If your upcoming travel plans include a tropical escape aboard a cruise ship or whiling away an afternoon on an azure beach on some speck of land in the Caribbean, you're in luck. Not just because you're going to be working on your tan while everyone else is bundled up for winter, but because Pentax and Olympus have now put underwater digital photography within everyone's reach.
With competing 7-megapixel 3x zoom compact digicams that can handle a snorkeling adventure right out of the box without any additional housings, you might want to consider packing either the Pentax Optio W20 or Olympus Stylus 720SW in your beach bag to capture your underwater adventures. Read the full article here