I'd like to ask a silly question in this thread.

From my personal experience, even the 3x zoom can give me blurred
pictures from my boat. I can only assume 10x would be worse.

Unless you are paddling in a super-wide boat in very calm conditions.
In which case I don't see the need for waterproof. Granted you could
be taking photos in the rain, but I doubt it.

So what is the advantage of a 10x zoom waterproof digital camera? I
have to assume I am missing something.

- Eric

Eric Nyre wrote:

So what is the advantage of a 10x zoom waterproof digital camera? I
have to assume I am missing something.

I really don't consider anything less then a 10x zoom to be worthwhile.
One doesn't have to use the full 10x zoom.

The 10x zoom would be available when one is not in a kayak.

Being waterproof means it is relatively safe to take it while kayaking.

I do not wish to own both a camera with a 10x zoom which is not
waterproof and a camera with less then a 10x zoom which is waterproof.

I find the waterproof cases to be annoying.

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