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SwordsMaster

04-23-2012, 10:06

Hi all,

SM needs help again! Wohoo!

This time it is because I'm looking for a rugged, portable camera. Mine died in a weird fall-into-a-river-while-mountain-biking-with-the-camera-in-your-pocket incident almost a year ago, and while I thought I would be able to make do with a phone that is not the case.

Current contenders are the new Olympus, and the Nikon, attached for reference.
http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB/product/digital-cameras/coolpix/all-weather/coolpix-aw100

Some requirements are: portability - which is why i don't go for the hard external cases, 3-5m water resistance at least, shock protection, good quality images (low lighting, at least 14mpx, wide angle) , and as good a zoom as I can get...

I'm having a hard time coming up with more contenders, so please help!

Thanks

Furunculus

04-23-2012, 13:51

SwordsMaster

04-23-2012, 15:36

i take it you are not interested in a head-cam like the one i use for mountain biking?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ContourROAM-Waterproof-HD-Action-Camera/dp/B005MIZ046/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335185465&sr=8-1

Thanks, Furunculus, could do the trick, but only submergible to 1m - I wanted to take surfing picture, and I havent seen if any zooming features have been mentioned. Looks like an excellent piece of kit though.

Gregoshi

04-23-2012, 18:26

I'm not too familiar with these kinds of cameras, but here is a comparison of four from last year: Rugged Camera Comparison in Popular Photography Magazine (http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2011/05/round-best-rugged-waterproof-compact-cameras?page=0,0)

Here's a comparison on just the waterproof aspect, but on page 1 it has a summary chart which includes ISO range for the low light aspect you are looking for: DP Review Waterproof Camera Comparison (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q311waterproofcompactgrouptest)

Hope this helps.

SwordsMaster

04-24-2012, 10:17

Thanks Gregoshi! That should ease things for me.