Lee,

For my money, there is no camcorder in existence that will provide you with
satisfactory still image capability. If you want live pictures of great
quality, use a digital camcorder. If you want still pictures, use a camera.
Housings are available for all major makes (Sony, Canon, JVC).

> This is for anyone with input but primarily for Russ, Viv, Bjorn and John,
> those that I know have photographic experience/background.  If I left
> someone out, forgive me and join right in.