Need recommendations from more experienced folks - camcorder ...

[GCS]

Going on vacation to FL this year and will be doing the major parks including Sea World and Discovery Cove. Would like a good camcorder for shooting video while we are out.

Needs to be easy to use -- basically I want good quality w/o having to fiddle with tons of settings

Be able to get wet - using at Sea World and will be swimming/diving with it at Discovery Cove


I picked up GoPro Hero 4 (still haven't unboxed it yet) as I thought that might be a good option but after googling a little more it seems it has heat issues, fogging, and the battery doesn't last more than an hour. I don't want to have to deal with 4 or 5 extra batteries and lugging around chargers and crap while we are at the parks.

TIA for any help you guys can provide.

 

[Neutrino]

Your budget would be good to know.

IMO you should consider a Sony RX100 M3, a Panasonic Gh4 or for ultra low light performance a Sony A7s

All 3 should work perfectly with waterproof cases and offer you superb video quality.

 

[MN Scout]

What about one of the tough cameras? Something like the new Nikon AW130 is waterproof to 100 feet. Nice lens range of 24mm to 120mm. Should cover 95% of the range you want.

Otherwise you'll need to look at smaller cameras and getting a waterproof housing for the diving times.