We tried some of the most popular point-and-shoot cameras to find the perfect balance of size and quality. Shop our favorites from Sony, Leica, Panasonic, Fujifilm and more.

The Pentax WG-8 is a compact, rugged point-and-shoot camera that's waterproof down to 65.6 feet (20 meters). Its 20-megapixel sensor can record 4K30 video, and it even has a 5x optical zoom.

Because its oversized sensor, unlike the pinky-fingernail size of all other cameras, shoots similar quality to large body and interchangeable cameras from Sony itself, Samsung and Fujifilm.

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Also popular were point-and-shoot cameras with optical zooms of 10-times or greater, which grew by 16 per cent in units and 10 per cent in dollars. Cameras in this category cost an average of $247.

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Their cameras tend to be relatively basic compared with the advanced feature sets on modern point-and-shoot cameras. Thankfully, point-and-shoot makers have started offering cameras with Wi-Fi.