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Canon WP-DC16 Underwater housing for Canon A720IS Digital Cameras

Canon WP-DC16 Underwater housing for Canon A720IS Digital Cameras

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Brand: Canon
Category: Photography

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 reviews

Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 3.5 x 2.7

MPN: 2314B001
Model: 2314B001
UPC: 013803084139
EAN: 4960999484389
ASIN: B000V70JPS

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Can use camera's internal flash to control external strobes
  • Includes - Neck strap, wrist strap, silicon grease

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The WP-DC16 Underwater Case for Canon A720IS Digital Cameras protects your camera from 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. You can also use it to take pictures where it is snowing, raining, dusty or excessively humid.


Customer Reviews:   Read 2 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars good item   July 20, 2008
Luca Gambella
very good product: pictures are very nice and you have a full control of the camera


3 out of 5 stars Could be better design - needs shade   May 16, 2008
Scott Millspaugh (DFW)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Recently purchased this housing in conjunction with Canon A720IS. The camera is a great inexpensive P&S. The housing worked well during a trip to Akumal, I do however have one suggestion/warning to potential buyers.

In full sunlight, the lcd screen is almost impossible to see underwater, while wearing a mask. So you are pretty much shooting blind. If I was not, a former pro shooter, it would have been horrible results. I have seen comments that there is a shade available, this is not correct (yet) -I have contacted Canon and shades are NOT avaiable. I will be working on a modification for myself. Also - familarize yourself with all the functions, underwater, the markings are impossible to see.

Other than those two issues, it worked great - No leaks - suggest getting the weight kit. And use the CHDK hack on the 720IS, it makes all the difference.



5 out of 5 stars CANON UNDERWATER HOUSING FOR 720 IS   March 31, 2008
MAGIC DI (CHICAGO, IL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

We love this housing! We thought long and hard before settling on the Canon Powershot 720 IS, and the Canon housing DC-16. We did not buy the strobe, and did not need it for daytime diving. This product is fantastic! Easy easy to use! The camera takes clear gorgeous bright shots. We got some incredible pictures. Perfect point and shoot and you can get the fish action fast because you're not messing with settings. I only wish the housing lens had a cover but it is recessed and does not. Camera and Housing - Highly recommended.


4 out of 5 stars Great housing for snorkeling   March 30, 2008
R. Palompo (Alexandria, VA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This water housing works great. I have access to all the function buttons on the camera and very easy to use. My only minor complaint is that the housing is a little bulky, but most will enjoy the ability to take photos while snorkeling.


5 out of 5 stars great underwater housing (and camera)   February 27, 2008
AJR
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I purchased the Canon A720IS and the WP-DC-16 about two weeks before a trip to Belize. I had enough time to familiarize myself with the camera before leaving, and was pretty happy with the camera in general before taking it diving and snorkeling. The combination of the housing and the camera makes for a great underwater setup for snorkeling and diving. The colors come out just about perfect down to about 10' (similar to using a red filter on a "regular" camera) when using the underwater setting, but going deeper than that tends to produce images that are slightly blue in tint, which need to be cleanup up using an editing program later. The camera (with the little diffuser plate) even worked well on a night dive (in conjunction with my flashlight). For serious underwater work you'll want to add an external strobe, but for my purposes (and I would guess most other recreational type folks) this combination fits the bill with flying colors. Do get the little weight kit that they offer, with two plates the camera and housing is just slightly positively buoyant, without the weights the camera is constantly tugging at your wrist while diving (you can probably skip the weights if you are just going to use it for snorkeling).

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