Nikon SLR Cameras

What compact digital cameras have metal bodies?

Melody
Melody

I'm looking for a new (compact) digital camera with a durable metal body. I currently have a little Nikon with an aluminum body but, it's about 7 years old & needs to be updated.
It seems that there aren't very many little cameras on the market with metal bodies now.

Jim A
Jim A

I think they're all space age plastic now days for weight and cost of production. I don't think metal body cameras exist any longer… Not even in dslr cameras.

keerok
keerok

I doubt it. Plastic is much stronger now-a-days and cheaper even. With old and new cameras alike, having a metal finish doesn't necessarily mean it's really metal. That's how good they are right now.

ngufra
ngufra

There are quite a few cameras with metal bodies. I have a Ricoh CX-1 for example with an aluminum case.
However, if you drop it, having an aluminum body won't help if the lens is messed up.
Olympus has a line of tough cameras for example.
the lens is in a periscope design and so it does not protrude from the camera and it helps making it dust and even waterproof.
As others have written, plastics have improved and can be very tough now.