If I may be so bold, I'd like to suggest an alternative.

Look at the Nikon P4. It's 8 megapixel, full manual controls, and now under $200 (lots available on ebay, I bought one for $150, almost new, works great). Was waaaaayyyy more than that just a year ago.

Then look at Fantasea housings, available at a discount at

http://opticaloceansales.com

Only $200 for a great housing with all the manual controls.

I take video myself, but my tropical waters only diving wife has one of these units.

Their small strobe isn't the best, good for what it is, but I'm told they're coming out with a new one between their mini and larger one. Email Jack on the site for more info.

8 meg images, small package housing, price is great, buy camera and housing for what most charge for housing or camera alone. Look into their strobe with fiber optic trigger that fits over the camera's internal strobe (cover it up for best images, only use for external flash trigger).

Jim McGauhey
Washington State