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johnnyrod · 15-02-20, 11:05 PM

I submerged it in the sink earlier! It's working fine and in immaculate condition, so I doubt it's been used in the sea. The buttons are easy to press; my older Vivitar one has quite sticky buttons ever since its first dunk in the oggy, despite long soaks in fresh water. It comes with a small tub of silicone to lube the O-ring on the battery door, but there's no way to reach the buttons, they need it! Annoyingly the XP needs you to open the battery/SD card door to recharge it. I know it would have needed a hole in it somewhere to do so, but I do wonder if it's a weak point in the design. I don't believe it has GPS though? A quick google says the much older models do (XP30) but mine doesn't, odd.

15-02-20, 11:05 PM	#6784
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,122	Re: Vintage film cameras I submerged it in the sink earlier! It's working fine and in immaculate condition, so I doubt it's been used in the sea. The buttons are easy to press; my older Vivitar one has quite sticky buttons ever since its first dunk in the oggy, despite long soaks in fresh water. It comes with a small tub of silicone to lube the O-ring on the battery door, but there's no way to reach the buttons, they need it! Annoyingly the XP needs you to open the battery/SD card door to recharge it. I know it would have needed a hole in it somewhere to do so, but I do wonder if it's a weak point in the design. I don't believe it has GPS though? A quick google says the much older models do (XP30) but mine doesn't, odd.