Today I received my new Canon Powershot SD750 along with it’s underwater housing! I’ve been wanting a point-and-shoot camera for a while now for those times when bringing the DSLR just isn’t possible or practical. At the same time, I wanted to buy one that had an underwater housing available that I could use to take pictures while scuba diving.
I decided on the SD750 and its housing (WP-DC14) for many reasons:
- Canon is obviously one of the best manufacturers of point-and-shoots
- Canon offers a great line of underwater housings for many of its cameras
- The Canon housings are competitively priced
- The SD750 was released in 2007 so isn’t hot off the press, but at the same time offers me a great camera with lots of features for a reasonable price
In the end I ended up getting an underwater photography solution (meager, but at least I can take pics underwater now!) for under $400. Considering the housing cost as much as the camera (and in some cases, the housings can cost thousands of dollars), I am really happy with my purchase. I could have gone to a local scuba shop and boughten one of their underwater digital cameras for about $150, but the quality would be nothing near what the Canon offers.
Anyway, the camera has come just in time for our trip to Cuba, so I’m really excited to use it while diving and snorkeling! I’ll be sure to post some pictures when we get back to show how it performed.
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5 Comments
Do the waterproof housing really work? They look like a gimmick product!
i cant believe how much those underwater devices cost… they are so cool and all, but to have to pay the same amount as the camera, if not more, is quite ridiculous…
~Josh
Yes, they are extremely expensive. It is most-likely due to the amount of research and design that goes into making these devices. Not only do they have to keep water out, they also have to deal with the increased pressure at depth, varying temperatures, and practical ease-of-use (operating a camera under water with bulky gloves and a face mask on is not very easy).
As for whether they really work… they do. Obviously you’ll get what you pay for, but the technology is definitely there. What you have to be careful of is making sure you get the right product for your purposes. A lot of those sandwich bag-looking cases that claim to be underwater housings will probably keep your camera dry under a few feet of water, but wouldn’t stand a chance at 20, 50, or 100 feet. This is where prices and quality start to make a difference.
Thats a nice and so cool digi cam, I have to buy that.
Ah how exciting! I was like a kid at christmas when I got my slr. I’ve never done much under water so knowing there’s a camera that does what you’re talking about makes me want to learn to scuba dive! I’m excited to see what pictures you come up with! Have fun