SeaLife SharkDiver SL301 Underwater Pre-loaded Camera

by SeaLife

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.3 x 2.1 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000W45AE
• Item model number: SL301
• Average Customer Review: 1.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,839 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 5, 2003

Product Description

The Sealife Sharkdiver SL 301 underwater 35mm camera comes pre-loaded with a 27 exposure roll of ISO 400 film. It featurs a ruggedized housing depth tested to 80 feet. The camera features manual film advance with Automatic & Manual Flash Activation. Case grip is rubber armored for secure use while snorkeling or diving. Tough LEXAN housing with "O" ring seal keeps out water. The hinge features extra strength for loading and unloading film.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible, September 17, 2004

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W. Smith (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SeaLife SharkDiver SL301 Underwater Pre-loaded Camera (Electronics)

For my honeymoon, I purchased this camera for scuba diving photos (because of its flash) and 2 cheaper Kodak disposables without flash for beach and snorkeling pictures. The SharkDiver camera was horrible. The film advance was difficult to turn, the shutter was hard to push down, the flash didn't always function, and on and on. Then, worst of all, the casing apparently leaked and after going to all that trouble to take a full roll of pictures, we ended up with 4 discolored, double exposed pictures and none of the others came out at all. On the pictures we did get, the use of the flash didn't seem to matter at all -- they were still pretty dark.
The Kodak cameras by comparison were great. They were easy to use and produced good pictures in spite of not having a flash. I used them on several pictures at ~20-25 feet under and had plenty of natural light for a good picture.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, September 3, 2004

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John E. Crellin "Scuba/Soccer" (Wexford, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SeaLife SharkDiver SL301 Underwater Pre-loaded Camera (Electronics)

I was looking for an inexpensive camera with a flash for SCUBA diving. Believe it or not a $9 camera from kodak that you can get at walmart but doesnot have a flash is BETTER than this one.
First, instructions are horrible. they do not exist. The package doesn't tell you to turn in the whole camera (minus the plastic shell) to the developer. the inside camera is a "disposable" and you are required to buy another one. Ritz camera had the refills for 9.99.
Second, the flash only worked part of the time and the shutter button sometime pressed easily and sometimes it didn't.
My only roll of film I took was a complete waste.
Sorry, spend some extra cash and get something better.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars complete loss, December 29, 2004

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Glen A. Hauenstein "mr.purple" (atlanta, ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SeaLife SharkDiver SL301 Underwater Pre-loaded Camera (Electronics)

I bought two of these cameras for my wife and me to take on our holiday scuba trip to the western caribbean. Followed all of the directions and felt like we got some great shots in areas we may not see again. Got home and took the cameras to the photo lab, and not ONE of the photos on either camera came out. Rolls from other underwater cameras came out nicely, but wanted to use the 'shark divers' for our deeper dives...