If you are the parent of a small child with sticky fingers or the child of a small parent with sticky fingers you may wish to consider this camera from Nikon for summer. It has been engineered to be as sticky-proof as possible and is simple to use in the bargain.
There is a zoom lens inside but the range has been kept sensibly to 3X - this is a camera that will be hand-held most of the time. The lens is fully encased so the beach trip cannot drive sand into it. The buttons on the back and the battery door are sealed as well so the whole thing can withstand 10 metres of water.
The shooting couldn't be simpler - two buttons on top - one for still and one for video. Crazy-close one-touch macro. Little on-board flash tube. Charming menu and assistance graphics. And a cool metallic blue colour.
