Originally Posted by
Bang0Bang00
If you want to spend some coin, the Nikon AW-1 was pretty cool mirrorless weather (read as NOT WATER) proof crop frame camera.
It's actually waterproof to 49 feet without a housing. The Nikon 1 mount is dead though.
The only advantage of cheap compacts over a phone is the optical zoom. Any of the 1" sensor compact (Sony RX100, Panasonic LX10, ZS100/200, Canon G7X) will give better quality in a small package. For interchangeable lens, look at micro4/3 (Panasonic and Olympus) and Sony, Canon or Fuji APS mirrorless.