It depends on the model. I have Hero 4 which has a screen. Also it contcts via wifi to my phone so I can see what my son is filming and can view it afterwards
Cool. I like that it can connect to your phone. Thanks
Your limit on how much you are willing to spend puts a limit on the quality of what you can get. If you are truly limited to 200 then I would suggest your best option is getting something used which will limit you options based on what is available but will give you a chance at something better than buying new.
I wouldn't suggest this one. My daughter had one for a trip to Puerto Rico and the photos were pretty nasty. I think it has way too many pixels for the size of the chip the photos even on dry land were not that clear. She took a few snorkeling and the color was way out of whack. I think the fastest the lens would go was around f4.0... So only good if you have lots of light. In the end I think my daughter sold it in a garage sale when she got back because she was so disappointed with the results it gave.
Yes I expected more from it and even told her it would probably be a decent enough camera for her trip. Unfortunately it arrived a day before she left on the trip so we had no real test of it prior to the trip.
Agreed on the price being a limiting factor. Best luck I've had with a small underwater camera has been a Sony RX100 with a waterproof case. It isn't perfect but you can get reasonable results.
It was from B&H but yep same cheap case. I see no point in paying for a high end case for a digital camera when the newer versions come out a year or so later with just enough of a change to make your underwater case useless for all but the one years model it was made for. I've some other underwater cases made by the camera companies specific for their camera and honestly I don't see much difference in the quality of the Polaroid case to more expensive cases. I haven't used it much deeper than 30 or 40 feet so I have no idea if it would really take 100 feet as it claims. But it was really intended to be used for snorkeling so I'm not concerned. If you are considering it, it does have a few issues; The strap doesn't work well as the strap material is too slippery when wet so those friction clasps are pointless better to just tie a knot in the strap which is what I had to do the first time I used it. Biggest problem is there is the glare you get off the rear of the housing. If you are on land in sun or near the surface shooting down when it is sunny it is hard to see the screen. No real work around I've found for that problem and you are often forced to shoot from the hip without really being able to frame your shot. Otherwise it does function as it should.
