The Sealife Micro 3.0 is fully sealed which means it doesn’t need to be placed in any waterproof housing unlike most other underwater cameras. This is useful because some waterproof housings can fog up without proper maintenance.
It’s also the only underwater camera that as well as not needing waterproof housing doesn’t rely on O-rings either. O-rings also require some maintenance, without which a camera can flood…but this is avoided by the leakproof Sealife Micro 3.0.
Straight out of the box, it is waterproof to 200ft / 60m which is deeper than recreational scuba diving goes by 66ft / 20m.
It’s rubber armoured waterproof casing is sturdy and shockproof, being able to survive some considerable wear and tear, plus the rubber grooves on the front help you to easily grip the Micro 3.0 camera between finger and thumb.
With a size of 4.2″ X 2.1″ X 2.9″ and a weight of 11.6 oz, it’s highly compact and light, yet still a little larger than underwater action cameras, which makes it easier to hold stable. It’s operated via three large piano keys located on the back which are easy to push even with dive gloves.
The 2.4″ TFT color LCD display is a very decent size with bright colours, which makes it extremely easy to see the shot the you’re framing. Data on the display includes your video (res and frame rate) and photo (ISO and mp) settings, light colour correction mode, battery life and that’s it. Nice and simple!