Customer Reviews

Fujifilm WP-FXF40 Underwater Housing for Fuji FinePix F40fd Digital Cameras

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I took this cave diving in Crystal River Srings, FL, under high pressure, and took it on the beach and in the pool another day in shallow waters. I also took it snorkeling with manatees. No rust, no leaking, no fogging. Got knocked around many times, but stood strong. You can easily access all controls on the camera. The locking mechism is fantastic. The pictures are easy to take, and easy to show somebody how to take. The fujinon lens goes right up to the glass element on the case, and takes clear pictures on dry land just as if you weren't using the case. Unlike some other brand's cases, the flash diffuser stays on solid, and has a backup cord if you want to let it hang off. The adjustable wrist cord with a rubber tube is comfortable and never comes off during swimming. The flash words good through the diffuser, although you'll need use the overexpose dial since the flash is weekened.

My friends love the pictures I've taken of them. The shots while in the ocean while we are playing football are right up in the water action and very unique and clear. The videos and pictures I took in the caves are clear and priceless.

The 1/1.6" sensor on the Fuji F40fd, which is 70% larger than all point and shoots and slightly bigger than even the Canon G7, performs fantastically in the more challenging lighting environments underwater. Also, under extreme bright beach lighting, the camera has incredable dynamic range and doesn't show any hilight clipping. You can actually still hear people pretty well in video mode through the case. The camera focuses really well, even in an extremely dark underwater cave. The little light built into the camera is shot further by the hole in the flash diffuser, allowing it to both focus and give extra light in dark water. The camera performs surprisingly fast.

Very high quality, good instructions. You may want to order some extra silica gel packets. This case is way cheaper than the other brands, and easier to get even cheaper as a gray market even on amazon.

My only complaint is that if the camera could use a fisheye adapter or slightly wider lense, it would be more useful underwater, since pictues underwater for any camera get blurier further away from the subject. Generally, it was wide enough however. Not many cases or point and shoots let you attach these, let alone in an underwater case. I think sony has this option for some of their $400 PS cameras, and the case is 180 buck and 80 for the fisheye. For $80 for a case and a camera with a far better sensor and autofocus, though, I would rather have the Fuji Camera.

By the way, I own about $9,000 worth of Canon gear (5D, L lenses, etc) and have used almost every brand extensively. The Fuji sensors are the best quality for Point Shoot cameras.

This case goes above and beyond the call of duty. I bought this to use at the beach on the gulf coast because the high humidity coupled with the salt and surf can wreak havock on digital cameras. In the past, I have avoided taking my camera near the water and used a throw away instead. I have not taken it under the water yet but I really don't see it to be a problem. This case is very sturdy and well made. The buttons are marked using the same icons as found on the camera itself. The locking mechanism has a safety lock to keep the case from opening accidently, and it comes with a wrist strap that allows you to sinch it up tight against your wrist.

This enclosure worked like a charm. We used it several times to snorkel or just go to the beach. We popped it out when we didn't want the bulk of the enclosure and it snapped right back together. It was great!

Took my new housing on 7 dives recently. It didn't leak during my dives, but obviously that's only the minimum criterum... It's quite small and lightweight. I stuffed it into my BC pocket during my backroll rather than have to ask the boat captain to hand it down. I've dragged my expensive camera, strobes, and plates around too long... I love having the ability to record my dive without dragging the extra 20lbs of gear around. Every function on the camera can be controlled while in the housing, however, I doubt you could control more than the shutter and zoom if wearing coldwater gloves. There are some indicators on the buttons but you will want to play with it on land a bit to refamiliarize yourself with the camera functions. I set the preset to "Underwater" while on land, and didn't change anything underwater unless I wanted to shoot video. It is easy to load and unload the camera. Has dual o-rings that look like they should maintain a good seal for a long time. I opened the housing after each dive day, and once on the boat to swap batteries. It doesn't have any areas that trap water, so it's easy to wipe it dry and pop the camera out without getting your camera wet. It comes with a lanyard that is adjustable enough to work with bare skin or a wetsuit. Also has a small diffuser that clips on and has its own tether so it can't pop off and float away. The photos are limited by water clarity and light of course, but the optical clarity of the housing is definitely not limiting in any way. I got some really nice dive pics, including night pics. (For night shots I found that I needed to hit the critter with my dive light and partially press the shutter in order for the camera to focus, then I would move the light away to avoid a hotspot and press the shutter the rest of the way. I got some nice shots even with limited light.) I don't think there's anyway to add a strobe, but you could bring a slave strobe along. It also worked great on land, allowing me to take my camera along on trips to the local waterfalls. Absolutely thrilled with it. Obviously, it's only as good as the camera, but the Fujifilm 40fd45 has very nice optics, auto-focus, and light metering for it's price.

Within 24 hours of receiving my WP-FXF40, I took it and my F40FD toobing on the Rockin R River Rapids in New Braunfels, TX. Many beers were had and many great pictures and videos were taken. Unfortunately, I lost my camera in the water while getting out of my toob. If you buy this device, please realize IT DOES NOT FLOAT. Thus make sure to use the wrist strap or attach a fishing floater to it.

This is a really nice housing for the Fuji F40fd camera, it fits like a glove. The housing itself is very well made, a bit on the heavy side but not too bad, I have not tried but seems it will sink if you're not careful, luckily it comes with a lanyard so you can secure it around your wrist. I took this thing to Cancun, went snorkeling at Xelha and took pictures around the beach and underwater, it is solid as a rock. You need to follow the simple instruction, the most important thing is to make sure there are no debris on the o-ring when you close the lid (and lock the tab in place), debris on the o-ring is usually the cause of leakage. I would install or remove the camera indoor in a clean environment (not at the beach where you can get dust and sand in the housing). All the buttons and levers on the housing engage with the camera buttons very very well, like I said, it fits like a glove. All buttons and levers can be used underwater, no problem or whatsoever. I'm sure the o-ring can be purchased, if not through Fuji then you can leave me a comment here, I can help you find the o-ring, I buy o-rings all the time, I'm a Mechanical engineer. One last thing, the pictures that I took on land, there's no way anyone can tell that it was taken through an underwater housing, that's how clear the output aperture is, although take care not to put finger prints on there.

I love this case. I bought it to take underwater photos of my son swimming and the results are priceless. I have only used it in a pool, but it works perfectly for that. As someone else mentioned, it definitely doesn't float, so keep the wrist strap on. Everything on the camera works normally through the case, even sound when shooting video.

I got this housing and the Fujifilm f40fd camera to replace my aging Canon PowerShot S410 with WP-DC800 housing, with which I was only moderately happy. The new Fuji package is more compact and gets much better results overall. I use it when SCUBA diving down to 150 feet and have had no problems with it whatsoever. The controls work well and the screen is easily viewable. I always pack a small packet of silica gel in the housing along with the camera to prevent fogging. With that trick and attention to not having a huge temperature differential between the camera/housing and ambient, I had no fogging issues. I highly recommend this housing.

Case works, took it several times 75ft deep, no problems there.
Only concern is that i can't find a place where one can buy replacement orings.

This case and camera is amazing, I love it. I have used the case while wreck diving off North Carolina, Virgina, and in my pool to take great pictures of the kids. It is so easy to use, and the underwater settings of the camera bring out amazing color. I can see bright yellow in my pictures of fish at 95 feet. The flash is strong enough to let the colors come out. I looked around and debated between this and one of the Sealife camera, and I am glad I went with the Fuji. All controls are easy to use, even with 5mm gloves. The large screen is great for ensuring you get the great shots. If you are thinking about it, buy it, you won't be unhappy.