SeaLife SportDiver Underwater Smartphone Housing for iPhone/Android

Product Overview

Experience unforgettable underwater adventure with your smartphone and SeaLife SportDiver housing. Ergonomic design and intuitive controls makes it easy-to-use, producing amazing results. Works with most Android models and iPhone 7 and up.

The SeaLife SportDiver underwater housing works with most Android models & iPhone 7 and up. The free SportDiver App captures photos and video directly to your iPhone's camera roll. The app also allows you to control advanced camera settings, like Zoom, Lens selection, Exposure, Focus, White Balance, Tint, RAW capture, Live Photo and Background Blur, as if you were using a more sophisticated underwater camera. The SportDiver offers fast and easy playback, and the clear back of the housing has a full unobstructed view of your screen and underwater environment.

The SportDiver offers unique visual and audible protection features for your phone, including a vacuum pressure alarm that checks the waterproof seal integrity before your dive and a moisture sensor that alerts you in the unlikely event a leak is detected. SeaLife has produced over 20 generations of underwater cameras and housings, and SeaLife brings a wealth of experience with the design and performance of the SportDive.

The SeaLife SportDiver is a compact and lightweight underwater housing for smartphones. The SportDiver housing will allow divers to take photos and video with their smartphone down to 130 feet or 40 meters. The SportDiver can encase most Android models and all iPhones from iPhone 7 & up. The free SportDiver App is available at the App Store or Play Store, and works with the current and prior generation of the OS.

The heavy-duty housing is constructed of Polycarbonate, stainless steel, aluminum and optical grade glass. And while the SportDiver housing is "heavy duty", it is not heavy, weighing less than 1.5 pounds (641 grams), and is lightweight for travelling and offers almost neutral buoyancy in water depending on which smartphone model is used.

The SportDiver is easy to hold and use and offers a large shutter lever and rear control buttons for easy operation, even with dive gloves. Snorkelers and Divers can get more creative with their photos or video shot by using advanced camera settings. Adjust Zoom, Exposure (EV), Auto/Manual Focus, White Balance, Tint, Lens selection, RAW+JPEG mode, Live Photo and Background Blur (on available phone models).

The SportDiver housing includes the free SportDiver app, unlike other smartphone housing apps, there are no annoying in-app purchases or ads. You can easily switch between photo and video mode. The SportDiver App uses your phone's camera technology native to each phone model. The app supports the present and previous versions of OS, the app is updated according to new versions of the OS.

The App Playback mode shows full size photos and videos with vertical thumbnail strip to easily locate your images. Videos start playing automatically when selected. All files are also saved to the phone's camera roll. The SportDiver housing automatically connects to your smartphone and the SportDiver app using Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 5 wireless technology. No cables or buttons touch the phone and offers ultra-low power consumption for both the phone and the housing which is powered by two AAA batteries that last over 50 hours of continuous use.

For enhanced imaging results, a removable underwater color-correction filter is included with the SportDiver which restores natural underwater colors. The filter easily attached or removes underwater and includes a safety tether to prevent loss. The SportDiver housing features triple 1/4-20 tripod mounts which mounts to any light or light tray with standard tripod threads such as SeaLife's range of Sea Dragon underwater photo/video lights.

For the phone's safety and protection, the SportDiver has a sturdy holding spring and rubber grip tabs that securely hold the smartphone in place and add shock-protection. The SportDiver has "Dual Leak Alarms" which include an internal moisture alarm and a vacuum pressure alarm which alert the diver with on-screen warnings, audio and LED signal in the unlikely event the waterproof seal is compromised and there's a loss of housing pressure or moisture is detected. The door of the SportDiver is sealed with a TPE O-ring and a robust cam-lock sealing latch that easily and securely locks waterproof door. To prevent interior fogging from residual moisture, the SportDiver uses the anti-fogging agent "Moisture Muncher" capsule which prevents fogging and internal condensation.

Features

Easy control
Large shutter lever and rear control buttons for easy operation, even with dive gloves.

Access popular camera settings
Get creative with your shot by using advanced camera settings. Select lens, video resolution, adjust zoom, exposure, manual focus, white balance, RAW+JPEG mode, background blur (Bokeh), photo + 3 sec. video and more.

Shoot photos or record video
Easily switch between photo and video mode, App uses the phone's native camera technology.

Dual Leak Alarms
Includes internal moisture sensor and internal vacuum pressure alarm; Alerts diver with on-screen warning, audio and LED signal in the unlikely event the waterproof seal is compromised.

