Product Description
Excellent underwater solution, won the 2005 Korean consumer award to best new product. Since then Dicapac’s popularity has spread worldwide due to its reliability, simplicity and affordable price. This is your opportunity to get this item at direct distributors price. Comparing against a hard case, this underwater housing will allow similar use of functions on the camera, in many cases can go deeper and can be purchased at a small fraction of the price a hard case w… More >>
It’s cheap, it works, it’s annoying to use. Keeps the water and sand out, but:
- very difficult to operate the camera controls, particularly the on/off-mode wheel on the top;
- the lens case often shadows the picture (the camera shifts inside the bag).
I have used it a lot in “splash/rain” conditions, and snorkeling on the surface…it does keep out the water.
Despite the troublesomeness in use, I’d get it again for cameras that a true waterproof case isn’t available.
Be aware you MUST use those little gel packs in the bag and NEVER leave the bagged camera in the sun or condensation will form inside the bag.
Rating: 3 / 5