Best Point & Shoot Cameras for 2010

Berkley White & Jim Decker · Issue 54, May/Jun 2010 · pp. 24–30

Products mentioned: Olympus FE-360, Canon SD-940, Sea & Sea 1200HD, Canon G11, Sea & Sea DX-2G, Canon S90, Olympus PT-044, Fisheye FIX M46 52 Wide Lens, Sea & Sea YS-01, Fantasea Remora, Inon S-2000, Inon 28AD, Fisheye FIX LED 1000, Sea & Sea 1200HD Wide Angle Lens, Sea & Sea YS-110, Fisheye FIX G11, Ikelite G11 Housing, Canon WP-DC34

As we did in 2009, the Backscatter team took ten steps back and examined the hundreds of underwater point & shoot camera options with fresh eyes. We focused a great deal of attention on the lowest priced and smallest sized cameras as our goal was to find a high quality camera that fits in a pocket, will survive a beach party, and can produce great images on an afterwork dive. We gave cameras a nod for their sex appeal. A sexy camera is fun to hold, fun to use, and more likely to get slipped into a pocket for a night on the town. We found ourselves giving some cameras a second chance, but had to vote them off the island due to poor underwater performance, or otherwise not meeting the needs of an aspiring underwater photographer. If underwater photography is paramount to your next point & shoot camera decision, we’re confident that you’ll be happy with any of these test finalists on your n…