Canon's HV10 camcorder provides HD video and digital photo quality, yet weighs under a pound. Despite the camcorder's tiny size, however, Ikelite's housing for the HV10 still weighs in at 10 pounds. It always amazes me how much heavier (and more expensive) most housings are, when compared to the cameras they protect. Nevertheless, Ikelite's housing for the HV10 looks like a doozey.
Depth-rated to 200 feet, the clear housing back provides a full view of the camera's LCD monitor while underwater -- assuming, of course, that you remember to open the LDC display when installing the camera in the housing. Most of the standard controls are accessible through the housing, too, including Power On/Off; Recording start/stop; Zoom control; Focus; Exposure; Display; Menu Button/Set Dial; and more.
Ikelite's housing for the HV-10 is available now for $950. An optional wide-angle lens, or the Pro Video-Light 3 battery pack are both, of course, optional.
