Scuba Diving With the New SeaLife DC 2000 Underwater Camera
Robby Myers.
Cruising Along
The sandbar sharks gave us plenty of opportunities to try out SeaLife's newest underwater camera.
We recently got a chance to play with SeaLife's newest underwater camera, the DC 2000. We took it scuba diving at a local aquarium where our staff and the aquarium divers spent the day getting to know the camera and taking some great underwater photographs.
The DC 2000 is SeaLife's most advanced underwater camera. One thing that really stood out to us was the ability to shoot in manual mode and in RAW. This gives underwater photographers the ability to fine-tune their images, but doesn't sacrifice the user-friendly piano keys that SeaLife is known for. While none of our divers that day would profess to being professional underwater photographers, the ability to easily color-correct our RAW images made our images really pop! Check out some of our favorites down below.
Robby Myers.
Chely
Chely — short for Chelonia Mydas — is an Atlantic green sea turtle that was rescued after being struck by a boat. He was very interested in checking out the DC 2000.
Austin Jones.
Say Cheese
A sandbar shark smiles for the camera.
Austin Jones.
Catching Some Zs
A zebra shark rests on the bottom of the habitat.
Robby Myers.
Roll Film
The zebra shark plays in the sand during our brief photoshoot.
Robby Myers.
Swim On By
The sandbar sharks made excellent underwater models.
Steve Baareman.
Angel Shark
The overhead lights cast a heavenly glow on this sandbar shark.
Stephanie Evans.
Snapping Pics
The emperor snapper investigates SeaLife's new digital camera, creating a great photo op.
Robby Myers.
Moray Colors
The DC 2000 did a great job capturing the colors of the "Indian Ocean" habitat.
Robby Myers.
Who Me?
An orange-spotted rabbit fish mugs the camera during a dive show.
Stephanie Evans.
Feeding The Fish
Divers feed fish nori seaweed during a dive show.
Robby Myers.
Lounging
A nurse shark relaxes on the bottom of the "Atlantic Ocean" habitat.
Erin Tucker.
R-eely Colorful
The DC 2000 shoots in RAW format, which makes it easy to color correct photos later on.
Austin Jones.
From The Depths
Underside of one of three sandbar sharks in the habitat.
Austin Jones.
Hide-And-Seek
A moray eel watches from the safety of his coral hide-away.
Robby Myers.
Free Form Art
A green moray eel swims through open water.
Austin Jones.
Goliath Grouper
The goliath grouper is a bit camera shy, despite his enormous size.
Robby Myers.
Chely Returns
Chely the green sea turtle returns to investigate the SeaLife DC 2000 underwater camera.
Robby Myers.
Catching Some Rays
A female southern stingray passes us by in the "Atlantic Ocean" habitat.
Austin Jones.
Monochromatic
A black grouper rests on the sandy bottom.
Robby Myers.
Film School
Schools of fish surround us in the 300,000 gallon ocean habitat.