Sea & Sea DX-1G Digital Camera and Housing

The Sea and Sea DX-1G has quickly become one of our favorite compact camera systems. This 10 megapixel camera has plenty of resolution for large prints, in addition to being able to shoot in the uncompressed RAW format for higher quality shots. However this is not just a point and shoot--the manual exposure mode will give you great control as your underwater photography skills develop.

Sea and Sea DX-1G specifications:

• CCD: Effective 10.01 million pixels (total 10.30 million pixels), 1/1.75-inch primary-color CCD
• Lens Focal length: f=5.1-15.3mm (35mm camera equivalent, 24-72mm) Aperture (F value): F2.5 (wide) - F4.4 (tele) Lens construction: 11 elements in 7 groups Number of aperture blades: 7
• Vibration correction function: CCD shift method
• Zoom: Optical: 3x (35mm camera equivalent 24-72mm) Digital: 4x (Maximum 12x when combined with optical)
• Shooting distance: Approx. 30cm / 12inch - infinity from lens tip (wide and tele)
• Macro shooting distance: Approx. 1cm / 0.4inch - infinity from lens tip (wide), approx. 4cm / 1.6inch - infinity from lens tip (tele) Approx. 1cm / 0.4inch - infinity from lens tip (zoom macro mode)
• Shutter speed: [ Still image ] 180, 120, 60, 30, 15, 8, 4, 2, 1 - 1/2000se [ Movie ] 1/30 - 1/2000sec
• Pixels: [ Still image ] 3648X2736, 3648X2432, 2736X2736, 3264X2448, 2592X1944, 2048X1536, 1280X960, 640X480 [ Text ] 3648X2736, 2048X1536 [ Movie ] 640X480, 320X240
• Picture mode: *1 F (Fine) / N (Normal) / RAW *2
• ISO sensitivity (standard output sensitivity): AUTO, AUTO-HI, ISO80, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600
• Flash: AUTO, Red-eye reduction, On, Slow synchro, Soft flash, Off Flash range *3: Approx. 0.2m / 8inch - 5.0m / 200inch (wide), 0.15m / 6inch - 3.0m / 120inch (tele)
• Focus: Multi AF, Spot AF, Manual focus, Snap (fixed focus), Infinity
  
• Exposure adjustment: TTL-CCD metering method (AE lock possible): Multi light metering (256 segments), Center-weighted light metering, Spot metering
• Exposure compensation: Manual exposure compensation +2.0EV - -2.0 (1/3EV steps) Auto bracket function (-0.3EV, 0, +0.3EV / -0.5EV, 0, +0.5EV)
• White balance: Auto, Outdoor, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Manual, White balance bracket
• Memory type: SD memory card 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB), SDHC memory card (4GB), Multi-media card, Internal memory (26MB)
• Storage capacity (No. of pictures) *4 (Internal 26MB memory): [ Still image ] 3648X2736 (Raw: 1, F: 6, N: 11), 3648X2432 (Raw: 1, F: 7, N: 13), 2736X2736 (F: 8), 3264X2448 (N: 14), 2592X1944 (N: 22), 2048X1536 (N: 35), 1280X960 (N: 62), 640X480 (N: 276)
• Storage capacity (time) (Internal 26MB memory): [ Movie ] 640X480: 30frames/sec. (12sec.), 15frames/sec. (24sec.) 320X240: 30frames/sec. (39sec.), 15frames/sec. (1min.16sec.) *5
• Storage data capacity (Sizes are approximate): [ Still image ] 3648X2736 (RAW: 14.4MB/screen, F: 3.61MB/screen, N: 2.07MB/screen), 3648X2432 (RAW: 12.8MB/screen, F: 3.21MB/screen, N: 1.85MB/screen), 2736X2736 (F: 2.71MB/screen), 3264X2448 (N: 1.67MB/screen), 2592X1944 (N: 1.06MB/screen), 2048X1536 (N: 672KB/screen), 1280X960 (N: about 356KB/screen), 640X480 (N: 83KB/screen)
  
• Recording modes: Still image modes (Still, CONT, S-CONT, M-CONT) / Program shift / Aperture priority / Manual exposure mode, Scene modes (Portrait / SEA&SEA / / Landscape / Nightscape / Skew correction / Text / Zoom macro / High sensitivity), Movie mode, My setting 1 & 2
  
• Recording format: [ Still picture ] JPEG (Exif ver.2.21) *6, RAW (DNG) *7 [ Movie ] AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG format compliant) [ Sound ] WAV (Exif ver.2.21 law)
• LCD monitor display: 2.5-inch transparent amorphous silicon TFT LCD (approx. 230,000 pixels)
• Self timer: Operation time: approx. 10sec. / approx. 2sec.
• Interval timer: Shooting interval: 5sec. - 3 hours (5sec. steps) *8
• PC interface: USB2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B cable), choice of original or Mass storage driver *9
• AV interface: Audio OUT / Video OUT
• Video signal format: NTSC / PAL
  
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 111.6x58.0x25.0mm / 4.4x2.3x1inch (excluding projecting parts)
• Weight: Approx. 220g / 7.7oz (excluding batteries, SD memory card and strap)
• Battery: Rechargeable battery (DB-60) x 1, optional AC adaptor (AC4c), AAA battery (alkaline / oxyride / Ni-MH) x 2 Shooting capacity *10 Conforms to CIPA standard Using the DB-60, approx. 340 pictures ( Using AAA alkaline batteries: approx 30 pictures *11 )
• Operating temperature: 0 _C - 40 _C

*1 Settable picture modes depend on image size.
*2 Simultaneous recording with same size Fine/Normal modes or Nomal 640 mode JPEG image.
*3 When the flash range is set for ISO AUTO or ISO 400.
*4 Estimated number of still images it is possible to record.
*5 Max. recording time of 184min. 57sec. With 4GB SD memory card.
*6 Conforms to DCF, compatible with DPOF. DCF is the abbreviation for the JEITA Design Rules for Camera Files System.
*7 The DNG file format is a RAW image file format. It is a standard file format of Adobe Systems Inc.
*8 With flash OFF.
*9 Mass storage driver is compatible with Windows Me / 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS 9.0-9.2.2, and Mac OS X 10.1.2-10.4.8. It is not compatible with Windows 98SE or Mac OS 8.6.
*10 Battery performance measured under conditions conforming to CIPA standards. These values are guidelines only. The