![]() The Seaview SVII camera | |
Overview | |
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Maker | Catlin Seaview Survey team |
Type | Underwater panoramic |
Sensor/medium | |
Maximum resolution | 360-degree panorama, 9500x4750 pixels |
Shutter | |
Frame rate | 1 image every 3–6 seconds |
Continuous shooting | Length of dive |
General | |
LCD screen | Samsung Galaxy Tab[1] |
The Seaview SVII is an underwater camera designed by the Catlin Seaview Survey team, intended to photograph coral reefs to provide visual documentation of a reef's health. The camera is designed to be controlled by a diver in shallow waters, and is propelled at a constant slow speed by a propeller mounted near the rear of the camera. Only two SVIIs are currently in existence. The cameras were used by the Catlin Seaview Survey and Google to create Google Ocean, a means of displaying underwater images using Google's existing Street View platform.[1]