I just ordered an underwater point and shoot, the Sony DSC TX5 (man, the names of these things are like license plates). I usually haul my DLSR and 2-3 lenses, tripod, and all the extras with me on the weekends. I wanted something that could fit into my wallet, take decent HD video (720p is fine for me), be able to take panoramas that does the stitching in camera), can shoot 10 fps, can shoot somewhat decently in low light, can do in camera 2-shot HDR, and what the heck, have the ability to take it in the pool or snorkeling.


Now if this camera I ordered does all of this as many review articles have pointed out, I'll be more than happy.