Canon WP-DC42 Waterproof Case for PowerShot SX220 HS and 230 HS

We have enjoyed many beach holidays; snorkeling and diving but have little in the way of pictures. Earlier disappointing trials with disposable underwater cameras put us off buying a housing. Two years ago when we last enjoyed a beach holiday, only a handful of people had a digital camera housing. We chose the Canon digital camera with an eye on the housing which we knew to offer good value. The camera lived up to our expectations and just prior to heading off on holiday this year we bought the housing through Amazon and as expected it arrived safely.The housing was easy to set up the camera controls seem more intuitive using the housing. The large camera screen is easy to use in the shallows and we've had it down to 31m (its rated for 40m). The flash really helps compensate for the loss of colour even when its not required in auto settings. To get the best results, we've learned that underwater photography requires preparation and lots of practice. Set the white balance, shutter speed and load the camera in an air conditioned room before venturing out or you'll likely need silica gel and anti fog spray to avoid condensation. Its also worth using it on the beach to simply protect the camera. We're really pleased with the results so far. Video is worth experimenting with as the results tend to be better. Probably because that format is more forgiving. The housing worked faultlessly. We have only memories of earlier holidays when we could have had pictures if we'd taken the plunge sooner.

I bought this camera housing for my ixus 220 to go diving in Sulawesi, and having just got back with some great shots, i have to say it was fantastic..I dont think the weights advertised for neutral bouyancy are necessary at all, it works just fine by itself.Had a few issues with white balance to begin with, but eventually set to auto and it was great. dived many times during the month upto 28m, snorkelled lots and the housing was just teriffic. cleaned the 'o' ring after every few uses in clear water, and at each battery change during muck diving when it was obvious that some bits of black sand had adhered to the seal, but it was easy to do and didnt leak at all. be sure and rinse well in fresh water after each dive, and blow all water from inside the buttons. I found if you dont do this, occasionally some of the buttons started to stay depressed during the dive making further shooting impossible. I heard greasing them on the inside works, but proper cleaning after each dive is surely easier as a preventative measurehighly recommended! I hope you enjoy yours as much as i have...

This is a very sturdy case. I have little fear of water getting in when I'm snorkelling. It's a bit hard to figure out what button does what but to be honest I haven't used it as much as I thought I would (plankton bloom started the week I got it) so a little more use should familiarise things. It's an expensive piece of kit considering it's specific to one camera. But that's just the way with underwater housings I think so I can't complain too much. It's a big investment for a fairly specific product but if you're into snorkeling/diving and you want to take photos then this isn't likely to let you down.

Having had OEM housings for Olympus before, I tried with this cannon. Due to the cameras extreme zoom, this has a large square port, which is where the issues lie. You cannot get simple screw on filters etc, and the large air volume in the port makes it very prone to misting around the edge it seems - maybe its just mine?Unfortunately there is no where really to put a small silica bag and nothing listed by Canon, unlike the Olympus that had a slot and sold special silica bags sized to fit, even though it did not have the issue this canon does.The Perspex seems a bit soft and marks easily.Otherwise the good side is 100% functional control in a very easy manner and seems pretty well made - just not as good as the old Olympus housings (camera much better though!)

Bought this for my daughter's camera. She has used it extensively underwater at diving depths without any leaks or other problems. Easy to use camera controls

Brilliant great housing make sure you grease the O ring ;) you get some silicone grease with it but i would buy a big tub !!!im using the 230HS inside and the pictures are fantastic

I have used Canon underwater housings for their compact cameras in the past and was initially a bit disappointed that this new housing doesn't offer complete control of all camera functions while in the case. For example, it's not possible to control the ISO in underwater mode. Also, it's not possible to zoom in on a photo in playback mode. However, I was overall very happy with this housing. It is very compact and easy to use and the photographic results were generally very good. I took it to 40m depth without any problems. The lack of control over ISO proved not to be a significant issue (the camera used an ISO above 800, which was fine with me) and I just waited to get the camera out of the water and out of the case before examining photos in detail. If you have the appropriate camera for this case and want to take it underwater, I'd recommend getting this case for it.

The Water proof case i chose as i already had the Canon sx230 camera which i am very pleased with and as i snorkel in the UAE it was the obvious choice. So far so good the images have been excellent and the usage of the housing gives me full acess to all the cameras function. Excellent piece of equipment.