Being Digital
An Ideal Companion
BY MICHEL GILBERT & DANIELLE ALARY S
ometimes the best things in life come in small packages. Pioneer Research has been selling SeaLife cameras for more than 25 years, a
testimony to the “à propos” of their business model: sell simple, effi cient and aff ordable image-making tools to the general public. The Micro 2.0 is no exception.
Small is Beautiful In 1999, Economist E.F. Schumacher’s book Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered was reissued. The title of this best seller could apply to SeaLife’s Micro 2.0 camera. It is built around two principles: small size and simplicity. In an age where housed cameras
feature more buttons and dials than the command deck of the international space station, the amphibious Micro 2.0 relies on three piano keys and a button. With an operational maximum depth of 200ft (60m) and an external USB waterproof connector, the diminutive camera easily fi ts in a BC pocket. The 2.4 inch (6cm) LCD screen acts as your viewfi nder and features all the information related to the various adjustments and functions. Its resolution could be better, but, for the price and the convenience, we can live with it. It relies on a fi xed-focus lens and the hyperfocal concept (the closest distance at which a lens can be focused while keeping objects at infi nity acceptably sharp) to produce quality images.
This sealed camera means no maintenance other than freshwater rinsing and battery charging. We used the SeaLife camera with its companion Sea Dragon 2500 photo/video light, a powerful small fl at panel LED accessory. Available in 1200, 1500, 2100 and 2500 lumens versions, it complements the Micro 2.0 especially for close-up images.
52 Magazine
Top: The Super Macro lens that allows you to get
even closer. Middle: SeaLifes famous
piano key design for unparalleled ease of
use. Main: The SeaLife Micro 2.0 and the Sea Dragon 2500
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