Durable, but does not take good pictures

I have owned this camera for almost a year now and use it almost daily. This is a great little camera if you have kids and are worried about them breaking or destroying your camera. It has withstood being under water and drops from at least 5 feet. It does not, however, take good pictures. The joy of digital cameras is that you can take lots of pictures and pick one or two good ones. With this camera, you will have to take at least 30 to get one good one. We have tried to adjust the settings to get good pictures, but unless you're in perfectly ideal circumstances (excellent sunlight, no shadows, limited movement) you're going to be very disappointed with the picture quality.



In short, I don't believe the durability of the camera makes up for the picture quality. I would definitely choose a camera that takes good pictures, like a Canon or Sony, over this one. We will, however, be using this for when we are outdoors, like at the beach.