Your smartphone as an underwater monitor?

Malu Dienst · Issue 128, Sep/Oct 2022 · pp. 45–46

Products mentioned: Divevolk SeaLink, SeaTouch 4 Max, SeaHold mount, Sony Imaging Edge, Olympus OI.Share, Olympus TG6, Sony A9

With the SeaLink from Divevolk it is possible to turn your smartphone into an underwater monitor. How this works exactly, we show in this article. It doesn’t matter whether you have a compact or interchangeable lens camera - as long as you can connect your camera to your smartphone via Wifi, you can use Divevolk’s Wifi transmission cable. You connect your camera and smartphone to each other using the normal app from your camera manufacturer, and the SeaLink maintains this connection underwater. What is needed? If you already have a SeaTouch underwater housing for your smartphone, you also need the SeaHold mount. A ball head adapter can then be easily attached to the bracket, with which the SeaTouch can be attached to your grip rail or your underwater housing with a clamp. The SeaLink transmitter comes with a mounting rail. With this rail, the two contacts can be easily Your smartphone as…