I’ve been considering buying my son a camera so have been trolling the web to find the best one. Of course, part of my motive for buying this electronic wonder is to stop him from using my more expensive model, which I fear he is likely to break sooner or later!

I’ve created a short list of requirements and have found this cool waterproof model from Fisher Price fits the bill!

It’s an award winner and a best seller. This isn’t always one of my requirements, but since most parents have many of my same concerns, (listed below) this turned out to be important.

It’s tough and waterproof…which means he won’t break this one either.

It’s easy to use – there are only a few buttons and they’re pretty self explanatory

It includes all of the goodies I look for in a camera – that is…easy, easy, easy – with not too many options; an automatic flash and the requisite preview screen.

It includes a USB cable just like my camera so I can easily upload his picture and print them out on my computer.

Big bonus- A two eye viewfinder! This is so critical for young children…and many adults I might add!

Though it holds up to 500 pictures, I suspect he won’t take more than 10 at a time before rushing to see them on the computer screen and print them out. I should probably invest in some more printer ink before I give the camera to him!