Point and Shoot Camera for the woods

Consumer Reports states that the subcompact, {fits in a pocket} with the best low light performance without a flash , goes to the Nikon Coolpix 5610.
 
defaultuser said:
Personnally, I'm very satisfied of my waterproof Fujifilm Finepix Z33WP:

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The waterproofness, the small size (3.6"x2.3"x0.8"), and the sturdy case makes it a constant companion in any wilderness adventure (hiking, fishing, geocaching, canoeing, winter sports, beach). I feel I'm not qualified to comment on picture quality; I'm satisfied with it though.

Here's a link to the camera on the company's website.

(no, I don't work for fujifilm - I'm just a happy customer!)
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Hey, I just added that to my wedding registry yesterday because I noticed the waterproof part of it :D Glad to hear it works great :)
 
dipbait said:
Consumer Reports states that the subcompact, {fits in a pocket} with the best low light performance without a flash , goes to the Nikon Coolpix 5610.
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I have the 5600 that I've been using for kayaking pics. It stinks in low light. :p
 
J's Knives-N-More said:
Hey, I just added that to my wedding registry yesterday because I noticed the waterproof part of it :D Glad to hear it works great :)
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Yes, it works very well. Not that expensive too. Waterproofness is huge for me... I always manage to get wet when I play outside. I realize it might not be a requirement for everyone, though (different climate and activities).
 
I shoot with Nikon dSLRs (D70 and D300) but in the P&S category I prefer Canons. For low light you'll definitely want something with Image Stabilization aka IS as it's called with Canons, or Vibration Reduction aka VR on Nikons.
I'm not up to speed on the latest and greatest P&S since the last ones I researched and bought was the Canon Elph SD870IS and prior to that the SD750IS. A good place to get reviews, probably the best I know of, is www.dpreview.com.
Ken Rockwell was mentioned above but I tend to take anything he says with a grain of salt. While he is knowledgeable with cameras, some of the things I've read from him and the resulting discussions about said topics make me realize I would not be the first to state that sometimes he seems to be talking out of his @ss (No offense intended to HornyToad).
If you plan to do any low light (night) photography Canon has an available accessory flash that works with their P&S cameras as seem in this image. This is an older Canon Elph but they should still have the accessory flash available. It has a built in slave sensor that triggers it when it detects the flash from the camera.
I believe this flash will work with any camera, again, because as far as I recall it works using a slave receiver which will work with any camera's flash.

Depending on your budget and the quality of shots you want, you may want to look at something a bit bigger with a better zoom, etc. These Elphs and most other sub-compact cameras in this size range don't offer much manual control so you are left to pick from the list of shooting presets built into the camera.

Here's DP Review's Nikon list: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/
I'm interested in this Nikon P6000 as a go-between between my Elphs and dSLRs because it offers the smaller size of a P&S but more manual controls like a DSLR and a hot shoe for attaching one of my Nikon Speedlight flashes: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_cpp6000.asp

Here's the link to their list of Canons: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/
Let me know if I can offer any other assistance.

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