Advice on underwater camera case

[Richard Lane]

I'm a scuba-diver myself, but I haven't done underwater photography, so I can't help you with the settings. The quick guide is that there are hard housings and soft housings and they are rated by depth. Some are camera specific and some of the bags are just based on the size of the camera.

Even though you're only going to snorkel, I would still recommend a housing that is good for at least 33ft (10m) or 1 atmosphere. I believe that most depth ratings are for static pressure (that is the pressure of the camera just sitting there at that depth, without moving it), however once you start swimming and moving your arms around with the camera you will quickly increase the pressure on the housing. Most of the soft camera bag housings would probably be better just at the surface or right below the water.

Here's one specifically for your camera, it's a little pricey though, this one is probably overkill, but it looks nice. They also sell housing weights to help keep the camera down below the water.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/823936-REG/Canon_5481B001_WP_DC43_Waterproof_Case_for.html

Rich