Canon PowerShot D30 Review - Canon's latest waterproof compact follows on from some impressive predecessors, but can it match their performance both in and out of the water?

Style; Build quality; Performance

Outdated features; Lens quality

Canon's PowerShot D30 is a waterproof and ruggedized compact camera designed to compete with the Nikon Coolpix AW120, Olympus Tough TG-3Panasonic Lumix FT5 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS.

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Update to my previous review. We have taken this camera on three more dive trips and it is still going strong. The secret is to white balance while pointing at the sand or other white object at each depth of 10 or 15 feet.

Incredible versatility. Took it on our family vacation to Grand Cayman because I am tired of lugging around my Canon 60D with two lenses, and I also wanted a camera for underwater. Land shots are very good, though I did not shoot any macro shots of lizards, fish or flowers.

Overall versatility; including good land shots; decent underwater shots; great depth tolerance; and decent video capabilities

None that I can think of

I had this camera just 2 years before it sprung a leak. It works but it's point & shoot guessing because of no view. I just used it for snorkeling & not diving. (I don't dive) I was very careful with it. I won't buy another Canon underwater camera

This camera rocks! For those of us who've invested thousands of dollars in top quality lenses and realize that the "glass" determines the picture quality, the first couple generations of digital cameras were a joke. A $50 dollar lense on a $1500 camera won't cut it.

Ability to use pro lenses from EOS line

Auto focus a bit slow; takes getting used to

I bought this camera as it kept appearing in top 5 reviews for underwater point and shoot cameras to 25 meters. It worked fine on land. It worked fine for one snorkelling trip but then...the LCD viewfinder packed in. As I'm on holiday I did a quick Internet search for Technical troubleshooting.

This is a sweet deal. I don't bring my expensive camera with my on vacation. I don't want to worry about the salt water and sand damaging my DSLR or my lenses. I used a waterproof point and shoot last year on vacation and the pictures and underwater video turned out amazing clear and stunning.