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Triple O ring seals





                                                             Pano mode – iPhone 11 pro max back camera 4.25mm f1/8 ISO 125 @ 26mm


                                                            out in front of you with both hands for stability.    could also perform underwater as well as it’s done
                                                            One handed action is possible and requires a little   on the land.  Having side conversations with my
                                                            practice to line your finger with the shutter button   colleagues, we all came to a similar conclusion
                                                            on the screen.  Having pockets on my wetsuit,        which was that we desired to use our mobile devices
                                                            made it easy to stow the housing while traveling to   natively with any app as we do on land.
       The iPhone 11 Pro Max has a bright 6.5” screen       another section of the reef.                              The DiveVolk SeaTouch 3 Pro appeared to
                                                                 In the water I was able to select JPEG or       be just the device which boasts a real underwater
           The product manual advises that the end user     RAW image formats by using the different IOS         touchscreen, and a button free design to name
       should remove the protective phone screen cover to   applications.  This really makes it easy to post     just a few features.  It is also worth noting that
       perform underwater and I found this to be true.  On   directly from your device to your social media      the housing supports both IOS and Android based
       my surface interval, I removed the cover from my     platform of choice or your photo gallery.            mobile devices by utilizing a custom insert for your
       phone, and I was able to use the housing with my          While testing the housing, I was challenged     device.
       mobile phone as expected.                            when diving in a dry suit, and there is a necessity to    Starting with the native Apple Camera
           I really liked the sturdy feeling of the housing   operate the Sea Touch 3 underwater while using dry   application, I snapped a few still images, followed
       in my hands while diving and was taking shots right   gloves with cotton finger cots.  It took a little more   by a video.  Moving to time-lapse mode I framed
       away while not being worried I had that I might      effort to engage the shutter button, but once you    the scene and left the SeaTouch 3 Pro running while
       damage it.                                           find the correct finger position you are good to go.  I   I joined the other divers in the angle of view and
           It takes a little to get used to using the touch,   would like to thank the customer obsessed DiveVolk  could think of endless possibilities for adding clips
       but after a while it became second nature.           tech support team for troubleshooting this problem   to your dive video.  Finally, I selected panorama
           I was really impressed at how bright and vivid   with me over a couple of days.                       mode and set the device into a portrait orientation
       the display was easy to see what you were framing         The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has three           and selected a diver as my focal point.
       in your shot or video.  The size is perfect to hold   very capable cameras, and I was curious to see if         After a wide pass the iPhone flawlessly

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