Waterproof Underwater Snorkeling Diving Phone Case for iPhone 16/15/14/13/12/11 Pro Max Mini and Galaxy S25/S24/S23/S22/S21 Ultra Plus Professional [15m/50ft] Photo Video Cover Cover (SG Blue)

The media could not be loaded. This is my go-to case for snorkeling photos and videos. It allows ultra-clear image quality, whereas with the soft cases they are fuzzy and unusable. But it is a bit bulky (due to universal fit) and takes some work to set up:* You have to adjust the clamp and the button press mechanism for your phone so that you can reliably operate the shutter.* You need to push to seal all the way around before you engage the case closing clips.* You need to disable touch on your phone since the water against the back window will cause phantom touches. On Android, you can do this through accessibility settings. Enable the shortcut, open the camera app, then use the shortcut to disable touch. You can now use the volume down button to operate the shutter, but nothing else.So yeah, it's a bit technical, but it's the cheapest way to get high quality shots, which soft cases will *not* give you. Well worth the money.

So I used this for the first time about 2 weeks ago, while a friend and I were hiking the creek. I found out, as I was setting it up before starting our hike, that I needed to remove the gorilla glass protector on my phone before putting it in the case because it was significantly affecting the touch screen sensitivity. So just FYI, you're going to want to remove your glass screen protector because you're going to need as much screen sensitivity as you can get when you put it under water.My Samsung S8 fits in this case, and the shutter lever does lineup appropriately with the volume down button. However one of the fitting brackets, which make sure the phone doesn't move around inside of the case loosely, tightens directly on to the power button. So if you have the same, or a similar model phone, you'll probably encounter the same problem. I simply tore a business card in half, folded the piece a couple times, and wedged it between the side of the phone and bracket, so that it was still stabilizing the phone while not actually pressing down on the power button itself.Once we got in the creek & found our first critter, (it was a baby snapping turtle), I realized almost immediately that trying to see what I was filming while the phone was under water was going to be impossible. Had to rely on intuition while aiming the camera, and had to hope for the best with the focus. The reason being, I was trying to film horizontally rather than pointing the camera straight down, because the creek isn't very deep. My thought right now, after seeing the recording, is that I could probably catch some pretty good footage with a fixed focal point. Trying to tap the screen to focus visibly and audibly messes with the recording, so I'm not going to do that anymore but I will experiment in the future to see whether the phone will sufficiently handle autofocus or if fixed focus is the better way to go.The last couple of things I will note:1) The case is huge and bulky, not heavy just unwieldy... I couldn't figure out a comfortable way to hold it, or hook it onto my gear so that it was secure & out of the way, but still accessible when I wanted to use it. I ended up putting the case away & putting my Otterbox case back on so I could clip it to my belt.2) There were some air bubbles escaping from one corner of the case, however when I opened it, the moisture did not seem to pass beyond the rubber gasket and might have just been some air trapped in the hollow space around the outside of the seal.It's going to take a few more uses to really be able to understand its full potential and limitations. Overall, I'm pretty impressed with its simplicity, light weight and quality of materials. The case clips together very tightly and seems to keep the water out, but those bubbles make me nervous so I need to do more testing. The plastic for the touch screen doesn't inhibit sensitivity at all, as long as you don't have a glass screen protector on your phone. The only thing I wouldn't do is drop it onto a hard surface, as one whole face of the case is soft plastic, and the case itself in general is not built for shock absorption.I would say this case is absolutely perfect for snorkeling or swimming in shallow water, where you can wear goggles and look directly at the screen. But for my purposes, I basically have no way of knowing for sure if I captured what I intended to, before reviewing the footage. But I don't think there's an alternative so I'm going to keep trying to work with what I have.

The product description doesn't tell the truth. They say this works with iPhones 13-15. I bought this to use with my iPhone 13 Pro Max to go snorkeling. First, it's sturdy enough and should have worked under water. But I never got the chance to test that part. It isn't compatible with my iPhone 13 Pro Max. The shutter release button is configured to work on both left and right volume button phones, however, for iPhone 13's the release is too short and doesn't reach the volume button it needs for a photo release. And BTW, iPhone 14's have their buttons in the same location, so it won't work for them either. I did try just using the front screen to control the phone. Not sensitive enough. You really have to push hard to get the iPhone to recognize the touch. And you will need to turn the phone on before sealing it up and going under water. Not a good design. I returned this unit and opted for one of the many bag styles, since I'm only going snorkeling.

I tried to fit it in the case but it will not allow the bottom lense to line up. Also, you can't use the power button to activate the phone if it goes into screen saver mode. Guess you need to deactivate any of that and leave it on. Not that big a deal but pain to switch back and forth.Lastly, it sometimes works with the volume button but it kept firing burst mode on its own so I ended up deleting 3 round of 100 pics of the floor.Update: I was finally able to get things to fit properly enough. The button was still hit or miss so I ended up using the screen to take shots. For the amount of times I will use it, it works well enough. I will say it is watertight which is a big plus.