it too small for someone who is wearing a diving mask (goggle).
The camera doesn’t lose its color to the eye even under 60ft since it is blue. And it has a place where a rope or a nylon tape can be tied to it so it can be attached to the diving jacket (BCD).
It is not perfect, but it’s the best.
Rating: 4 / 5
I used 2 of these cameras on vacation in Aruba. I took one down to 85ft with no problems. There is no flash so you better have great visibility or there will be no pictures. The camera is bouyant so you also need to use the rubber band tether that comes with it. I did not put it in my BC pocket for fear that it would come out and rush to the surface. But it was fine on my wrist.
Rating: 3 / 5
I recently took this camera on vacation with me to the Cayman Islands. It was wonderful! My pictuers came back clearer than what I had expected them to. The only thing I would change is the shutter button. It is located in the front of the camera and is kind of hard to push. The button is a little okward.
Rating: 5 / 5