Canon is only a 6-months (!) Long warranty on the underwater housing WP-DC34 WP-DC34Canon underwater housing for PowerShot G11 / G12. With such expensive accessories, it is an outrage. In my case, the housing WP-DC34 was leaking (plastic) after only 9 months because of a material error at the closing mechanism. The salt water made the camera (PowerShot G-11Canon PowerShot G11 Digital Camera (10 Megapixel, 5x opt. Zoom, 7.1 cm (2.8 inch) LCD screen) black Canon PowerShot G12 Digital Camera (10 Megapixel, 5x opt . Display Zoom, 7.0 cm (2.8 inch) image stabilized) black Canon PowerShot G11 (Magic Lantern Guides)) broken (according to Canon. total loss). Canon lehnete any Entschädigungsanprüche from broken because of the camera (and the UW-housing). Worse, Canon declined to repair the underwater housing. So I asked myself not before goodwill and service of Canon. Unfortunately, it is so. Think about it you therefore good twice.