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Listen to this article The following video was created as Advertisement a new underwater housing for the well-known and popular GoPro Hero2 camera. The footage was made to show the capabilities of the new kit in various conditions. Why does the GoPro require a special housing for underwater photography? Well, because to get the widest

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: June 6, 2012 - 19:06

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 05:28

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The following video was created as Advertisement a new underwater housing for the well-known and popular GoPro Hero2 camera. The footage was made to show the capabilities of the new kit in various conditions.

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Why does the GoPro require a special housing for underwater photography? Well, because to get the widest possible angles on the surface its lens is convex. This works very well under normal conditions, but under water it results in a blurry and fuzzy image.

That’s why the Dive Housing has been fitted with a large flat lens to correct this error and allow you to record much better quality videos. While most voices are very favourable about it, there are also opinions that the lens presses into the lens as the pressure increases. As the two planes come into contact, the image becomes blurry and out of focus. However, the problem has not been found in too many housings and this may be an isolated case.

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.