New Canon S1 IS and its Canon WP-DC20 housing

[Thalateole]

Hello everybody !
I am introducing myself : Guillaume from France.
I practice diving and also kitesurfing and surfing and I am very interested by the new Canon S1 IS and its housing.
Is there any review of it for underwater use ?
Does someone has it here ?
Photos exemples ?
I am so happy thinking about using it all summer long diving and kitesurfing ! It can make little films in VGA quality and good normal photos but I don't know underwater because it hax no macro mode and works at 10 cm...

Thanks !

 

[spmck78]

Hello everybody !
I am introducing myself : Guillaume from France.
I practice diving and also kitesurfing and surfing and I am very interested by the new Canon S1 IS and its housing.
Is there any review of it for underwater use ?
Does someone has it here ?
Photos exemples ?
I am so happy thinking about using it all summer long diving and kitesurfing ! It can make little films in VGA quality and good normal photos but I don't know underwater because it hax no macro mode and works at 10 cm...

Thanks !

Same sort of stuff, any one else know where i can find rewiew?
Also the underwater case doesnt allow the pop-up flash to work, and theres no hot shoe, wondering how to get a flash going on it?

cheers

 

[pekka]

Same sort of stuff, any one else know where i can find rewiew?
Also the underwater case doesnt allow the pop-up flash to work, and theres no hot shoe, wondering how to get a flash going on it?

cheers

Opps,
I did miss the issue with the flash, when looking at S1is at the store today... they did not have the UW housing available. Thanks

 

[jkennedy]

Your Kidding...........

 

[sbloomer]

I am also seriously considering getting the S1is with it's housing. I have heard that these housings are really good. The proble with the flash is the only thing that is my issue. Normally one would use a slave system, but the flash cannot be activated at all in the housing. I think the only way round this is a system similar to video lighting....

Anyone got any comments on the camera itself or should I spend the dosh on something else?

 

[smay28]

Same sort of stuff, any one else know where i can find rewiew?
Also the underwater case doesnt allow the pop-up flash to work, and theres no hot shoe, wondering how to get a flash going on it?

cheers

Don't know about the flash situation. Good question though.
As far as reviews of the camera, I haven't found a better site out there than the following: . . .

www.steves-digicams.com

Very comprehensive.....

 

[The Chairman]

You might try www.digitaldiver.com, Dee is a mod over there as well.

 

[spmck78]

About the flash not working I got that info on another site, but it seems that might be wrong as now ive heard that it does work so i really just dont know.
These guys have some sort of setup going, haven't loooked into it yet but they have d180s working on it.

http://www.seaoptic.com/specials/specialsdigital-3.2MP.html

 

[sbloomer]

About the flash not working I got that info on another site, but it seems that might be wrong as now ive heard that it does work [/url]

I have just got some confirmation from camerasunderwater.co.uk, that the flash with the S1is and the WP-DC20 housing does in fact work. However as with any built in flash on a camera, the results are poor due to backscatter. This wasn't an issue with me as long as I knew that a slave could be triggered by the flash. So I guess my decision has been made and the S1is is the one....

 

[sbloomer]

Again more confirmation about the flash from the S1is Product Manager at Canon South Africa

"The underwater housing for the S1 IS camera has sufficient space for the built-in pop-up flash , whether in the "down" or "up" position. While it is in the "up" position and the camera is switched on - it will be drawing power from the batteries. It is therefore worth your while to get very high capacity penlight batteries and get to know the on/off switch well"

So I think the confusion has been settled.

Simon