Canon Waterproof Case WP-DC20 for PowerShot S1 IS

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 5.3 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001GNDPC
• Item model number: 9225A001AA
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 15, 2004

Product Description

Front Loading - Polycarbonate - Clear - Camera Case

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real underwater case with every access for a fraction of cost!, September 6, 2005

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G. Lee "Addicted shopper" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon Waterproof Case WP-DC20 for PowerShot S1 IS (Electronics)

Unless you are a professional underwater photographer who gets paid for pictures, you probably do not want to shell out $2000 for an underwater case that's likely to be much more expensive than your camera itself. This product lowers the barrier to entry into real underwater photography of up to 130' for <$200. Pair this up with one or two underwater flash lights (which you need anyway if you are going deeper than 30 feet or so), you can have the whole setup for < $1000, since Canon S1 can be had for around $200 now.

Tricks to get good pictures underwater without external flash:
1) Turn off flash (it's useless), turn ISO all the way up.
2) Depending on the type of water you are in, adjust white balance to your likings.
3) Auto-focus works decently if the object is not moving fast. Otherwise you may have to pre-focus or do it manually.
4) Most importantly, have a program that does auto-balance (everything), it does wonders.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best money ever spent!, June 5, 2006

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Joe Jaszczak (Sycamore, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canon Waterproof Case WP-DC20 for PowerShot S1 IS (Electronics)

Works great. No leaks. Best advise I can give is don't use the flash. It will only eat up your batteries and scare the fish. Also, learn to use the custom white-balance. Set the short-cut button to the white-balance adjustment function. Then when you're ready to set the white-balance aim the camera at the sun when you're underwater and save the setting. You will need to adjust the setting for every 10 feet of depth change. The custom white-balance setting will make the pictures appear perfect, not washed out in blue. Also, leave the ISO set to auto. Turning it up to 400 causes the pictures to be grainy.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Nifty Invention, November 14, 2005

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jvh (atlanta, ga usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canon Waterproof Case WP-DC20 for PowerShot S1 IS (Electronics)

I am so very pleased with this purchase. I bought the WP-DC20 for my Canon S1IS for a trip to Hawaii. I had never snorkeled before so it was very exciting to not only see all of the wonderful underwater life but to have photos to show it to my loved ones as well. I learned that you have to get fairly close to the subject in order to get good colors (however, photoshop does wonders for toning down the blue and making the colors show better). I loved that this housing, being made specifically for my camera, allowed me to use all of the functions of the camera. When a sea turtle was peacefully swimming and eating 3 feet in front of me, I was able to quickly switch to movie mode and get some terrific underwater movie clips. You can even hear the noise of the turtle chewing on the coral to get the algae off. If you are a serious underwater photographer, you'll probably want a serious underwater setup with a strobe and all that jazz. If you have the Canon S1IS and love it (I've been so happy with my camera and the prints I've gotten with it) and want to have some underwater fun, this is a terrific toy!