While being the furthest thing from either a photographer or expert; I'd say stay clear.

If a megapixel is a million pixels; what the heck is 300,000 pixels equal to: a 1/3 megapixel camera? You?ll also find with these cheapo cameras that the number of pictures you can take is very limited unless you like fuzzy grainy images. Of course that would allow you to say that the carp in the picture is in fact a 35? trout that just looks bad because the camera takes crummy pictures.

I also tried the inexpensive way out with a $25.00 digital camera from Wal*Mart and to say the pictures sucked would be an understatement. Save your $$$ and get a decent digital camera. If you feel water resistance is a requirement, the Pentax Optio WP is the way to go.