Hi All,
Just joined up! Anyway, I currently have an older Nikos S3 Pro point and shoot camera with a housing.
I got it all at a real deal and its rated to 130 ft. However, its getting on and I am looking to replace it.

My searches seem to show that there are a lot of real cheap “beach cameras” good to about 10 feet.
However, as soon as you want to take the next step up there is not a great selection. I don’t want to sell my car to get some gear, but I also don’t want a beach camera.

Sony has a few options but I was wondering if anyone out there has any recommendations? I would prefer something that is good for all round shooting too. I like the Canon sx10 IS, but Canon does not make a housing.

Any info or opinions you have would be appreciated.

Cheers!

Hi Raro,

At Backscatter, we just conducted an exhaustive analysis of the best point and shoot cameras released for 2009.

http://www.backscatter.com/learn/article/article.php?ID=57

It’s probably a good starting point for you, with a variety of price ranges.

Please let us know if we can be of any assistance during your research.

All the very best,

Sterling

Thanks Sterling,

I read the article and have purchased a Canon G10. Next month I will get the Canon housing for it. My wife and I are heading to the South Pacific in late October and will get a chance test the system there. So far though I am very pleased with the above water shots I have taken. It is my first foray into shooting RAW.

Thanks for your reply.

Cheers,

Raro