Customer Reviews

Canon WP-DC70 Waterproof Case for SD500 Digital Camera

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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.

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.

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

My husband and I bought this case for a cruise we took over the holidays. We absolutely are SO GLAD we did! Yes, the waterseal ring was a little wierd to figure out at first, but really, once you get that down, this case is a cinch! I absolutely love being able to take video underwater as well as the photos. Here we are, swimming with Sting Rays and I can capture every moment of it! I can't reccomend this case more. Just follow the instructions and beware what they say about using the flash without the diffuser--- it's true, the image gets all funky if you use the flash without it, so don't. Otherwise, very simple and user friendly.

I loved this - it was perfect for me. I'm not a diver, so I don't know how it would hold up at greater depth, but I took it snorkeling (that looks spelled wrong, but I'm not sure, but oh well) and got incredible pictures and videos. It also allowed me to take it kayaking without being paranoid, so it was great for me.

Took mine on a trip to the Caicos island where it was promptly dropped, mauled and possibly even slightly neglected (I never soaked it after bringing it out of the saltwater). Worked without flaw. Just as easy to use as without the case. If you've got kids, for Pete's sake buy one of these. While making it not only virtually trash proof, it enables you to take it places you would probably never take your digital camera otherwise... to the beach, to the pool. Forget about it! Got mine at scuba.com for $150.

The case held up good untill I took it to 90 foot it then allowed a little leakage of moisture but if your not going deepier than that I highly recommend this product..

I love this case! I bought it 2 years ago (summer 05) for shooting underwater, which it works great for, but I had no idea how much I would use it above water too. Digital cameras are just so fragile, and I do a lot of outdoor stuff so this offers it so much protection from sand and rain and splashing. So just hanging out on the beach or going out on a boat paddling or fishing, or out in the rain, I use this case and if it falls in the water, no big deal. Also makes your camera float. So 2 years later my digital camera is still in mint condition even though I've taken it everywhere. Of course the waterproof case is big, so if I'm just going to a wedding or something, I can stick my litle camera in my pocket without the big case.

We bought this case to take on our cruise and I have to say it worked great! We took it diving to 80' several times and we went cave tubing in a lazy river and zip line through the jungle canopy. Not only does it protect your camera from water, but also sand and minor bumps and bruises. As I was swinging through the rainforest with my $400 camera dangling from my neck, I was glad it was in a big plastic case! If you have a cat I would recomend that you put the O ring on when you get where you're going - I found a few very fine hairs on mine before diving, but I picked them off and redid the seal with no problem. The flash difuser works great underwater and for outdoor shots, you definitely can't use the flash without it. Another guy on our dive had this exact case and he said he'd been using it for a couple of years with no problem! Although I did have some bouancy problems while fiddling with the buttons - got some great pictures of the back fin of the fish! (OK I'm a new diver and swiming, breathing, and pushing buttons is still a bit of a challenge).

while the manual is a little vague about how to remove the "o" ring that is used to seal the camera housing, I figured it out. Not really that hard. I applied the gel. And took it to 45-50 feet 3-4 times and it worked wonderfully perfectly. No leaks, no condensation, a no brainer actually. And it took great pictures. I would add that messing with a digital camera when you're diving makes buoyancy especially interesting when trying to do close ups of an octopus tucked away in a reef. And how to set up the Canon for nice underwater shoots is definitely something that will take some time. But by all means buy this. I have been diving for 10 years and this works great. Recommended highly.