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Ricoh WG-50
Ricoh is continuing their budget-friendly waterproof compacts with the WG-50. The $280 camera is waterproof down to 45 feet -- and is designed to withstand drops, cold and dirt too.The WG-50 uses a 16 megapixel 1/2.3 inch sensor that's backlit...
Grade: C+ Price: $277.00
Fujifilm Instax Square SQ10
Cameras that can spit out instant physical photos are gaining popularity for parties and events as well as the simple joy of actually holding your photos in your hands. Unlike Polaroid's digital hybrids, such as the Snap Touch, however, the Fu...
Grade: C+ Price: $239.00
Fujifilm FinePix XP120
Fujifilm is upgrading their waterproof compact with an even deeper rating. The Fujifilm FinePix XP120 is rated to head down to 65 feet -- 15 feet further than the older XP90.While the camera has a deeper rating, many of the features remain unchang...
Grade: B- Price: $230.00
Canon PowerShot SX620 HS
Canon has thankfully broken the trend of "updating" their point-and-shoots with only one minor feature, beefing up a few features on their budget travel zoom, the SX620.While the sensor size remains the same, the CCD type has been replac...
Grade: B- Price: $249.00
Nikon COOLPIX B500
The Nikon B500 is designed for simplicity. It joins the ranks of the decreasing number of cameras that use AA batteries. There aren't any manual modes, but a solid handful of automated scene modes. But, the simple camera features a 40x optical...
Grade: B- Price: $257.00
Canon PowerShot SX420 IS
Budget zoom is the name of the game for the Canon SX420, but the manufacturer seems to make too many cuts to shave a mere $100 off the PowerShot SX540.While the megapixel count and sensor size is the same, the SX420 uses the more affordable CCD se...
Grade: C+ Price: $229.00
Olympus Air A01
The are really two types of cameras: the camera that can fit in your pocket, and the camera that can take great pictures. The Olympus Air A01 is an attempt to merge both, creating a tool for smartphone photography that doesn't rely on a tiny b...
Grade: B Price: $299.00
Nikon Coolpix S7000
At the time of it's release, the Nikon Coolpix S7000 is the lightest camera sporting a 20x zoom. Weighing in at just 5.9 ounces, the S7000 is a tiny camera that looks to still stand its ground.The highlighting feature in the S7000 is that 20x ...
Grade: A- Price: $212.00
Nikon Coolpix S9900
Zoom is a big deal—but it also makes for a big camera. The Nikon Coolpix S9900 doesn't offer the 83x optical zoom of their P900 superzoom, but it packs a nice 30x optical zoom in a package that travels easily.The S9900 is a bit faster th...
Grade: B+ Price: $249.00
Nikon Coolpix L840
Introduced alongside the $500 P610, the Nikon Coolpix L840 axes advanced features like manual modes and rechargeable batteries to keep the cost low.Where the P610 sports a 60x zoom, the L840 offers a much smaller yet still solid 38x optical zoom. ...
Grade: B+ Price: $264.00
Ricoh WG-5
Ricoh's WG-5 offers several features that puts it towards the top of our list for waterproof cameras, including a bright lens and excellent macro mode, though speed prevents it from taking the top slot.The camera captures shots with a 1/2.3&qu...
Grade: A- Price: $297.00
Canon PowerShot SX410
Less than a year after introducing the SX400, the Canon PowerShot SX410 will hit shelves with an even bigger zoom. The SX410 certainly isn't the best super zoom camera on the market, but it's one of the most affordable and will suit a lot ...
Grade: C Price: $215.00
Olympus TG-860
Olympus's tough TG-800 line cameras are designed to be a bit more affordable than the highly ranked TG-2 and TG-3 options, while still offering waterproofing and durability. The TG-860 adds one big benefit over the older models--improved video...
Grade: B+ Price: $290.00
Ricoh WG-30W
The Ricoh WG-30W offers rugged features along with options like wi-fi. This compact camera can head underwater to depths of 40 feet. Drops and dust aren't a problem either, with a 4.9' shockproof rating. With a rugged body around the outsi...
Grade: B Price: $299.00
Panasonic DMC-TS6
The Panasonic DMC-TS6 is designed for outdoor adventures. While there's a handful of similar options, one of the highlighting features is that the TS6 hits an excellent burst speed of 10 fps, a big plus for those shooting rugged sports.The TS6...
