Sealife 5MP DC500 Underwater Camera with 3X Optical Zoom

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 2.3 x 3.6 inches ; 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A8PNLS
• Item model number: SL150
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,748 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 19, 2004

Product Description

Immerse yourself! Digital photography leaps from land to sea, in the sea that is. The acclaimed SL150 is a high-resolution 5 megapixel digital-camera that has a special rubber armoured body that lets you take it underwater up to 200 feet deep. And take great pictures too! SeaLife DC500 features a new "Shark Mode" for faster and sharper pictures of moving objects underwater and in sports photography on land. The Shark Mode is activated by simply pushing the camera's OK button which focuses on the intended subject. The camera will now remember that focus range and take sharp pictures with virtually no shutter lag.

Underwater, in diving or snorkeling, everything moves, the diver as well as sea creatures are in constant movement. In addition to the Shark Mode, the automatic Sea exposure mode will shorten the exposure time underwater for sharper pictures. So now when you feel like diving into photography you can actually dive down and do it. And, when on land, get great pictures too! Large 2 LCD Display Pocket-size removable inner camera Rubber armored housing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Leaks!!, January 13, 2007

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Orlando Dad "Dave" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sealife 5MP DC500 Underwater Camera with 3X Optical Zoom (Electronics)

Decent camera, but not great. Shark mode is nice. Housing looks good, but mine leaked at ~20 ft...camera was dead by the time I got it out of the water. Good news is that Amazon processed the defective product return rapidly and credited my account in about a week. Net result was one decent picture and a disappointing Christmas present. Next time I will buy a housing for a better camera. Canon has some nice ones.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just used this at 80 feet in BELIZE!, April 19, 2006

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Valentina "DiveGirl55" (Sunny California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sealife 5MP DC500 Underwater Camera with 3X Optical Zoom (Electronics)

Loved this! It is awesome because it is BOTH land and sea camera, so you need just one! You can get tons of accessories and flashes for it. It is easy to use and the program it comes with allows you to do all kinds of cool corrections INCLUDING making your photos MORE in focus in case you shot them blurry!

I cannot wait to use it again, well UNDERWATER for diving I mean!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Casual Divers, November 29, 2007

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C. M. Delion - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sealife 5MP DC500 Underwater Camera with 3X Optical Zoom (Electronics)

Great camera for those who like to take pictures but are not trying too hard. Mine didn't leak at all, went down to up to 100', just make sure you follow instructions. Clean it properly and watch out for the O-ring. Cons:
- adjusting the exposure and macro; mine came out blurry or way over exposed even in sea mode but I figured that was also due to lighting, so buying the flash with this would probably make the pictures come out better
- remember to switch to "take pictures"! I missed taking pictures of sharks, turtles, octopus (all in one dive) because I hadn't put it in picture taking mode.
The spy mode is pretty amazing as well, learn how to use it and it can give you great pictures. You can also take normal pictures on land since it's a digital inside a case, colors are sometimes off and exposure was my main problem.
Still pretty amazing though, I definitely don't regret buying this.