Looking for a waterproof digital camera

[jkillinger]

Anyone have any good recommendations for a decent waterproof digital camera. I’d like to keep it under $300 if possible.
I was looking at a green FUJI but a few of the reviews said the picture quality was bad.

[jon buto]

First off I am not a photographer.I am a point and shoot guy.
I snagged the first affordable waterproof camera I found ,Pentex W20 7mp. It has served me well and I have seen some people really make it shine.This is a great tutorial http://flyartstudio.com/wordpress/?p=323
These are just quick examples off my camera.

[Mike McKeown]

I own and love a Olympus 770, awesome pics from such a rugged P&S…

But dpreview has done a great comparison on water proof P@S’s.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q209waterproofgroup/

[Neal Osborn]

JKilroy . . . IMHO either of the new generation waterproof cameras from Olympus or Pentax are excellent choices for fisherman. I own the Olympus and carry it with me anytime I’m on the water, even if I have my DSLR along.  I have experience with both brands and actually recommend the Pentax because it allows you to do a custom white balance and adjust ISO easier (if that jargon sounds foreign, don’t worry, it just means the Pentax is a bit more advanced and flexible if you get more in to photography, i.e. more room to grow).  I have no experience with the Fuji, but they are newer in the game so it might be best to stay clear, just saying.  

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Here’s a review and slideshow on waterproof P&S from Fly Art http://flyartstudio.com/wordpress/?p=323

and

Here are a few old posts from the IA board on the topic

http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1232725143/0#0

http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1224118789/0#0

http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?num=1216704351/9#9

[h hoskins]

I own and really like the Olympus Stylus 1030sw waterproof.

[jkillinger]

The camera I was looking at was the pentax optio w60 10 mp. I wish I had it today, I caught a nice 18″ brown trout. 🙂

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