Best Underwater Digital Camera Under $100?

[snorkel_guy]

Folks, We will be making our first trip to Hawaii next month and we plan on spending a lot of time snorkelling. I have done some research and narowed down my search to the following cameras. Can you recommend one?

1) VuPoint DC-ST531TBLK-VP - 5MP camera ($68)
2) INTOVA INWD-IC500 5.0 Megapixel Digital Sports Camera with Waterproof Housing - 5MP ($90)

Thanks for your help!

Tariq.

[Andy Stanton]

I found two sites with consumer reviews for both cameras - Amazon.com and newegg.com

On both sites, the Intova had more positive consumer reviews than the VuPoint.

[snorkel_guy]

Andy, Do you have the URL's? I typed in the cameras for the newegg site and came up with nothing. tks!

[David Rasnake]

We looked at the Intova products last year at CES, I believe, and were fairly impressed all around given the price point. It's certainly not a high-end camera, but it seemed to have reasonably snappy if fairly generic performance. Think an underwater version of a Nikon L camera and you'd be on the right track...

Can't comment on the VuPoint, as I've never even held one in person.

dr

[Andy Stanton]

Originally Posted by snorkel_guy

Andy, Do you have the URL's? I typed in the cameras for the newegg site and came up with nothing. tks!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16830116002
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16830187013