What waterproof camera to buy?

[kien]

I have one too and have taken it on a couple of wet vacations. It is also very handy to dunk into the tank and take in tank photos and videos

[Delphinus]

Almost bought an Olympus myself but got this one instead (edged out the Olympus in a couple areas): http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...&modelid=18332

[BlueWorldAquatic]

I use the Pentax w80

http://www.pentaximaging.com/digital..._Cardinal_Red/

Been all over the world with me already, recommended for up to 5m, I've had it deeper

Ken

[foreveringlass]

I had always bought an olympus in the past. However, this time I changed up and got the Canon D10 powershot. I love it!

[noirsphynx]

I have the Olympus Stylus Tough 6020 and I love it.

[parkinsn]

I picked up a canon D10 last year and have been very impressed with the quality of the pictures that it takes. It was a toss up between that and Olympus though.

[Delphinus]

Olympus vs Canon was a hard choice for me too. Love the Olympus cameras, have an older one and a newer one - the wife keeps the newer one 'cuz it's tiny and I still use the older one for the occasional tank photo (top downs in particular since it fits under the lights when pointing down which I could never do with an SLR). So I really wanted an Olympus but when I went looking I found the Canon D10 and what really sold me on it was the depth to 33feet/10meters whereas most others in the price point are 10feet. 10feet is good for snorkeling but I wouldn't take it diving. I did take the D10 on a dive and I was the only one in the group able to take away pictures from the dives - for some reason the others either didn't have cameras or the cameras didn't work down at depth, despite being in casings that were rated to deeper water.

Hard to go wrong with Olympus or Canon either way though.

[4lti7ude]

Originally Posted by BlueWorldAquatic

I use the Pentax w80

http://www.pentaximaging.com/digital..._Cardinal_Red/

Been all over the world with me already, recommended for up to 5m, I've had it deeper

Ken

Oh man, DO want.
How much did you get this camera for?

[RuGlu6]

I had two Olympus cameras, one i lost when my canoe turned over, the other leaked in the 3 feet of water on Maui vacation.
If you go with Olympus make sure you tape the battery compartment with thick sticky tape and you will be fine !

[fkshiu]

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/q209waterproofgroup/

Bottom line is that the Canon is the biggest and bulkiest but takes the best pictures. The problem with the Olympus cameras is both power and shutter lag.

This review doesn't include the brand new Sony TX5 which looks sweet.

All of these "waterproof" cameras have had reported leakage issues. You have to treat them quite gingerly as their seals seem to be quite delicate. You gotta rinse them in thorougly FW and completely air dry each time you dunk them because SW will destroy the seals in no time.