Grade: A- Price: $300.00
Fujifilm XQ2
The Fujifilm XQ1 impressed us last year with category-leading speed--with a brand new processor, the XQ2 pushes that even further.While you don't see a jump in burst speed in the tech specs, the Fujifilm XQ2 has an updated processor, the EXR P...
Grade: B+ Price: $299.00
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45
Where the Panasonic ZS50 is designed as a top-of-the-line compact travel zoom, the ZS50 is more consumer-oriented camera, trading a few of the more advanced features for a wink-to-shoot selfie feature.The ZS45 keeps a compact body and a 1/2.3"...
Grade: A- Price: $282.00
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50
More megapixels isn't always better—that's the motto Panasonic is taking with the compact zoom ZS50 camera. While there's a lower number of megapixels on the ZS50 from the older ZS40, that move is designed to bump up the low ligh...
Grade: A Price: $300.00
Canon PowerShot SX710 HS
The Canon PowerShot SX710 sports a 30x zoom at about half the weight of their 50x super zoom, making it an excellent option for travel. While the SX710 sports a solid 30x zoom, it can also focus on objects as close as .4 inches from the front of t...
Grade: B+ Price: $269.00
Polaroid Socialmatic
Thank you, Polaroid, for ensuring that the actually physical printed picture is far from gone. The Polaroid Socialmatic is a digital camera, yet in keeping with the manufacturer's past, can still spit out an instant image using the on-board pr...
Grade: B- Price: $279.00
Pentax XG-1
The super zoom category is jam packed—The Pentax XG-1 enters the fray with no fancy, frilly features like a dot sight or tilting LCD but with a solid set of capabilities at a decent price that make it an option worth considering.The manufact...
Grade: B+ Price: $242.00
Pentax QS-1
The Pentax Q line is one of the smallest, most colorful mirrorless lines on the market today. That line is expanding with the QS-1, a little reto-inspired shooter with a variety of creative modes and filters.The Pentax Q line has the smallest inte...
Grade: B Price: $254.00
Canon Powershot SX520 HS
Bridge-style cameras with the versatility of a macro, wide angle and telephoto lens in one fixed lens camera are becoming increasingly popular, and for good reason. They're versatile, yet much less expensive than a DSLR, but with the same comf...
Grade: B- Price: $222.00
Nikon 1 S2
The Nikon 1 line uses smaller sensors then the competitors, but what the camera giant offers that others do not is speed, and lots of it. The Nikon 1 S2 is the more budget-friendly model over the sleeker 1 J4 and faster 1 V3, but it's still go...
Grade: B+ Price: $279.00
Ricoh WG-4
The WG-4 officially drops the Pentax name for point-and-shoots, but there's not too much else that's new about this camera. The 2014 model offers the same sensor and lens, though there's a few additional modes that allow for manually a...
Grade: A- Price: $297.00
Nikon COOLPIX S810c
The Nikon Coolpix S810c is only the camera giant's second model to offer an Android operating system in the growing world of smart cameras. Consumers looking for a smart camera should note though that the S810c is only equipped with Wi-Fi--whe...
Grade: B+ Price: $230.00
Samsung WB50F
Samsung makes cameras with wi-fi and NFC in mind and this small shooter has several sharing features like "Tag and Go" which allows images to be shared by tapping two devices together. Image quality wasn't left completely behind, tho...
Grade: B- Price: $250.00
Sony WX350
The compact zoom category is competitive and packed full of decent shooters, so where does the Sony WX350 sit? The WX350 is one of the fastest options when considering burst speed with a nice 10 fps. The 20x optical zoom isn't the best in clas...
Grade: A- Price: $268.00
Sony H400
It's common for budget models to have a CCD sensor and a burst speed that's the equivalent of a snail's pace and the Sony H400 seems to follow that logic. It uses a 1/2.3" CCD sensor and the burst speed is just .71 fps, though it ...
Grade: B- Price: $268.00
Canon PowerShot ELPH 150 IS
Canon has three compact cameras that are all priced about $20 apart with a few subtle differences. The Canon ELPH 150 is more expensive than the similar ELPH 140 and 135 but has a little bit more to offer, including a better zoom (10x instead of 8...
Grade: A- Price: $210.00