Christian,

I am assuming that you are scuba diving ....    I have not seen the casing
nor read the specs on it. But as a former Dive Master with a dive charter
service out of Clearwater, Florida I would advise you to check the depth
rating of the casing and stay well above that depth. I have seen many a good
camera get "salted" because someone pushed the limit on the depth rating of
their camera housing. The deeper you go the greater the water pressure and
the seals are only designed to resist so much pressure. If you see a little
moisture in the housing don't panic. Often there is moisture in the air on
the surface and the cooling effects of the water will cause a bit of
condensation. If you see water in the housing you might want to reduce your
depth some but be careful to do a controlled ascent. You don't want to get
bent. Don't try to surface and empty the water from the housing. Chances are
you might drop the camera in the water and after surfacing going back down
would be considered another dive and mess with your tables. If you feel you
have to surface do a controlled ascent (you and your dive buddy are more
important than the camera) and go to the boat (or shore if shore diving) and
then open the housing. If you are just snorkeling you should have nothing to
worry about ... unless you can free dive to some great depth.

Have a great trip.

Glen

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:c_skofteland@;mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 11:19 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: optio 330 waterproof case


Has anybody used a waterproof case for the Optio 330?

B&H has one for the 330RS and 430RS and I was wondering on compatability
with
the standard 330.

PentaxUSA has no information about the case that I could find.

I'm going diving in Puerto Rico in a couple of weeks and I thought it would
be fun  to bring the Optio underwater with me.

Thanks for any and all information

Christian

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