Canon WP-DC29 Waterproof Case for SD1200IS Digital Elph Camera
Scuba divers can now use their Canon Powershot SD-1200IS to take pictures of marine life in their natural habitat. The WP-DC29 Underwater Case for the Canon Powershot SD-1200IS Digital Camera protects your camera from fresh and sea water, sand or whatever else you can throw at it. This all-weather case offers a new shooting possibility to help you realize the full potential of digital photography to take pictures whether it is snowing, raining, dusty or excessively humid. What a gr (more…)
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I bought this just before I went to Hawaii to go scuba diving. I went up to 80 feet underwater and took pictures and made movies. There was no fogging in the lens. I didn’t use the diffusion plate it was sunny and bright underwater. The pictures came out good just as if you took them on land. The camera is great with the underwater setting.
This is the second waterproof case I got. The first one is for an older camera like 6 years ago. I had issues with it like the fogging. This one didn’t and I guess Canon found a way to eliminate that.
Here are two tips that I want to share with you other than make sure your battery is fully charged. 1) Set the camera to Underwater setting before you go under. If you want to take a picture above the water, like if you went snorkeling and want to take a picture of the beach from the water, you can easily switch to Auto. Then when you go back underwater, switch back to Underwater (Program). 2) When you make a movie, try to be a motionless body, moving only the camera. I find that while kicking the fins, both at the surface (snorkeling) or underwater (scuba diving) moves the camera too much that the image stabilization doesn’t really work well. The more still you are, the better it looks like those underwater films you see on TV. Easier to zoom in and out.
The most important tip which I learned the hard way but quickly learned via the display after shooting. You MUST allow the camera to focus first before you shoot when it is in the case. Kinda hard when you see a fish or turtle underwater at the last second that you want to shoot before it swims away. That requires skill to allow a little planning.
I also brought it with me when we went to the fair and it was raining outside, I popped the camera in the case and took some fun pictures in the rain. Gotta live a little and have fun.
The buttons on the case is easy to use and everything the only thing that is the opposite is the Auto/Program/Movie switch. On the camera you, slide up for Auto and down for Movie. It is the opposite when it is in the case, you slide down for Auto and up for Movie, kinda hard to get it in Program. Just watch the display to see which setting it is on.