maemo vacation: Nokia N900 as underwater camera
check this post in german on meetmeego.com

It is well known, that the N900 does make fairly good photos. You can check the „Show your best photos taken N900" thread. But the guys from http://meetmeego.com went a step further and used the N900 as camera for underwater videos and photos.

Also under water the N900 does make fairly good photos, but please don't put your N900 into the next bathtub! First watch the video and read the entire post.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txw3AWN6JB8

As you can see, the video is very clear. Photos are very good, too. Some examples:
(One click on the photos will show them in higher resolution)






How does the whole thing work? Since Jon's video (from tehkseven.net) we know that the N900 is not water resistant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC9gW3Sfiig

The N900 is secured from the water using a water-proof plastic bag. It should be water-proof up-to 70 meters down the water. I haven't tested that, but 5 meter is no problem.



The bag is closed by a system with screws so that there will enter not a single drop.





The only downside of this bag is, that on one side it is a little bit cloudy so that the display is not visible crisp clear.
You can buy this bag in Germany for 15,00 € plus shipping at http://tsh-moelln.de/

Greetings from the sunny Spain. Check more photos from Spain (not under water) at my picasa album.