KODAK PIXPRO WPZ2 Rugged Waterproof Shockproof Dustproof WiFi Digital Camera 16MP 4X Optical Zoom 1080P Full HD Video Vlogging Camera 2.7" LCD (Blue)

I wanted an easy-to-use camera to capture family vacation in the Bahamas, including snorkeling in the ocean and swimming in a water park. This camera performed surprisingly well taking descent photos in a variety of conditions over a week of intense use.Hardware:Self-contained waterproof camera rather than a traditional camera with a water proof case. Reasonable LCD although not the highest resolution. I was pleasantly surprised that digital images actually were crisper when viewing later on a phone or computer as opposed to on the camera screen.Ease of use:Take some time to get to know how to change modes from underwater to action shots before diving into the ocean. The menus are not easy to navigate on the fly if you are not prepared. Also the screen can be a bit hard to see underwater. Particularly while swimming, I took lots of photos and went back later to see how well I got the shot as opposed to looking at the image on the LCD.Photo quality:Attached a few photos of different lighting/photography conditions. For the most part, I was going for underwater photos. On sunny days, these water photos had good quality and the camera did well with autofocus. Lower light conditions in seaweed and rain gave rather muted murky photos. I had not expected to use the camera as much above water and was pleasantly surprised that this worked well in action mode for water slides and tubing. I did not take videos (save one of sharks) though there is the capability in the camera menus.Battery:Here is my one complaint! The battery that came with the camera has a small capacity 800 mAh. I used the small-capacity 800 mAh battery on the first day, and the camera seemed sluggish and slow to respond underwater. I had purchased a 1200 mAh battery with charger mostly to avoid having to charge the camera with a cable rather than charging the batteries (personal preference): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMWHFMDX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 . These large-capacity 1200 mAh batteries seemed to make all the difference being able to take a full day of photos and having a better camera response time. Either low or high capacity battery, don't expect this to respond quickly like a DSLR. The Kodak is much more like early days of point and shoot digital cameras in an underwater version.

I love this camera so much! Would recommend to anyone that would like to have a digital camera for daily life, travel, etc.

My old Nikon AW100 was broken and I had to buy a new one. As Nikon discontinued the model, I had to look for a different one. This is the cheapest one available now. It can be used up to 50 ft, deeper than AW100. The lens is just standard wide angle. I don't like that it uses micro SD, it's too small and hard to take it off. For charging, there is no clear indicator when it's finished, and the battery stays in the camera which makes the camera in vulnerable position.

Great camera for kids 👍🏻👍🏻 And also you user friendly for adults recommended for anybody. Love it so much

Do not buy this product. Nothing but a problem coming out of the box. Did not work as manual expected. WI-FI connection issues, Problems with the phone App, Problems with displaying the photos. User Interface is awful. User Manual is cumbersome and does not solve problems that camera exhibited. Customer Support is via posting and outsourced to TikTok. Not sure why this is on credible top 10 lists. Perhaps it takes nice photos if your camera works properly and you somehow manage to get it set-up. I think the main point of this camera for the manufacturer is to have you go to the manual website and be broadsided with advertisements and click bait.

I have a lot of trouble with this little camera. I still have not perfected how to hold it down to focus correctly. The small screen is also really hard to see with a mask and snorkel on. I have taken 300 pics and can use about 10 of them.

excelente! llego en excelente estado y tengo muchas ganas de poder ir a probarla a la playa. asegúrese que tener tarjeta de memoria ya que muchas personas se tienen la idea de que viene con una y no es así.*la foto del gato es tomada con la cámara*

So far the Kodak Pixpro WPZ2 has been working as expected. It takes decent snapshots. The accompanying image is downsized from 4608x3456 to 900x675 pixels. So, it really doesn't represent the possible resolution. but shows the color and contrast. It has a nice wide angle default image and somewhat decent optical zoom to 4X. As it is with most digital devices, going beyond that into digital zoom isn't valuable to me. It comes with a brief starter manual. You can easily find the full manual online to unlock all of the capabilities.. I added a cheap plastic screen protector for the back because the glass is pretty exposed. I'd say that with an inexpensive 32 gig microSD memory card and a second battery, you'd be pretty set to take a week's worth of photos on a trip. I generally don't do much with videos but they are ok for this sort of camera.One issue with the features is that the Wifi is for connecting to a cell phone app to show pictures via your phone. From what I've found, I can't simply download images to my PC with the camera's Wifi. It has a supplied USB cord for that or you can transfer them from the memory card.So, the two shots are unaltered. One is wide angle and the other is full 24X of the same building. Another issue is that the protective glass over the lens can very easily get a greasy fingerprint on it. So, if you can find some kind of lens cap, it would be a good addition.Added 2/14/25 We took this camera on our recent cruise and I had a chance to take some underwater shots in underwater mode. Some photos included.