I'll offer some feedback on a camera i have. It is an Olympus Stylus Tough. I chose it because my last camera had duct tape and tire tracks on it and this one is supposed to be tough (including waterproof). For the most part, i've been pleased with it. Good photo quality and relatively easy menu system. Two little niggles i could do without. The shutter is in the uppermost left hand corner of the camera body. I like to take pics while on the move and i can't quite pull it off left-handed without including my fingers in the pic. Also, it has a "tap to activate" feature of some sort. The idea is you can just touch the camera anywhere instead of on the bottom to snap a pic. The feature can be turned off but when you are rolling down a rough road, it tends to think you should want it on and you have to tell it no. Price is in your range. Battery life is very good. Video quality is acceptable. I haven't run over it yet but it has been dropped a time or two and been wet with no issues.
Good luck.
keith