What digital point and shoot do you use?

[jaimee_rosko]

<p>So I just sold my Olympus Stylus to my little brother and am now camera-less.. well, point & shoot-less.. I had my Stylus for about three or four years and it was a gift so I actually have had no experience camera buying for myself. I have purchased very simple p&s's for my husband and father [both cameras had an "easy" button] but otherwise, I haven't even looked at more advanced point and shoots.. I would like to get a new camera. I am open to purchasing used if the camera is still somewhat new (1-2 years old) and has good features. </p>

<p>The catch- although I'd love to drop some cash on something fancy like the new Leica or Canon g9 or g10, I simply cannot. I'd like to stay under $300 if it's new.</p>

<p>I really like the underwater Olympus' as I do spend a lot of time underwater, lol.. Well, I like to bring my camera everywhere and some of the best pictures I have I took with an underwater 35mm in Hawaii. Also, I like the features on Olympus cameras.. I am not sure how quality compares to other brands however.</p>

<p>The most important thing to me is short lag time. Also, I like being able to review shots and then being able to go right back to shooting, without pressing or swiching anything. This is not super important but I do like the option. I like having some control as well.. A manual setting would be ideal but I'm not sure how many point and shoots boast that splendid option.</p>

<p>So, whaddaya got for me?</p>

[jasminabalic]

<p>Lumix DMC-FX30 with Leica lens!<br>

Quality and colours are great... Jaimee, I tried underwater Olympus in Half Moon Cay, and the quality of pictures was nice, I remember that short video clips were very good....For a while, I was selling digital point and shoot cameras, and somehow, from the choice that we had, Canon was always my number one....</p>

[georg_s1]

<p>Ricoh GX-100 and Nikon Coolpix 8400. The GX-100 is really fast and a joy to use. I can set everything manual and can store two settings (for instance: bw-mode, square format, zoom equivalent to 24mm, focus 1 meter, f-stop 2.4, exposure A-mode with -1/3 correction) as „MY“-setting. With the wheel on top of this neat camera I can really fast select setting one or two. But the GX-100 is not waterproof and is probably over $300. <br>

georg</p>

[fischerphotos]

I use the Olympus Stylus 850sw (waterproof). It has eight megapixels. I really like it because I'm around the water alot (Fishing, kayaking, pool).

If your're taking underwater photos, it works best in almost clear water. Somewhere that the ocean is blue or clear or a clorine pool.

[jaimee_rosko]

<p>Where can I find a Ricoh GX-100 to see and try out? I have never heard of that brand.</p>

[milan.ilnyckyj]

<p>I am very happy with my Canon Powershot A570IS. It's a lot more pedestrian than a lot of the cameras mentioned above, but it is inexpensive and quite capable.</p>

[steve_mareno]

<p>I use a Fujifilm E 550. It's an old model but I use it for two reasons. It can shoot in RAW and it has one of the lowest shutter lag times in a P&S camera. Also has excellent image quality (within the usual small P&S ISO range). It's as quick as the DSLR's I have used and has an M setting. Not sure about the water capabilities. These have been known to get a zoom error, but it's caused from not keeping the zoom barrel clean when you turn it off. Just give the barrel a wipe before you power off and no worries.</p>