Waterproof Digital Camera

[fish4trout]

My wife wants to get me a new digital camera for Christmas. I am thinking I would like one I can take underwater pictures with. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks.

[Flyandtie1]

No experience with the waterproof cameras, but take a look at the Pentax Optio series. A lot of people like them.

Also the olympus stylus is waterproof.

good luck.

[Flyandtie1]

No experience with the waterproof cameras, but take a look at the Pentax Optio series. A lot of people like them.

Also the olympus stylus is waterproof.

good luck.

[cholcomb13]

I've got the pentax optio w30....and love it.....

[Jackster]

I just bought the wife an Olympus waterproof camera. She doesn't tie flies or she would have got the Pentax because the biggest drawback to the Olympus is its sad macro capabilities.
I have the lowly Pentax WR 33 and love it! It's small enough to wear on a lanyard, focuses down to 1 CM and has a viewfinder that is well used in bright light.

[WarrenP]

I have the Pentax Optio W20 which is waterproof and you can take pictures under water if needed. I love it and recommend it!

[flybinder]

I, also, have a Pentax Optio. It's the W30- waterproof and after owning 5 digitals, the Pentax, (for getting wet, or shooting underwater shots), is the best I have. My Olympus, though, I prefer for all other types of picture taking I like to do.
The Optio is also fine for general picture taking and does a very good job, doing so. It's just a couple of my Olympus have more features for "fine tuning" some photography, that the Pentax doesn't.

You can also do short Video, with the W30.......(like a nice 90 seconds of your fishing partner falling in?) and one feature, being an old ****, I love......is the "Shake Reduction" feature for both stills and video. Less, "blur" and less need for a tripod, to get good steady, shots. The camera is waterproof to 10 feet down, which is nice. if it's dropped. (or, if you have REALLLYYYY long arms?!)

The "Pentax Web Store, also currently is offering a $30.00 rebate on the W30!

Paul

[Normand]

pentax optio w30

[ohiotuber]

I have the Pentax Optio W10, which I got just before the Michigan Fish-In 2006. I took a beautiful underwater shot of Aaron Weaver's nice rainbow, but my old computer crashed & I lost the picture. It was posted here...hopefully someone can post it to show the results. I highly recommend the Optio series of waterproofs & am sure the W30 is the newest & best.
Mike

[fish4trout]

Well it looks like the w30 it is. Thanks