Aquapac AQP-410 Waterproof Compact Camera Case (Blue)

by Aquapac

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 2 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005JG1K
• Item model number: 410
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 16, 2001

Product Description

At last you can capture all those unmissable moments, using your own camera. Thanks to our optical-quality LENZFLEX material, taking photos while enjoying the outdoors at its best and worst is no longer a problem. Take pictures while out on the water and in the water too!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost almost almos, perfect., March 18, 2002

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Hector A. Palacios V (San Salvador, San Salvador El Salvador) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aquapac AQP-410 Waterproof Compact Camera Case (Blue) (Electronics)

I have an Olympus Camedia 2040, and at first I was scared that the camera wouldn't fit. When the camera extends it's lens it will retract back into the camera, but if you hamdle the bag for a while, it will get warm and expand a bit, I recomend getting the camera in first (so that the external flash connection faces the open end of the bag), then screw a filter tube to the lens, they are strong and will protect the lens and keep the bag extended, then turn it on. It will be tight but that helps to get clearer pictures. If the bag was 1 inch biger I would have given it the 5 stars, after all it claims to be "Large".

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Innovative Product!, March 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Aquapac AQP-410 Waterproof Compact Camera Case (Blue) (Electronics)

I just got one of these for my digital camera, in preparation for a trip to WDW. The neat thing about it is that it is so simple to use! They are made in England and the company had one of the universities there test them to failure. When it says rated to 30ft @ 30 minutes, you can believe it! The pictures come out ok, and camera's controls are accessible. You won't be able to use your camera's flash, but that shouldn't be a problem for most digitals. And best of all, IT FLOATS!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mislabeled, doesn't fit "large" cameras, October 23, 2008

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TetraBytes (SW US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aquapac AQP-410 Waterproof Compact Camera Case (Blue) (Electronics)

On the Amazon site, the Aquapac AQP-410 is labeled as fitting "large" cameras. The camera shown in the picture is fairly large, and probably compares to the Canon SX-10 I wanted to fit into this bag. When I received the product, the outside of box was clearly labeled "compact", and the bag would obviously not begin to fit a camera of the size pictured. The Aquapac AQP-445 may actually be bigger, but I'm not going to the trouble of ordering it to find out.

It does appear that the case is reasonably well-made, and would probably keep a camera acceptably dry for snorkeling-type use. But the flexible plastic doesn't really inspire confidence. I wouldn't trust it for more than a low-end camera, worth less than $100.

Because of the hassle of shipping this back, I am just going to keep it to take my wallet with me diving. (Advisable if when diving off a beach, where there is even a slight potential of criminal activity.)

After more checking, I discovered that there is a sudden jump in price to around $120 for an "SLR" size bag that would probably be large enough to fit my camera. I wound up ordering an Intova IC600 from "another vendor" for about $150. This is a 6 Mp hard-case camera, with the camera removable from the box for above-water use. It is probably a "low-end" camera. But for about $30 more, I won't have to worry about trying to work the controls through the stiff bag or shooting through a flexible plastic window.