Digital Camera

"aquarius" <u16544@uwe> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:

:I am interested in buying an underwater digital camera. After reading about
:the subject, I found that I could purchase an underwater housing case for the
:Canon S50 Power Shot I already own. Should I buy a separate camera and
:housing just for underwater pictures in the event that my camera gets
:destroyed? How reliable are the casings? I am nervous about ruining my
erfectly good camera. I also don't plan to use it very often (just on
:vacation once or twice a year) and won't be taking it to any great depths.
:Any advice would be appreciated!

If it was me, I'd get the housing for the camera I already owned.
When you buy it, do a leak test without the camera in it just to be
sure. Use a two pound weight wrapped in paper towel. Put it in a
bucket of water for awhile and then see if the paper towel got wet.

It it did, return the housing. Othewise, use it.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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Dan Bracuk wrote:
> "aquarius" <u16544@uwe> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:
>
> :I am interested in buying an underwater digital camera. After reading about
> :the subject, I found that I could purchase an underwater housing case for the
> :Canon S50 Power Shot I already own. Should I buy a separate camera and
> :housing just for underwater pictures in the event that my camera gets
> :destroyed? How reliable are the casings? I am nervous about ruining my
> erfectly good camera. I also don't plan to use it very often (just on
> :vacation once or twice a year) and won't be taking it to any great depths.
> :Any advice would be appreciated!
>
> If it was me, I'd get the housing for the camera I already owned.
> When you buy it, do a leak test without the camera in it just to be
> sure. Use a two pound weight wrapped in paper towel. Put it in a
> bucket of water for awhile and then see if the paper towel got wet.
>
> It it did, return the housing. Othewise, use it.
>

I like Dan's advice. However, if it were me, I would take the housing
and paper towel wrapped weight to depth if at all possible. I would
want to take it to at least 30 ft, even deeper (closer to the
manufacturers specs) if that is possible.

nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
in:

:I like Dan's advice. However, if it were me, I would take the housing
:and paper towel wrapped weight to depth if at all possible. I would
:want to take it to at least 30 ft, even deeper (closer to the
:manufacturers specs) if that is possible.

The leaky housing that I owned but didn't test, leaked as soon as it
hit the water. I think my test is sufficient.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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Dan Bracuk wrote:
> nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
> in:
>
> :I like Dan's advice. However, if it were me, I would take the housing
> :and paper towel wrapped weight to depth if at all possible. I would
> :want to take it to at least 30 ft, even deeper (closer to the
> :manufacturers specs) if that is possible.
>
> The leaky housing that I owned but didn't test, leaked as soon as it
> hit the water. I think my test is sufficient.
>
May be sufficient for some, but taking it to at least two atm certainly
puts more pressure on the o-rings that you won't get in a bucket of
water. What may be watertight just below the surface may ruin an
expensive camera a bit deeper.

Another thing to do while testing the camera housing is to not just take it
to depth, but to make sure to operate all the controls (i.e., press all the
buttons, move any levers etc.). While the case may not leak on its own, it
might leak when the buttons are pressed.

"aquarius" <u16544@uwe> wrote in message news:5897fdf07b7f3@uwe...
> I am interested in buying an underwater digital camera. After reading
about
> the subject, I found that I could purchase an underwater housing case for
the
> Canon S50 Power Shot I already own. Should I buy a separate camera and
> housing just for underwater pictures in the event that my camera gets
> destroyed? How reliable are the casings? I am nervous about ruining my
> perfectly good camera. I also don't plan to use it very often (just on
> vacation once or twice a year) and won't be taking it to any great depths.
> Any advice would be appreciated!

FWIW I've been using a Canon housing I bought on Ebay for my A70 and A20
cameras for over a year now with great results. As long as you keep the
o-ring clean and lubricated it works fine. You also have to soak it for a
while after being in salt water to prevent salt crystals from forming..

Jay

I am interested in buying an underwater digital camera. After reading about
the subject, I found that I could purchase an underwater housing case for the
Canon S50 Power Shot I already own. Should I buy a separate camera and
housing just for underwater pictures in the event that my camera gets
destroyed? How reliable are the casings? I am nervous about ruining my
perfectly good camera. I also don't plan to use it very often (just on
vacation once or twice a year) and won't be taking it to any great depths.
Any advice would be appreciated!

Dan Bracuk wrote:
> nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
> in:
>
> :I like Dan's advice. However, if it were me, I would take the housing
> :and paper towel wrapped weight to depth if at all possible. I would
> :want to take it to at least 30 ft, even deeper (closer to the
> :manufacturers specs) if that is possible.
>
> The leaky housing that I owned but didn't test, leaked as soon as it
> hit the water. I think my test is sufficient.
>
May be sufficient for some, but taking it to at least two atm certainly
puts more pressure on the o-rings that you won't get in a bucket of
water. What may be watertight just below the surface may ruin an
expensive camera a bit deeper.

Another thing to do while testing the camera housing is to not just take it
to depth, but to make sure to operate all the controls (i.e., press all the
buttons, move any levers etc.). While the case may not leak on its own, it
might leak when the buttons are pressed.

"aquarius" <u16544@uwe> wrote in message news:5897fdf07b7f3@uwe...
> I am interested in buying an underwater digital camera. After reading
about
> the subject, I found that I could purchase an underwater housing case for
the
> Canon S50 Power Shot I already own. Should I buy a separate camera and
> housing just for underwater pictures in the event that my camera gets
> destroyed? How reliable are the casings? I am nervous about ruining my
> perfectly good camera. I also don't plan to use it very often (just on
> vacation once or twice a year) and won't be taking it to any great depths.
> Any advice would be appreciated!

FWIW I've been using a Canon housing I bought on Ebay for my A70 and A20
cameras for over a year now with great results. As long as you keep the
o-ring clean and lubricated it works fine. You also have to soak it for a
while after being in salt water to prevent salt crystals from forming..

Jay