DiCaPac WP-570 Outdoor/Underwater Case

My first underwater CAMERA BAG experience:-)I took this to Belize to record our coral reef snorkeling and mangrove tubing adventures. It is the correct size for a Panazonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 and similar compact zooms, possibly room for slightly bigger compacts too but check the dicapack website for the list of compatible cameras. It has an extended lens piece for the zoom action on your camera. Of course, you want to know if it takes decent underwater photos and movies and that it's WATERPROOF ... and the answer is absolutely YES to both!I was delighted with the underwater movies and photos of sharks, fellow snorkelers, the reef, fish, turtles, divers and it was very handy for things like rafting and tubing when the risk of getting your camera soaked is very high.I would wholly recommend this waterproof camera bag for potentially wonderful snorkeling photography that will impress your family and friends.It took a while to get used to submerging a camera and trusting the bag, I periodically held it aloft out of the water and checked for leaks during snorkel trips: I must admit I don't think I ever totally trusted it but it never let me down and the benefits of recording fabulous underwater images that you would completely miss otherwise was definitely worth it: a huge success and I'm delighted with the results!A few things from my experience that might help you:Satisfy yourself that you are correctly clipping and folding the bag opening correctly: the closure is obviously the key to keeping it watertight: don't rush this process and I would do it before getting in the boat.You ought to test the bag for leaks in a basin before trusting your camera out at sea: do this before each snorkel if possible.It is quite fiddly to change modes underwater and I was slightly concerned about wear and tear from finger nails on the plastic: consider the waves, your swimming action and the excitement of it all and you can appreciate changing modes on dials is a little fiddly whilst bobbing about but practice makes this entirely possible.Check that the mode dial is correct on your camera after some shots (it can move unexpectedly whilst in the bag).Try to remember to flick the camera to "underwater" mode, it seems to make a difference (though Picasa will sort out lighting nicely afterwards too).Put a NEW memory card into your camera before your underwater shots: have separate memory cards for different parts of your trip so that you don't risk losing ALL your photos should the bag or you fail.It never got wet inside but I took one of those bags of silica crystals that absorbs moisture and put it in the bag occasionally to dry it out.Use a decent NECK strap for the bag so you don't have to worry about dropping your camera into the deep (I think it comes with one, but I left it behind and had to make do with one that was a little too short): test the bag and camera around your neck before getting anywhere near the sea: test to see if the strap allows you to take photos at peculiar angles. You might find a wrist strap suits you better but I found the neck strap felt more secure.Taking photos is a little tricky in the water: I could rarely use the view finder adequately for framing or focussing so my technique was simply to aim in the general direction and shoot loads of pics - many of which turned out very well!Points to note: Let's be honest ... it's risky taking your electronic equipment underwater! I would probably avoid using a brand new camera for underwater photos: you'd probably never relax and enjoy the experience! I had a separate (rather better) Lumix GX1 camera for dry shots. I also think that the audio function on the Lumix DMC-TZ5 has not been working well since underwater shooting: maybe it did suffer a bit or perhaps it's my imagination. Anyhow ... I would use a camera that is perhaps a little older or cheaper and one that you possibly wouldn't be devastated about killing, if the worst happened!Finally, does the plastic harden with time, stashed in a dusty cupboard between trips and would leaks be more likely as this product gets old? Maybe ... so my feeling would be to buy a new one of these for every trip.Get one and enjoy!

I bought this case to use with my Panasonic TZ25 on boat and raft trips, and possibly for use whilst snorkelling, without the expense of a full waterproof housing at a few hundred pounds. As with many other reviewers I found the case is waterproof as advertised, but it is very bulky around the camera, so the first task is to make sure the camera lens stays central(ish) to the case lens otherwise it shows at full wide, zooming in a bit cures this, but then the zoom limit before the camera lens reaches the case for this camera is around 7x zoom, not too bad, just need to be aware of this restriction in use. I have padded the case a little and relied on the lens ring to centre it.Another slight issue is the camera operation in the bag/case, although the case is pliable it is quite thick making it fiddly trying to switch the camera on and off or zoom using the small buttons of the camera, not a fault with the case or the camera just the combination of the two make it difficult, but that said, going back to my initial point, it is waterproof, does not cost hundreds of pounds and enables me to use my camera around/in water without worrying about it getting wet.

I originally purchased the WP-410 for a Canon SX320HS, however it did not fit at all. Then by searching through the manufacturers website; it recommended I purchase this size (WP-570). In actual fact, this bag is far too big for it and could have went for the size in between. The website itself doesn't show dimensions or recommended bags per model very well.Having one too big brings it's own problems... in that the barrel is almost always in view on your pictures; and the camera moves around a lot in the bag.Aside from these things, that i could have resolved if I had returned the item for a smaller size... the bag was perfect. Good quality plastic that allowed crisp videos and pictures to be taken; and allow you to see the viewfinder screen as well.Held up to several hours of snorkelling and diving (didn't test it at anything over 3m depth), not a single drop of water, or condensation entered the bag. Also great for keeping sand out etc whilst you are at the beach.The fact alone that a marine case for most cameras can go into ££££, is enough for me to highly recommend this.

The product works as it should, no problems there. But if you are buying this for the RX100 I don't know if its the best fit. The lens part is a little narrower than the control ring so it doesn't allow the camera to sit perfectly flat inside. When the camera is off the lens retracts and the camera can shift about a little. When the camera is on though the lens extends and straightens the camera up. There is some movement still with the lens extended. The lens part of the case is about the exact distance almost when the camera is turned on for the lens so I'd say that is a perfect fit. You don't see the case at all when looking through the camera except maybe some glare on the case from the sun.All the buttons are easily accessible but you will have a really hard time rotating anything.The bag itself is probably a bit bigger than it needs to be, a tighter fit would be nicer. Its a little awkward to press the buttons along the top because of this as there is so much spare bag but you'll just have to learn to deal with it.