Gates Underwater Housing for the Sony XR550Once again redefining fingertip mechanical controls, the Gates XR550 underwater housing elegantly unites bulletproof design and ease of use. A generously sized camera LCD viewfinder window makes framing and focus a breeze. White balance and Tele-macro controls are standard. Precision Ports offer the clearest, sharpest HD images possible. Of course, Gates legendary reliability is inherent to this world traveler, ready to capture your finest undersea images 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Durable, Bulletproof machined aluminum, black type III hard anodize finish, and sealed with a nickel-acetate process.
Reliable Fingertip Controls are 100% mechanical -- no sticky buttons, faulty electronics or dead batteries!
LCD Window is your big, built-in viewfinder with wide viewing angles.
Precision Ports mean clarity, sharpness and no vignetting (cutoff dark corners) to spoil your images which is critical for HD.
2-Year Warranty. Only Gates offers a 2-year renewable warranty on all housings.
Accomodates all camcorder battery sizes up to the NP-FV100 for maximum shooting between re-charges.
SPECS- Controls (All Mechanical):
- Power
- Record/Standby
- Zoom
- Photo
- Mode (Video/Photo)
- Zoom
- Assign Button and Roller
- White Bal / Tele Macro (via touchscreen)
- Internal Flip Filter
- Dimensions:
- 9.5" D x 5" H x 10.4" W (15.5" w/handles)
- 24 cm L x 13 cm H x 26 cm W (39 cm w/handles)
- Warranty 2 Years Renewable
- Construction Machined Aluminum, Type III Hard Anodize finish.
- Stainless steel hardware.
- Weight:
- In Air Dry: 7.7 lbs / 3.5 kg
- In Water:slightly negative
- Depth Rating 450 feet / 137 meters
- Batteries Accepts all batteries up to the NP-FV100