INTOVA INWD-IC600 6.0 Megapixel Digital Camera with Waterproof Housing -180FT

by INTOVA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 16 x 18 inches ; 4.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000O1AVLS
• Item model number: IC600
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,847 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 6, 2007

Product Description

The new standard in affordable Sports Photography. This full featured 6 MP camera, with a rugged and compact housing, fills all your photographic needs. Use the camera by itself for safe, protected environments or put it in the housing for Wet and Wild photo occasions. The polycarbonite housing has full button feature controls and is waterproof to 180 feet (54 meters). Other features include a 2.4" color LCD display, 12 X zoom (3x optical, 4x digital) and SD card capacity up to 2 gig.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much more than I hoped..., April 19, 2008

By 

D. H. Wilson (Ventura, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: INTOVA INWD-IC600 6.0 Megapixel Digital Camera with Waterproof Housing -180FT (Electronics)

In this modern day & age, we are sometimes sufficiently graced to "get what we pay for". I am happy to convey this boffo little dynamo gives your steady hand way more bang than expected. As an avid diver & photographer I did a lot of research, wedged between some mecha-$1000s set up with strobes out to the sides like insect eyes - and the stoopid $20 disposable film jobbies I'd hobbled by with for years.

Lucky to have found this camera; their (Intova) newer, more mega-pixeled versions could be better - I would not be surprised, given the overall workmanship, quality of build & performance I got. Caveat: 90% of my opinion is based on scuba pix in warm & clear tropical environments; however, the responsive convenience of the digital itself - sans housing - should not be overlooked. For a suave dinky 6MP point & shoot, the built-in flash functioned admirably, if sometimes pawn to close range (~<5 ft, better 3 ft & in) & victim of lens housing shadow casts. Used skillfully in conjunction with your natural light source, you can capture very decent color renditions below 40 ft. ("photoshop" up your reds). While Intova's labeled claim of 180 ft. wasn't challenged by me, I spent plenty of time >100 ft, & my IC600 negotiated >30 dives without so much as a hiccup. I did also attentively maintain my housing, well rinsed & clean, with good quality fresh silicone grease on my o-rings when I changed the batteries. By the way, the red filter accessory is too much (overtones) & not worth it.

Two other tips - some may ponder ordinary "alkaline" vs rechargable batteries here; follow me & many other reviewers & use rechargeables ONLY. I got a sony 4-pk w/ wall charger & easily kept them going in&out by 2's ~every other day with zero performance lapse (eg, 50-75 HQ photos per day +some videos, over 600 files in total; didn't barely fill half my card). To that end, I also added a better-quality "fast" 2GB SD card. Very curious if the processor reads an SDHC (since the specs don't say), but haven't tried.

For what this camera costs versus what it delivers, it's 5-star, frankly. It is though an "entry level" option, and not meant to compete with those huge multi-eyed 12MP rigs fellows tote around. As at the start, sometimes we're lucky to get what we pay for, and MY IC600 to me is "worth" way more than I paid here on Amazon, that's for sure.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, September 4, 2007

By 

David Herrington "scubadave" (Bradenton, FL) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: INTOVA INWD-IC600 6.0 Megapixel Digital Camera with Waterproof Housing -180FT (Electronics)

This camera is very easy to use. The double o-ring ensures an airtight compartment with little or no hassle, particularly as compared to ikelite housings which are notorious for sealing problems unless you are very careful. The only downside so far is the incredibly short battery life. I have solved that by buying rechargeable batteries and keeping some with me in my dry bag. I am buying one of these for my daughter and her boyfriend for Christmas!

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It does the job, July 3, 2008

By 

Andrew D. Carthel (Floydada, TX USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: INTOVA INWD-IC600 6.0 Megapixel Digital Camera with Waterproof Housing -180FT (Electronics)

After much research, I purchased this camera mostly because it fit in my price range. Not sure why, but the housing is cheaper than most others like it and you get a camera too! I just got back from a diving trip to Honduras and the pictures are ok. The closer you are to the surface, the better the pictures. Alot of the photos were greenish-blue and not very vivid, but for the price you pay, it is an excelent way to remember a dive. I would rather take another diving trip than pay for a camera, but that is just me. The housing is very tough and didn't leak at all. The screen is sometimes hard to see underwater, depending on the sunlight. The camera is slow to take pictures, but you get used to it after a while. I would definitely recomend getting a large memory card and rechargable batteries. (the disposable ones only last about one dive) The functions are more than adequate and I enjoyed the video mode which also captures sound underwater! I recommend this camera and would purchase it again. It is a great deal for the price!