[linz06]

I am in the market for a new camera, and I think I'd like just a point-and-shoot so it's easy to keep with me in my purse or jacket pocket or whatever. My current (old) camera is a Kodak EasyShare circa 2005 (not sure which model) but it really doesn't take very good pictures compared to my boyfriend's camera (can't remember which kind he has, but it's definitely much newer!). But I do like how easy my camera was to operate, nothing too fancy!

Dell has some really good deals on this week on cameras, so I have been thinking of maybe buying one soon! I've kind of narrowed it down to 3 cameras but am totally open to suggestions for others. I included two that are underwater capable... I'm not sure how often I'd use it but whenever we're able to get away on hot vacations in the winter, we love being in the ocean and obviously don't have any pictures of us in the water, so I thought it would be cool to be able to take a camera out with us. It seems that they aren't so great for regular pictures though, after reading some reviews. But I'm not a photographer so I'm not sure I'd see the difference. We're going to Europe this year too so I think I'd take a lot of pictures of buildings and landscapes.

I'd like to keep my price point below $150 CAD, maybe up to 175 or 180 if it's a really really good deal.

The ones I'm looking at so far are:

Olympus Stylus Tough 3000 which is 12 MP with 3.6x zoom and is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, and is currently $90 off for a price of $149.99. I've read it has really bad battery life and won't even last a full day. I love all the colors it comes in!

Kodak EasyShare M580 which is 14 MP with 8x zoom. It's $50 off for a price of $149.99. Reviews have said it's a good camera but it freezes a lot, and you have to take the battery out and put it back in for it to work again. This one is just regular, not waterproof or anything. The biggest downside for me is I hate the colors it comes in lol!

Fujifilm FinePix XP10 is 12 MP, 5x zoom, waterproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dustproof. Cute colors! It's $30 off for a price of $149.99. Again, the battery life isn't great on this one and the reviews say the water photos are great but the regular photos are just mediocre, and if you want good photos to take a second camera.


Does anyone have any of these cameras? What do you think of them? Any other options you can give me?