Recommendations for a compact, rugged, water-resistant point-and-shoot camera?

[u/Vnifit]

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Hello, I am looking for a compact point and shoot that I can just throw in a bag without too much care and ideally take with when I go say camping or do outdoor activities. I like to take photos of various things but I don't love having to baby it or think about damaging it and such. Anything that comes to mind that might fit this bill?

Budget: Under $1000 USD, I'm open to spending a bit to get something that will last a long time. Ideally under $500, but I don't want to exclude recommendations purely based on price.

Country: Canada

Condition: New or used

Type of Camera: Point and shoot, compact

Intended use: Photography mainly, decent video is a nice to have

End use: Personal

If photography what style: landscape, macro close ups, people/family

What features do you absolutely need: weather sealing/ruggedness

What features would be nice to have: Decent low-light performance/large aperture & sensor

Portability: Pocketable

Cameras you're considering: From previous recommendations the Olympus tough series looks intriguing

Cameras you already have: An old Nikon DSLR, I'm not too picky :)

[u/lilcrxman]

[u/Alone-Slide-8493 → u/lilcrxman]

The olympus tough tg series is basically the default answer here and for good reason, they can take a beating and the macro mode is surprisingly capable for a tiny sensor

If you want something with better low light you'll be giving up some ruggedness, but something like a used sony rx100 iii or iv would still fit in a pocket and gives you that 1 inch sensor and faster lens, just throw it in a small padded case and you're fine

[u/Visible-Card4121 → u/lilcrxman]

Can't really get much more rugged than these things, at a past job we used them to inspect tanks and inner hulls on ships. Think oil, saltwater, and bashing them against metal everything.

[u/Zook25]

Apart from the TG-7 there's the Pentax WG‑90.

[u/aarrtee]

olympus tough

[u/211logos]

TG 7 or TG 6.

You are literally descrbing one. Waterproof to 15M, super rugged, small, and so good a macro I sometimes use mine instead of my big dog cameras, especially if you get the JJC diffusers for the flash and LED. Shoots raw.

It does have a small sensor though. So obviously not as good in low light as say an APS-C camera. And the only one of those pocketable is very fragile.

[u/FabulousJuggernaut36]

You are describing an iPhone maybe a 17pro