Okay, Christmas has come and gone, but I recently saw that Pentax has come out with an update to what had become my favorite camera for kayaking: the Pentax Optio W30.
These little cameras are great for the kayaker. They're small, are waterproof, and shoot very decent pictures. I really became convinced of their quality this summer - the manufacturer's recommendations for the W10 state 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes. I happened to drop my w10 overboard near shore during an 18-foot tide. About four hours later, I found my camera about twelve feet below the high-tide mark and it powered right up with a happy chirp and took a photo. This was in Alaskan waters in May, mind you.
The one gripe I have about this camera is that the controls are exceedingly difficult to operate if you have gloves on (even low profile ones such as the NRS Hydroskins).
I may just have to buy this, or the probably soon to be released W40 (The E,M and A40s are already out). The W30 doesn't have a faster shutter speed than the W10, but it does support higher ISO sensitivities and has a higher resolution ccd. Also, it supports SDHC cards, so it will support 8GB+ cards. This is important for video. These cameras are great for video, btw, as they shoot continuously until the card runs dry.
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