I had a Canon D-10, which was great! I'm an advid fly fisherman, and take my camera with me all the time. I dropped my D-10 and cracked the viewing screen. My boys got me this one for my birthday.

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.

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

I choose the D30 over all the other compact underwater cameras for two reasons: · Image file sizes are smaller, which counts when you take hundreds of photos every day; · Noise reduction has been toned down and does not create a watercolour look in your photos.

With a smooth, rounded body that looks a bit like a worn sea pebble, and with 150-feet of water resistance, Canon's 12-megapixel PowerShot D30 feels just as home below the waves as it does above them.

150-foot water resistance; Compact design; Secure; but easy-to-open watertight seals

Limited feature set; Mediocre image quality; No micro USB charging

Though point and shoots are a dying breed, the one thing rugged cameras offer over smartphone cameras is the ability to go places a phone can't. Though there's only a select few rugged point and shoots on the market, they bring a lot of useful features to those looking for a vacation camera that can...

The Canon PowerShot D30 ($329.99) is, from an imaging perspective, a very minor update to the older D20 . Its lens, 12-megapixel image sensor, and image processor are the same, which is to say they're a couple of years old at this point.

Waterproof to 82 feet; Sharp 5x zoom lens; Slow motion video mode; GPS

Images on the noisy side; Slow shot to shot time; 1080p video limited to 24fps; No Wi-Fi

Canon's PowerShot D30 is a waterproof and ruggedized compact camera designed to compete with the Nikon Coolpix AW120, Olympus Tough TG-3 , Panasonic Lumix FT5 and Ricoh WG-4 GPS. To keep pace with these cameras, Canon made the D30 considerably tougher than the previous D20.

The Canon PowerShot D30 ($329.99) is, from an imaging perspective, a very minor update to the older D20 ($599.95 at Amazon) . Its lens, 12-megapixel image sensor, and image processor are the same, which is to say they're a couple of years old at this point. The real selling point of the D30 is its ability to survive the pressures you encounter at an 82-foot underwater depth—that's the best in this class by a good 20 feet. If you dive to those depths, the D30 is a contender for your dollar. But if you don't, consider spending a few extra dollars and going with our Editors' Choice, the excellent Olympus Tough TG-3 ($330.00 at eBay) instead; it's rated to 50 feet and is a much more modern compact camera. Design and Features The D30, available only in blue, is a bit of departure from the curvy D20. It fits the design motif of many a rugged camera, including the Olympus Tough TG-850 ($399.95 at Amazon) , by placing its lens in the top corner rather than the center of the body. It measu...

The Canon PowerShot D30 can go deep underwater, but feels pretty dated in terms of image quality and performance.

Waterproof to 82 feet; Sharp 5x zoom lens; Slow motion video mode; GPS

Images on the noisy side; Slow shot to shot time; 1080p video limited to 24fps; No Wi-Fi

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.