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It's not the lanyard itself that is breaking. It is the metal "d-ring" that connects to the housing; it is held by a pin. It is the pin that falls out, leaving the camera housing to float away with the lanyard still neatly attached to your arm or bcd, as the case may be. Just beware, no...

That is the EXACT same problem I had with the housing. I contacted SeaLife and they are shipping me a new housing. I hope the problem doesn't repeat itself with the new one. Other than that defect, I was very pleased with the performance of the camera.

I just returned from Belize where I used my DC800 for the first time on some dive trips and snorkeling. I'm pleased with the overall quality of the photos. Although I am sure some adjustment will be made to color on some of the deeper ones, I was surprised at the color it picked up at 50 feet...

I did note in my post there, that I will probably hand the camera to my much more experienced husband for the dives, I'll stick to photographing the snorkel trips for now. I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid. :eyebrow:

After reading and re-reading this thread several times, poring over pix taken with the DC800, and literally driving myself crazy trying to decide, I ordered the DC800! Now I'm excited and can hardly wait to get it. I am an inexperienced diver (I've logged only 7 dives) and plan to do some...