waterproof digital camera recomendations

[dredey]

i am in the market for another digi. from experience what can be recomended. my only requirements are that it is waterproof and has some durability since (i'm not kidding) i broke atleast 5 digital cameras in the last 3-4 years. you would think that how expensive they are there would be some reasonable way of repairing them that would be worth it. thanks in advance.

[Sea-Gar]

Buy a camera at either Costco or BJs. They will replace anything you break for free. I have a Sony Cybershot - the slim one. I bought the Marine Case for it ($199) but its virtually indestructable. Dropped it many times on the deck. The only problem is that it doesnt float.

[BasicPatrick]

Pentax WP10 or whatever is the newest WP model as they update about 2 x per year. THEEE fisherman's camera...6 megapixels, submersable to 5 meters, 3X zoom, the works as far as extras and is beat me up tough. I put it in the shoulder pocket and take it everywhere...Squibby last fall, etc etc

[BasicPatrick]

Oh yeah, only around 200 on line, 249 full retail

[dredey]

THANKS

[RNC]

look at canon sd750 with the canon marine pack waterproof case or the nikon s7c with a fantasea waterproof case but I prefer the Canon sd750 more.

[jdubya]

Originally Posted by dredey

i am in the market for another digi. from experience what can be recomended. my only requirements are that it is waterproof and has some durability since (i'm not kidding) i broke atleast 5 digital cameras in the last 3-4 years. you would think that how expensive they are there would be some reasonable way of repairing them that would be worth it. thanks in advance.

Andre,

Take a look this link: http://www.travelgearblog.com/archiv...al-camera.html. It is pretty recent so it should be relevant.

Jim

[tobias]

Olympus 770 SW.

[JFigliuolo]

Only thing about the pentax is no optical viewfinder... can suck at night.

[blaruffa]

Check out Pentax W30 http://www.pentaximaging.com/product...section--optio

We bought on of these for my dad last year and used it in the pool and snorkling down in the keys. Takes awesome pictures.

[dredey]

andy & jim thanks. that 770 looks nice. shockproof up to 5 feet too.

andre'.

[k-e-v-i-n]

OLYMPUS 770 SW... things is waterproof up to 33ft., shock proof, (if fishing from the rocks... I own one... and it is sweet when out on the rocks at night. its a bit pricey... but it pays to have a camera completely waterproof.