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This underwater digital camera replaces the already popular entry-level SeaLife camera, with more power and more pixels. It has upgraded 5.5 megapixel images and a 3x optical zoom. The 5cm colour LTPS viewing screen is said to make viewing and editing your images under water even easier, and the DC500 comes with a non-slip, rubber armoured housing with advanced button operation. With a choice of Quick-shot mode that has no shutter delay, 30fps MPEG4 video mode or standard picture grabbing, the DC500 has a 16Mb built-in memory and uses SD media cards. Depth-rating is 60m, and the model is compatible with all SeaLife underwater accessories. Camera and housing alone costs £350, or £450 with auxiliary external flashgun.
www.sangers.com
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How sexy is this? For those who dive in the guise of Men in Black, this black anodised aluminium backplate with one-piece harness will increase your credibility almost as much as it decreases the weight of your kit. It appears to meet the requirements of the most fastidious of technical diving agencies, and yet it is available to anyone who cares to buy it. It is fully compatible with the DIR Zone range of harnesses and wings (see Diver Tests) and costs £65, or £105 complete with harness, crotch strap and knife.
www.divingniknaks.co.uk
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Taking your mobile phone aboard a boat? Hoping it will still work afterwards? The Aquapac range of watertight cases is a familiar sight when used with hand-held GPS and Marine-VHF radios. Now there is a case tailored to fit a hi-tech flip-phone. Although it's not intended to be taken diving, it is said to be 100% waterproof even to 5m deep, and it will float if accidentally dropped overboard. The phone remains fully usable while in the case, and clear panels even allow you to take pictures with a camera-integrated phone without removing it. The plastic quick-action water-sealing Aquaclip operates with a twist of two levers, and the case is supplied with a lanyard and karabiner.
www.aquapac.info
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This LED beacon takes the place of a use-once-only chemical light-stick, and is used as a position-indicating marker at night. With a life-span of 50,000 hours and a battery life of up to 50 hours, the initial cost is soon recovered after a few night dives. A continuous glow in a choice of different colours means that you will be able to distinguish who is who under water in the dark. Complete with lanyard and a set of three spare batteries, it costs £8.95 from Bristol Scuba.
0117 902 0303
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No batteries or bulbs required - ever! That's the promise of the Jonta torch. It has a super-bright 1W Luxeon Star LED, and is powered by a battery that is charged by a wind-up mechanism. Thirty seconds of winding with its built-in handle gives 10 minutes of shining. You can of course also recharge it in the conventional way. The beam is claimed to be effective over 50m and has a signalling capability of 3km. The LED has 100,000 hours of life, and there are two power settings and a signalling setting. This is not strictly a diving accessory, as it's not for use under water, but we know that divers like gadgetry and this torch will always be ready to work whether it be in your loft or car or on your boat. From Freeplay Energy, the people who brought Africa the clockwork radio, it costs £43.
www.freeplayenergy.com
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Be able to attract attention with a 130 decibel whistle while waiting at the surface - that's what the Aquatec Scuba Horn promises to do for you. We are told that one Red Sea liveaboard operator has bought 200 to lend to every guest diver as a safety aid. The Scuba Horn attaches in line with your BC direct-feed hose and costs £25. Very similar is the Scub-Alert (£30). The difference here is that it also works under water, though less loudly, thank goodness! Use it with discretion, or you will have a dive-guide quietly confiscating it from you. The supplier is Bristol Scuba.
0117 902 0303
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