Photos and video under the water
A diving housing turns a phone into an underwater camera. It is a rigid, sealed case, made for snorkelling, diving and swimming, that keeps the water out while you film fish, a reef or the family in the pool. The housings here fit most phones by screen size and come with a lanyard or a hand grip, so the phone stays with you when your hands are busy.
The kinds of diving housing
- Holster housings are compact sealed cases on a lanyard, worn round the neck or wrist and ready to shoot.
- Housings with a grip and remote put the phone on a hand grip with a Bluetooth remote to take photos, zoom and change mode, behind an optical glass window. Some fit phones with three or four cameras on the back.
- Universal housings take most phones up to the screen size they state, in a range of colours.
Depth, pressure and the seal
Each housing is rated by its maker to a depth in metres, and the ones here give depths such as 15 or 20 metres. Treat that depth as the limit to work to, not a target. Housings are rated to a depth for a reason: water pressure grows the deeper you go, and a seal that holds at the surface can fail lower down. An IP68 rating alone does not say how deep; the metres do. The guide Waterproof phone cases and IP ratings explained sets out every number.
Under the water a touchscreen may not respond, which is why a housing with buttons or a Bluetooth remote makes filming far easier. For the beach and the pool rather than diving, a waterproof case or a waterproof pouch is lighter and simpler.
Questions people ask about diving housings
Will my phone fit?
Each housing states the screen sizes it takes, and some say which camera layouts fit. Find your phone's screen size on its maker's specification page, and allow for any case, which must come off first.
How do I check the seal before a dive?
Seal a folded paper towel inside the empty housing and hold it under water in a sink or bath. If the paper comes out dry, the seal is working. Do it before every trip.
How do I look after a housing?
Rinse it closed in fresh water after the sea, let it dry, then open it and check the seal for sand and hairs every time.
How long does delivery take?
Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when it usually arrives.
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