Minolta Vectis Weathermatic Zoom APS Camera

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Summary: Film Compartment Problem
Review: Used camera kayaking and boating with no problems for about two years. Last month, after exposing another roll and getting home, I could not open the film compartment to get the film out. Took camera to local camera store;they could not open the film compartment either, and told me this was not the first time they had seen this problem. I am not sure if this is a defect or just a random occurence. I also found the Minolta USA web site to be useless. They certainly do not seem to encourage customer feedback. Having used AMEX to purchase the camera, the warranty period was still valid and AMEX refunded my purchase cost. Their repair facility was also unable to open the film compartment! At this point I am not sure if I will buy another Weathermatic or not.

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Summary: For "Still" water ONLY
Review: While this camera is advertised as being for all water sports - it is not to be used in "moving" water. The instruction manual includes the following: Do not rinse the camera under running water. Do not jump or dive into the water while holding the camera. Do not surf with the camera. I contacted the "Help" line to verify they were not saying "no extreme sports" and was told - in fact - this camera is for "Still Water" use. I was disappointed because this is NOT an all water sports camera as the writeup implies.