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Great Product
I bought this housing to take on a trip to the Bahamas where we would be snorkeling and swimming with dolphins every day. The housing worked great. It was easy to assemble and the directions were straightforward and clear. I had no problems with the housing leaking, which was my main concern. The hardest part was taking the pictures underwater! I wasn't really used to looking at the back of the camera underwater and it was hard to see what I was doing. Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase of the housing and less impressed with the quality of the images I have overall. Time to upgrade the camera.
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underwater housing for canon G9 digital camera
This is a wonderful product. It was easy to understand the instructions. easy to get the camera in an out of the housing and best of all I felt very comfortable with my new camera on the beach with all the sand and saltwater. I have yet to dive with it, but am looking forward to taking the camera worry-free underwater.
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Expensive, but well-made, and it works!
Expensive for a limited-purpose device, but I get shots no one else can. I don't dive, but I take my camera in my kayak, where it always gets soaked. It may be overkill for this purpose, but it serves as very solid protection banging around in the boat. It's always ready for a shot without having to pull it out of a case and put it back. All of the controls are accessible except the control dial, but there is a two-button shortcut which bypasses the dial.
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Grand Canyon Camera Masacre
We were going down the Colorado river thru the Grand Canyon in 6-person, full-paddle rafts over the 4th of July holiday. My friends' cameras were being slaughtered left & right. Many due to "supposedly waterproof" platic pouches. Some due to wind-storms. Some due to damage on rocks.
Basically, I watched 7 cameras die (out of 12)... including another guy's Canon G9. I wanted to cry.
Thanks to this case, I never, ever had a worry. I took it underneathe waterfalls... it videotaped the rapids... it spent the night in a sandstorm. Perfect picture. No distortion.
If you care about your camera and are going near the water, BUY THIS CASE.
If you don't care enough to spend the extra $75 for this case (versus a generic product)... you don't deserve a G9!
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Wonderful Fun
I purchased this underwater housing two weeks ago, and traveled to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico last week. I had the fun of being able to snorkel right on the beach at our resort where I could test this new little gadget. I must say I loved it!!!! I have always taken cameras on vacations as most of us do, but been very hesitant to take my camera near pools or ocean beaches because of water and sand. Not anymore!!!! This little jewel performed lovely! One of my friends said I had an "aquarium" for my camera. It is a "cute" and colorful addition to my G-9.
It was fun to be able to carry my camera into the ocean and take photos of my kids IN the ocean with me, rather than me being on the beach away from them.
All the of the turquoise green buttons allow you to use almost every button and dial on the camera itself.
Though I have a couple of negatives, I will say upfront, they are not reason not to buy it!! If you want to take photos with your G-9 near or in water...BUY IT!!!!
Now negatives
It was difficult seeing the viewfinder while snorkeling. In shallow water the sunlight reflects on the housing making it somewhat difficult to see the viewfinder. I found myself many times just pointing at a fish and snapping photos without seeing exactly what I was shooting.
I had as many blurry underwater pics as I had in-focus pics, but in the digital age, thats what the erase button is for.
Be sure and purchase the weights that go with the camera as others have stated. It does make it heavier out of water but easier while in water.
I do wish that Canon made a lens cap for the housing lens, I found myself smudging it often with suntan lotioned fingers.
I got many looks from beach goers as I carried my little "aquarium" with me. BUY IT!!!! you will not regret it!!
