The Canon G2 remains an impressive choice with its ease of use and superb picture quality.

The G2 allows most settings to be changed with the push of a button or rotation of a knob rather than scrolling through a multitude of menus.

Battery life is good on this camera, usually allowing several dives on a single charge.

The housing handles very nicely in the water, and optional strobes may be added any time.

Aperture priority setting provides full TTL automation for a variety of subjects from a few inches away to four feet from the camera.

Addition of an optional wide angle lens like the Inon UWL-100 provides superb wide angle capabilities, yet is easy to remove underwater for macro or telephoto photographs.