
<p>Underwater housing units for DSLR bodies can cost upwards of $1499 at most distributors. Waterproof cases for point-and-shoots already average $150. But this year, a major trend in most camera companies is the point-and-shoot designed for underwater use and toss-around durability at a competitive cost.</p><p>Around the show at PMA 2010, almost every major point-and-shoot manufacturer had a new array of cameras ready for surf, sand, snow and hard falls.</p><p>Here's a sampling:Olympus</p><p>Scott Hennessey and the crew at Olympus let me shoot around the booth with a prototype of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8010, which is due for release this March for about $399.</p><p><a href="http://petapixel.com/2010/02/24/pma2010-underwater-point-and-shoot-cameras-a-trend-this-year/">Keep reading...</a></p>