thanks for replying,everyone

readingr,i think this 'oregon scientific waterproof action cam' is one of a kind and wouldn't be easily available especially here in india,besides,it's a video camera and i'm looking for digital camera to take still pictures

frog, i made it a point that my phone is the most basic model,what can i say? ,i really dislike complicated gadgets

dumpy,your post was very informative,it helped me to define more clearly,what my ideal camera should be like

thanks again everyone