Favorite Underwater Camera

[MattS]

What's your favorite underwater camera? I just got a Olympus from work and love it.

[Al Agnew]

Whichever point and shoot I happen to be using. I've gone through an Olympus, a Pentax, and am now using a Nikon. I haven't noticed any real difference in them except that each one has been a little higher resolution than the last one. I'm not trying for professional quality underwater photos, I just want a camera that will take an acceptable underwater shot when I want to do it, and otherwise is one I can carry in my pocket and not worry about dropping it in the river.

[ColdWaterFshr]

I just bought a Panasonic Lumix TS20 for $119 at Target and got to try it out this past weekend on the Jacks Fork. Very happy with it so far. Big improvement over my 5 yr old Pentax Optio. Shutter speed is quicker, pictures are sharper. Underwater mode takes pretty good shots. Shoots HD video. Zoom is decent. I like that is shock-proof from 6.5 ft too. And at only $119 I don't have to baby it and always fret over the abuse I'm giving it. In another 5 years there will be something much better out.