Olympus Stylus 790 SW / µmju790SW

Pros: - waterproof/shockproof design - automatic lens cover - fairly compact

Cons: white balance poor, especially indoors grainy at higher ISO expensive for the picture quality

Review: Have had this camera for a few weeks and taken indoor pictures, and some outdoor winter pictures. Wanted ONE camera that was rugged enough for outdoors but also for indoor portraits for newsletters and glossy mags. Indoors, you're best to set its ISO ...

Pros: Average compact camera for general use.

Cons: Do not use in salt water.

Review: This camera, though advertised as waterproof, did not make through my first attempt at snorkeling with it. It seemed to function OK when just exposed to water from the rain or in a splash while riding in a canal in a inner tube. But after only 10 min ...

Pros: It seems to take ok pictures, waterproof, smallish

Cons: just about everything else

The Bottom Line: buying that camera it the worse purchase in the last year... well maybe second from buying a ticket to the new Indiana Jones Move

Review: I got this camera to replace my big old aging coolpix which I had used all around the world. I knew i wanted something simple tough and waterproof. i found this camera at Target on sale. once i unpacked it i realized it takes some weird little battery, ...

Pros: Small and lightweight

Cons: Leaks, ok picture quality

Review: I would definitely not recommend this camera for anyone buying it for the waterproof feature. I have a great Canon camera that takes excellent pictures but bought this camera to take underwater photos and for use when kyaking, boating, etc. I used it ...