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an on/off control. Unfortunately Kraken Universal Seafrogs 6/7/8/X & Xr
it has no vacuum system which is
important because this housing failed
the pressure test without the camera
and until I can establish the cause of
the problem I’m not going to trust
my iPhone 10 which is a real shame
because it works really well. review I am keen to put this housing
Price approx $80 through it’s paces in the future. There
To my mind this has the most is also a range of accessory wide and
Diveroid As the name implies this will potential as it has an optional vacuum macro lenses and/or filters.
take several models of smartphone system, dome port, dual filters and This housing offers the best
and is the only aluminium housing so zoom in and out capability as well as user experience with total control of
it scores highly on robustness. It can being able to take several models of not just the camera function but also
also take external wide and macro iPhone with removable inserts. Whilst control of any other apps you have
lenses and/or filters. the app does not control the Pano on your phone. The other significant
The controlling app is the very function I did stumble across the fact advantage of this housing is that you
impressive Dive+ with the added that if you set the iPhone to Camera can open previously shot images full
bonus of a dive computer and vacuum mode and Pano, it will. Bingo! You screen and that’s something none of
This is a universal housing with system. The app allows an impressive obviously can’t switch underwater the other housings will allow.
an app which is under development zoom in and out function. but I’m happy with that so this makes Price approx $200
but I’m told that should be finalised The housing is the only housing this my first choice. The only slight
by February. What is being promised which is powered by 2xAAA batteries downside is that there is no On/Off This round up is very much a
is but unfortunately there is no On/Off control. work in progress and, as UwP owns
1. Real time color correction switch so you have to remove the Base price approx €170 all of these housings, we will have an
2. Free diving mode batteries after a dive otherwise they opportunity to continue using them
3. Power saving improvement will most likely be flat next time you DiveVolk during the coming dive season and
4. High resolution video(4k) want to use it. This is the most interesting produce a return review later in the
5. Multi lens support (ultra wide/ If this housing could only allow housing which has been thoroughly year.
wide/zoom) control of the Pano function it would reviewed by Christian Baki in this
6. Dive information tagged top my list. issue of UwP. It is unique in that it has Peter Rowlands
picture sharing Base price approx $325
a touch sensitive membrane panel so peter@uwpmag.com
There is the added bonus of the you can use it just as you would on
Diveroid Mini dive computer but land. There are no through housing O
unfortunately no vacuum system.
ring controls and there is a very clever
Price TBA pressure compensation device in the
handgrip. Having read Christian’s
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