Recently I a bought a Pentax Optio WPi camera, which is engineered to such a high standard that it is waterproof without any modifications down to 1.5 metres. So when I went on holiday to Bulgaria last week, I couldn't wait to test it out in the swimming pool.
First of all, I filmed a clip of me breathing underwater...
and then took another of my girlfriend swimming "doggy" paddle...
By now I was coming up with loads of ideas of cool things to film, so I asked my gf to film me diving in the pool over her head...
All in all, I think the Pentax Optio WPi is the best 200 GBP that I have ever spent on a gadget. They have now released a new version, the Pentax Optio W10 which has a bigger LCD screen on the back (2.5 inch instead of 2.0 inch) and it can take 640x480 video clips instead of 320x240, and what's more it is even cheaper at 160 GBP!
In case you are wondering, we stayed at the Kempinski Grand Hermitage Hotel, which, with 5 stars and costing less than £350 for a week including flights, was a fantastic bargain!