Nevius

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by buzzbaiter

Speaking of smartphones, its amazing to me the risks anglers take using cellphones near water. They are NOT waterproof. Is a pic of fish worth losing a $400 phone? Yikes. Get yourself a good waterproof camera for $200-250 and your set for years!

I shouldn't, but I do.
It's tough to take pictures of yourself holding a fish with a conventional camera, especially in a kayak. The iPhone just lends itself well to taking 'selfies' because you can use the front camera and see how you're composing your pic in the display before you shoot the picture. This way I can see when I have my fish and my big head in the frame.




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[Wilson]

Originally Posted by buzzbaiter

Speaking of smartphones, its amazing to me the risks anglers take using cellphones near water. They are NOT waterproof. Is a pic of fish worth losing a $400 phone? Yikes. Get yourself a good waterproof camera for $200-250 and your set for years!

I don't own a smart phone although my wife does. The only one I've seen that takes pretty good photos is the Galaxy 4 or 5 or whatever.
My wife's is a Droid Razor M. The pictures are not clear especially in low light or when cropping.
My cell phone is a Casio Ravine military spec waterproof and shock resistant. It's been dropped in various rivers and still works well.
Takes lousy pictures though, and is an old school flip phone.

Most of the waterproof cameras suffer from low battery life as well as not having the greatest image quality although it's better then cell phones. They tend to be bulky as well.

Here is the raw shot before I worked it over.
It would have been way better if she zoomed in.
And my wife thanks you all for your positive comments

[bigfishy]

I have the same phone as you wilson...Just cant beat it on the jbsite or near water.....A few ppl i know with i phones just go to best buy and gethe lifeproof case...It waterproofs it and allis well...Just dont drop it in water thats deeper than yo can free dive to....