Buy Canon WP-DC11 WaterProof Case for Canon G7 Digital CameraCanon WP-DC11 WaterProof Case for Canon G7 Digital Camera Product Description:
- Compatible with the Powershot G7 digital camera
- Waterproof up to 130'
- Clear polycarbonate construction
- Housing accesses all camera functions
- Small enough to use for other sporting activities like skiing or fishing
- Includes neck and wrist straps, flash diffuser and silicone grease for waterproof seal
Product Description
The PowerShot Waterproof Cases are specially designed to protect your PowerShot Digital Camera from sea water and sand. Reliable and easy to use, these cases offer new shooting possibilities and help you realize the full potential of digital photography.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Another solid Canon housing
By Chris Stankis
This is the fourth Canon UW housing that I have owned. I started with the SD110 (3.2mp), then an S500 (5mp), and then an SD550 (7.1mp) and now I am shooting with the new G7 (10mp). You can see my reviews of those housings and read about some of the torture I have put them through. If you want to see my photos, check out what I have posted here on Amazon, or for even more, search for "bluewavechris" on Flickr to see my full collection.All have held up great, and I am in the water with my camera almost every day. I am not particularly gentle with my gear. This housing is well built and seems solid for semi-pro use. (yeah...it may not be as "bombproof" as an Ikelite housing, but it is also much smaller and costs about a third as much !!)The only drawbacks to this housing are:1) You cannot use the selector wheel on the back. Minor issue, but there are times when you might want to use, but can't.2) The size of the lens barrel on the housing prohibits you from using the flash effectively (the flash for lower right side of the frame is blocked, even with the diffuser plate)for close up/macro shots. I used to get some great macro shots with the flash in the housing for the SD550, and I miss that with this one, since it's ability to macro focus (as close as the lens on the front of the housing) is far superior to the SD cameras.3) This housing is VERY buoyant!! I tried the Canon weight kit, and didn't like how clunky it looked, and it never seemed to stay tight. So I may try to fill up some of the open space in the housing with absorber packs and see how that works. Again, a minor issue, in fact having the housing float is a good thing (see my review for the SD110 housing) !!(Update 9/10/07: after taking the camera and housing in the water daily for several months, I have gotten used to the buoyancy, and don't even notice it any more.)Something you can do to help keep your housing working well are:1) Rinse with fresh water after each use, it will keep the corrosion at bay.2) Check, clean and lube the O-ring occasionally. I use a popcicle stick to pry out the ring and clean it (no sharp edges).3) I store the housing in an inexpensive lightly padded drawstring Coleman stove pouch (no zippers to corrode and break). Also store the housing out of direct sunlight, and don't leave it sealed up in a car or in the trunk (too much heat can warp the case).4) When staying in an air conditioned hotel, don't put the camera into the housing until you have taken it outside and let it warm up. The only time I ever had one of these housings fog up was when I put mine in the housing while I was in the hotel room. It cut short a morning of diving.5) Get one of those foam float keychains from a boating supply store and attach that to the strap or the housing to make it easier to see if dropped....the housing does float, this will make it easier to spot on the surface.Get one.....you won't be disappointed....and get in the water and enjoy it !!!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Not the best but does the job
By Samer Mina
I am a diver that's currently living in the Cayman Islands. I bought this case with my new Canon G7 just a few weeks ago. I've had a similar case for my older point and shoot. Basically, they work well but don't expect your photos to appear in national geographic any time soon... even with a good camera like the G7. To take good pictures underwater, you're going to need a proper strobe light otherwise your pictures will be washed out.So i would recomend this case for snorkling, protecting your camera in rain, beach, snow etc.... but it's not a serious underwater case. There are professional ones that are compatible with the G7 but they cost more than the camera without the storbes...One more thing to keep in mind that was disapointing about this case was that it did not control the scroll wheel which allows you to manipulate manual focus and lots of other useful controls.Hope this helps.
8 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Brilliant
By J. Canning
I recently bought this product to use with my G7 for wet photography. I work's wonderfully. People who complain about reduced functionality of the camera probably just haven't gotten used to using the housing. The buttons feel solid and the housing is very nice to handle, even above water, although I do have larger than average hands - those with small hands might not find it as pleasant to hold. The only things that are impacted are the optical viewfinder - doesn't work since it looks right into the casing - and the hot shoe - there is no external adapter for it (but of course there wouldn't be, the camera is under water!). Everything else works as the camera would above water without the case. The one downside to the case is the body for the lens partially blocks the flash of the built-in flash, but a diffuser is included in the box to help alleviate this - but if you are going to be taking pictures that require a flash underwater, I would wholeheartedly recommend buying a separate flash that syncs via fiber optics (some good brands are Sea & Sea and Sealife - personally I'd go with the Sea and Sea brand).A few recommendations if you are considering buying it - get a pack of prepackaged desiccants (the little blue indicating silica gel that turns purple when saturated), even if you sealed the camera perfectly, there is some residual moisture in the air that is trapped when you close it, and as the camera heats up, that water is going to start condensing on some water-loving surfaces inside - namely the lenses. And ever as good as the seal is (make sure there are NO hairs or particles anywhere on the o-ring of course), some moisture is undoubtedly going to diffuse into the housing, and you want to pull it out of the air as quick as possible.The other recommendation for accessories is to get the pack of buoyancy weights from canon (of course, any person of any handy-man-ness should be able to fashion some of there own), as handling the camera as it is trying to shoot to the surface is no fun. As one of the reviews says for those weights, there is a slight risk of Davy Jonesing it, if you set it up with negative buoyancy (I tend to put just enough weight to keep it slightly positive - two plates from the canon kit).Always remember to keep the lens plate clean - I don't know how many Macro shots I have lost due to the camera auto-focusing on some dust-particle induced bubble on the outside of the glass, or something similar on the inside.Overall, I am very pleased with the housing.
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