Canon WP-DC70 Waterproof Case for SD500 Digital Camera

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.6 x 4.3 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007WK8K8
• Item model number: 0162B001
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Whether you're underwater, at the beach, or out shooting on a rainy day, the Waterproof Case makes shooting easy and fog-free. Depth rated to 130 feet. Compatible with: SD500

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great buy!, August 30, 2006

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P. L. Reed (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon WP-DC70 Waterproof Case for SD500 Digital Camera (Electronics)

I read the reviews and I was a little nervous about putting my camera in a case that some people claimed leaked. I took my camera to Jamaica loaded it into the case (carefully reading and following instructions) and it work out great. The pics turned out awesome, the camera was safe from water. I recommend this to anyone who has an interest in taking their camera in or near the water.

If you want your underwater pictures to come out well, you definitely need to put the camera on the underwater setting. Because of the neutralization of the blue hues you cannot take pictures of things that are more than 20 feet away without there being blurred or hard to see items. If you switch the camera setting the pictures come out overly blue or blurred.

Another thing, it is easy to switch in between camera modes. Just be aware of what mode you're in.

Another thing to watch out for is if you are using the camera around water, but not necessarily in water, sometimes water spots get on the lens and leave a good picture with some blurry marks. It's easily taken care of by dipping the camera in the water and letting the water naturally run off or by using a clean cloth to wipe away water.

Avoid touching the inside of the case, finger prints are very annoying to try and look through while underwater or with some type of sun glaze.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Waterproof Case WP-DC70, October 22, 2005

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M. A. Palmer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon WP-DC70 Waterproof Case for SD500 Digital Camera (Electronics)

This case was bought for a Canon Ixus 700 which is the European version of the SD500. The case worked well even though I only took it to 14 metres depth. Only two complaints being that in shallow water in bright sun light, trying to frame the subject was not easy due the sun light falling on the LCD screen. The other problem was that if held in the right hand during snorkling, diving down my thumb tended to move the function switch from underwater scene to movie mode. I now have a number of rather abstract movie clips caused by taking what I think is a picture only to start recording only stopping it when I think I have taken another shot.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It does what it says it does, August 22, 2005

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BK - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canon WP-DC70 Waterproof Case for SD500 Digital Camera (Electronics)

Yes its what it says it is, it works just fine, all controls are available and easy to manipulate.