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Definitely a nice thing to have when around water, but not positive I would trust the case 100% for snorkeling until I get to use it some more underwater. I have not used the case very much underwater, but use it often times while on boats. All of the buttons have worked well up to this point and have submerged it a few times without any noticeable leaking.
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Make it explicit: You have to REALLY know how to make the seal tight, or you will blow it in a big and expensive and cruelly disappointing way. I'm so mad. Grr. My rechargeable batteries also got corroded in the process, so it's a double loss. I used the underwater housing ONE time to shoot video in 2' of water, and it leaked and now the camera is ruined. Why not just say "This may or may not work, you be the gambler".
After talking to her we realized that though she had closed the case, she didn't completely seal it as instructed. This was for my 11-year-old daughter's camera. The case is great if you use it properly. Lesson learned for us. She put it in the case, shut it, and then proceeded to the pool. The camera got wet and ended up dying.
Reading some of the other reviews here, maybe it's a good thing I didn't even get that far. I can't find that information anywhere).The inside dimensions of this case are probably no more than a millimeter or two out of spec, but that's more than enough to make it such a tight fit for the camera that you would be forced to wedge it into the case permanently, since once you got it installed you'd have to break the case to get it back out, and that's simply not right.As to it's in-the-water performance, who knows. I have a couple of digital cameras (Sonys) and have the waterproof cases for them, so I figured this would be along the same lines. And it is -- except that the case I received, to my surprise, simply doesn't fit my Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (Black) (Which apparently 18% of people buy along with this case, so I'm guessing the UltraHD is a "first generation" -- who knows.
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