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I agree.
And i also think all under water photographers and film makers, at least professional ones also check their camera and the housing very well before entering the water, after all they often use equipment much more expensive than a action camera.
BUT ! yes i think dji should made people much more aware of this,,,,,, which i assume they have not though i am also one of the do not read manual people.
If it was me i would put a pice of paper in the battery compartment with big lettering on it, with the instructions for use under water.
That little sticker on the battery most will proberly not read.
The OA camera have 2 locks on the battery where as i understand it the new gopro only have 1 lock mechanism, no matter wich camera one should make sure they are engaged before use in water ( i have actually seen a video review where it was clear that after having the battery out the reviewer dident put it in properly and only the 1 lock was engaged properly )
As i also said in the thread with wishes for osmo action 2.0, a regular round 18650 battery would mean you could make a screw in cap for that compartment, and with the right rubber seal and marks on the housing you could ensure the cap was tightened enough to be watertight,,,, and you might even make it watertight to deeper than 11 M that way.
Having 2 locks on 1 thing like the OA have on the battery, are just 1 more place that could fail in my opinion.
Of course like on the gopro one lock out of one can also fail, and if not mechanical fail then user error at least ( i think the 2 systems on the 2 brands of cameras are very similar )
And how can OA ask you to prove you have not touched the lens,,,,,, aside for having filmed your camera with a CCTV camera since you unpacked that, there are no way to do that.
I am not putting my OA in water unless it is in a waterproof case, but i might have used it on a rainy day, but now seeing "all" these stories with water getting in the camera i am not so sure.
I hope you come to a good end with this problem. |
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