SeaLife SportDiver Smartphone Housing Underwater Camera Review
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For over 25 years, SeaLife has been making underwater cameras and housings, and this combined experience is very evident in their newest product to hit the shelves, the SeaLife SportDiver underwater housing. As smartphone camera technology reaches new heights, with recording modes such as 4k60 and RAW photo, who needs to invest in a brand new underwater camera, when your smartphone simply needs a smart housing?
The SeaLife SportDiver housing aims to solve this problem by allowing the smartphone you know and love to travel safely underwater inside its compact, yet rugged, underwater housing. Easy-to-use controls and a dedicated app mean users will spend less time learning how to work their new housing and more time taking pictures and videos of their memorable dives.
If you’re considering diving into the underwater camera market, read on to see what it was like using this new housing and if the SeaLife SportDiver is the right choice for you.
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Pros
- Rugged yet lightweight housing powered by two AAA batteries
- Manual vacuum pump and dual leak sensors for phone security
- Clear housing door allows full view of smartphone screen
- Switching between camera modes was almost instantaneous
- Removable red filter allows for quick transition to topside photo/video
Cons
- Setup and breakdown steps not fully shown on app
- Once your phone is locked into the housing it cannot be used for other purposes