I have a Canon S1IS with a waterproof housing designed for the camera by Canon. I have used it in various kayaking, canoeing, sailing and snorkeling situations. It's easy to use and makes provisions for use in the underwater environment and in highly-lit situations by providing a little shadow box around the LCD screen. I find that when above the water surface, a quick swipe of a finger across the glass lens cover removes the larger drops of water, leaving whatever is left outside of the focal range of the lens. The S1IS (and presumably its new replacement the S2IS) have large zoom ranges of 10 to 1 and 12 to 1 respectively. In use, the front element of the lens is quite near the glass lens cover of the case, minimizing the focusing issues caused by small droplets on the cover. The electronic shake-minimizing feature of the cameras (the "IS" part) is also helpful in the aquatic environment. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jun 19 2005 - 08:42:42 PDT
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