sealife reefmaster 35mm underwater camera

There are some stainless steel elements in the front that brighten things up, but this is very clearly a tool for the job. It looks as thick and tough as if it belonged on a Caterpillar's tires. And the rubber molding is not just for decoration either. It is a tough, industrial looking polycarbonate affair with extensive rubber overmolding. While most consumer camera underwater cases are clear acryllic accented by bright and friendly colors, the DC1000 case is all business. Take a look at the DC1000 case, however, and it's instantly clear that this is an entirely more serious product. The SeaLife DC1000 waterproof case and the small 10-megapixel camera itself Below you can see the case and the very compact camera. While the ECOshot is a super-rugged camera that's essentially embedded in a very tough housing, the DC1000 is a system that consists of a standard digital camera optimized for underwater use, and a dedicated underwater housing that can go deeper than the optional housings available for a number of consumer cameras from the likes of Olympus, Casio, Pentax and so on.

The DC1000 is what SeaLife simply calls an 'underwater digital camera.' The approach here, however, is different than the one Sealife took with its ECOshot/ReefMaster Mini that we also tested extensively.

The SeaLife DC1000 with its underwater housing has a list price of US$549.95 and the entire Elite package that also includes a powerful external flash, a wide angle lens and a carry bag lists for US$999. Out of its housing, it is a small and handy digital camera that you can take and use anywhere. Underwater you can use it to a depth of 200 feet. It consists of a standard (but modified for underwater performance) 10-megapixel digital camera and a very tough and intelligently engineered underwater housing.

This is a review of the SeaLife DC1000 digital camera that you can use both under and above water.

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Sealife reefmaster 35mm underwater camera