Going to Cancun in August and want a camera capable of taking snorkeling, and also be sand-proof if possible. This will also serve as my main camera and not just for the trip.
I have a Canon Powershot A530 now, and it was fine on our cruise last year, but I was continually concerned for it's safety while at various ports in the Caribbean, and had to pay someone else for some underwater pics.
The Canon has developed a "White-out" on the LCD screen and it is all but impossible to see what you are going to shoot a picture of. I suspect, from the fact that I picked up the camera one day from atop the microwave and had to snap the body of the camera back together, that it had been knocked off the oven and put back without anyone confessing to the crime. This is most likely the cause of the screen malfunction. With 3 girls and 3 cats loose, who do you point at?
Anyhow, I have looked at the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and it looks fairly indestructable, and good for 33' depth, but I'd like to stay closer to $200, and it uses an xD card rather than an SD, so I'd need one of those as well. The onlt Canon i saw looked like a toy and has no lense cover, but got good reviews.
Thanks for any suggestions!
I have a Canon Powershot A530 now, and it was fine on our cruise last year, but I was continually concerned for it's safety while at various ports in the Caribbean, and had to pay someone else for some underwater pics.
The Canon has developed a "White-out" on the LCD screen and it is all but impossible to see what you are going to shoot a picture of. I suspect, from the fact that I picked up the camera one day from atop the microwave and had to snap the body of the camera back together, that it had been knocked off the oven and put back without anyone confessing to the crime. This is most likely the cause of the screen malfunction. With 3 girls and 3 cats loose, who do you point at?
Anyhow, I have looked at the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 and it looks fairly indestructable, and good for 33' depth, but I'd like to stay closer to $200, and it uses an xD card rather than an SD, so I'd need one of those as well. The onlt Canon i saw looked like a toy and has no lense cover, but got good reviews.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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