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Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema 4K - Underwater Camera Review

Posted By: BackscatterUW
Posted On: September 25, 2019

WATCH OUR TEST FOOTAGE WITH THE BLACKMAGIC 4K POCKET CINEMA THE MOST CINEMATIC VIDEO FROM A HANDHELD CAMERA The Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (or BMPCC4K for short) is one of the best cameras ever for capturing cinematic 4K 60p video. It possesses a unique combination of Micro Four Thirds sensor/lens system and the…

The Digital Shootout 2019 Gear Test, Contest Results & Event Coverage

Posted By: BackscatterUW
Posted On: July 12, 2019

THE 18TH ANNUAL DIGITAL SHOOTOUT CLICK HERE to go to the Digital Shootout event coverage website! See the Contestant Results, Gear Tests and the Shootout Life in Little Cayman. 2019 CONTEST RESULTS While the Shootout is mostly a learning event with an emphasis on improving underwater shooting and editing techniques, the event organizers, Backscatter Underwater…

Shoot Video & Stills with the Olympus TG-5 & Kraken Hydra Lights

Posted By: JackConnick
Posted On: February 25, 2019

The Olympus TG-5 camera and housing packages have been very popular with a wide variety of divers. The camera shoots great stills as well as 4K video. It has underwater preset modes for snapshot, wide angle and other modes that make life easy. As well it has amazing macro modes that can let you shoot…

GoPro HERO7 Black Underwater Camera Review

Posted By: BackscatterUW
Posted On: November 1, 2018

GoPro HERO7 Black Underwater Camera Review GoPro is out with the latest in its HERO line, the GoPro HERO7 Black. Below is everything you need to know when taking this powerful little action camera underwater. So what’s new and exciting about GoPro HERO7 Black? The biggest new features are the Hypersmooth image stabilization, overall improved image quality,…

Nikon D850 VS Sony a7R III Underwater Review

Posted By: BackscatterUW
Posted On: May 30, 2018

Nikon D850 DSLR Camera VS Sony a7R III Mirrorless Camera Underwater Comparison FULL FRAME SHOWDOWN! Over the last few months, we’ve had a chance to test two of the world’s most popular professional camera bodies, the Sony a7R III and the Nikon D850, to gauge their strengths and weaknesses shooting underwater. Backscatter CEO Jim Decker…

Message from CETATEK to all Divers:

Posted By: Jan Ortwig
Posted On: April 25, 2018

BOOT-BINDING TECHNOLOGY FOR FINS CETATEK is currently using KICKSTARTER as a platform to introduce the new abs binding-technology for fins to the general public. ABS is a fusion of hybrid boots, bindings and interchangeable modular fin blades. We are raising awareness for a quantum leap in the development of diving fins. We strive to achieve as many pre-orders as possible…

Panasonic GH5 - Underwater Camera Review from Backscatter

Posted By: BackscatterUW
Posted On: August 28, 2017

We tested the Panasonic GH5 in our home waters of Monterey, CA and traveled halfway across the globe to Anilao, Philippines, then to Bonaire to round out our testing! Our main goal was to see if it would perform a manual custom white balance underwater and to check out how the hot new 4K 60p video spec…

Dive dry with dr. Bill #625: Sargassum cascade, part ii

Posted By: Joiner
Posted On: February 11, 2015

DIVE DRY WITH DR. BILL #625: SARGASSUM CASCADE, PART II Yep, I'm back this week with more thrilling tales of the trophic cascade caused by the somewhat unusual events related to our giant kelp (Macrocystis) and the nasty invasive "devil weed," Sargassum horneri (known as akamoku in Japan). You do remember last week's column where…

Back to Nursery School: Spending a day in Coral Restoration Foundation's Nursery

Posted By: The Chairman
Posted On: January 27, 2015

Many of you who know me, know that I love to volunteer. I simply love to give of my time and it's even sweeter when I get to combine volunteerism with Scuba! So, when I was asked by Ashley to help out on a nursery dive for the Coral Restoration Foundation, I dove at the…

Dive dry with dr. Bill #623: Take it to the cleaners

Posted By: Joiner
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DIVE DRY WITH DR. BILL #623: TAKE IT TO THE CLEANERS As an ecologist, I understand that complex ecosystems require a wide range of different roles (referred to as "niches" by us biologists) in order to function smoothly. A simplified ecosystem just doesn't have the stability that a more complex one offers day-to-day and in…

Dive dry with dr. Bill # 615: I want to take you higher

Posted By: Joiner
Posted On: December 2, 2014

DIVE DRY WITH DR. BILL # 615: I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER I first drafted this column over a year ago after one of my night dives in the summer of 2013. On that night dive I once again encountered one of my favorite behaviors... mating. No, I didn't finally locate my lovely mermaid…