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Sample Shots

Wide-angle sample from all cameras here (26.1MB zip) and tele-photo here (26.5MB zip).

Casio Exilim EX-G1 rugged camera

Casio Exilim EX-G1
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FujiFilm FinePix XP150 rugged camera

FujiFilm FinePix XP150
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Nikon Coolpix AW100 rugged camera

Nikon Coolpix AW100
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Olympus TG-320 rugged camera

Olympus TG-320
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Olympus TG-820 rugged camera

Olympus TG-820
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT4 rugged camera

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT4
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Pentax Optio WG-2 rugged camera

Pentax Optio WG-2
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Ricoh PX rugged camera

Ricoh PX - underwater in rockpool
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Eight... Rugged Cameras

Viewfinders!

I need a viewfinder! My middle-aged varifocal-equipped eyes can't cope with screens, particularly outdoors in bright sunlight. Been trying for some time to get a new compact with a viewfinder, can't find one anywhere.

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Nikon Coolpix AW100

So they give a camera designed for the outdoors a DPM (camouflage) case so that when you put it down it is instantly lost - fail!

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Oh you mean the "peril sensitive" mode which is the automatic version of leaving the lens cap on.

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"The smile detector is a neat feature, making that hanging off a cliff-face, or free-falling skydive shot that bit easier to achieve."

Is there a sheer terror detector setting that I can use?

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umm..

I was expecting underwater shots of the same thing for comparison.

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