The SeaLife Micro 3.0 Underwater Camera
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In the world of underwater photography, you can find yourself in a deep hole pretty quickly. Camera housings aren’t cheap and when you start factoring in lighting systems, your entire rig could potentially cost you in the thousands. The SeaLife 3.0 however is an appealing option for those just getting started with the niche hobby.
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Recently, we had some hands-on experience with the SeaLife Micro 3.0 during a recent dive trip with Citizen watches. It’s a point-and-shoot camera that has three piano key buttons to navigate through a simple menu system by way of a small playback screen and has a shutter button on top. It’s equipped with a 16 megapixel Sony 1/2.3” sensor, an internal memory storage of 64 GB and captures both JPEG and RAW files. The SeaLife 3.0 offers up the ability to customize white balance settings or a straightforward “dive” setting for quick plug-and-play usability.
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The SeaLife Micro 3.0 fits in the palm of your hand and can easily be stowed away in any BCD pocket. The camera is small enough that it doesn’t add any drag when it’s looped around the wrist and fairly easy to use on the move. For a camera of this type, the underwater image quality it produced was surprisingly decent even when lighting wasn’t at a premium at deeper depths. Sure, you’re not going to get the sharpness you’d expect from more capable cameras and the response time isn’t the fastest, but where the camera excels is its simplicity, compact size and low-stakes shooting that’s sure to put a smile on your face whenever you review your images at the surface. The camera also proved useful when capturing images mid-surface swims and doubled-up as a backup camera on the boat if we needed to capture a moment. The SeaLife 3.0 is most certainly an approachable entry-point into underwater photography and a serviceable stopgap as you look into upgrading your underwater photography rig.