Underwater Color-Correction Filter
Removable underwater color-correction filter restores natural underwater colors.

Includes SeaLife SportDiver camera app designed by SeaLife
Intuitive layout and controls that utilizes the smartphone's native camera technology. Developed by SeaLife - Not a 3rd party app developer. Free download available in App Store or Google Play Store. No annoying in-app purchases or ads, unlike other underwater smartphone housing apps.

Playback photos and videos
App Playback mode shows full size photos and videos with vertical thumbnail strip to easily located your shots. Videos start playing automatically when selected. All files are also saved to phone's photo app.

Bluetooth wireless technology
SportDiver Housing automatically connects to your smartphone using Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 5 wireless technology. No cables or buttons touch the phone. Ultra-low power consumption.

Holding spring and rubber grip tabs
Holding spring and rubber grip tabs securely holds phone in place and adds shock-protection.

Sea Dragon
Expandable with Sea Dragon underwater photo-video lights.

Triple 1/4-20 tripod mounts
Mounts to Flex-Connect or any tray with standard tripod threads.

Cam-lock
Cam-lock sealing mechanism easily and securely locks waterproof door.

AAA batteries
Powered by two AAA batteries that last over 50 hours of continuous use.

Anti-fog design
Anti-fog design when SL911 Moisture Muncher capsule is used.

Depth ratings
Depth rated to 130' (40m) - Each housing is individually depth tested.

SportDiver App

Modes
• Photo - captures single image with each push of the shutter
• Video - Push shutter to start/stop video recording
• Settings - Adjust camera settings (See below)
• Playback - View photos and videos

iOS Settings
• Lens: Select single or multiple lenses (Depends on phone model)
• Focus: Automatic or Manual
• White Balance (WB): Auto or manual (3000K to 8000K) in 100K increments
• Tint: +150 to -150 color tint in 10-unit increments
• Exposure Value (EV): -3.0 top +3.0 in .3 stop increments
• RAW+JPEG: Capture RAW image file (Depends on phone model)
• Video Resolution: 4K, 1080p or 720p
• Photo + 3 sec. Video: On or Off (Starts recording 1.5 seconds before image capture)
• Portrait (Bokeh): On or Off (Same as portrait mode on multi-lens )
• Power Save: Off, 1 min, 2 min or 5 min. (Push any button to wake-up)
• Display Brightness: From 10% to 100%
• Leak Alarm: On or Off (Audio alarm and warning message if leak is detected)
• On-screen data: Displays exposure settings (can be enabled or disabled)

Android Settings
• Lens: Select single or multiple lenses (Depends on phone model)
• Focus: Automatic or Manual
• Shutter Speed: Auto or manual (1/30 sec to 1/2000 sec)
• ISO: Auto or manual (50 to 3200)
• Exposure Value (EV): -3.0 top +3.0 in .3 stop increments
• White Balance (WB): Auto, Manual, UW Deep, UW Shallow, Daylight, Cloudy
• Manual WB: (2000K to 1000K) in 100K increments
• 3-Shot Burst: Captures 3 images within 1 second
• Photo Resolution: Select from phone's native photo resolution settings
• Video Resolution: 4K, 1080p or 720p
• Color Effects: Off, Black & White, Negative, Sepia
• RAW+JPEG: Capture RAW image file (Depends on phone model)
• Photo + 3 sec. Video: On or Off (Records 1 sec video clip before image capture)
• Portrait (Bokeh): On or Off (Same as portrait mode on multi-lens )
• Power Save: Off, 1 min, 2 min or 5 min. (Push any button to wake-up)
• Display Brightness: From 10% to 100%
• Leak Alarm: On or Off (Audio alarm and warning message if leak is detected)
• On-screen data: Displays exposure settings (can be enabled or disabled)

Delete Function
Yes - push OK button twice to delete selected file in Playback mode.

Battery Level Indicator
Indicates remaining battery life of phone and underwater housing.

Zoom
Yes - from 1x to 10x in 0.5x increments

File Location
Photos and videos are saved to phone's Photos app for editing and sharing

Features

• Large shutter & control buttons for easy operation
• Dual leak alarms continuously monitor waterproof seal
• SeaLife SportDiver app with auto & manual controls
• Bluetooth wireless technology controls camera
• Depth rated to 130' (40m)
• Includes external underwater color-correction filter