Article Summary:

The Backscatter team went on a quest to find the holy grail in underwater point & shoot cameras. Sometimes you just want to travel light. If you’re like us, you want a camera that is perfect for a pocket, beach party, and a quick after-work dive. Over a thousand waterproof camera options, they defined the target user groups and then hashed out a list of our minimum features for serious underwater photography on any budget.

The cameras included Olympus, Sea & Sea, Canon, Nikon, and Sony with several housing options and price ranges from $250 to $2800. The end result is a list of the best point & shoot cameras, for low cost, intermediate and advanced systems.