 The Seaview SVII camera | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| 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]
- ^ a b Sharwood, Simon. "Google swims with the fishes". The Register. Retrieved 26 September 2012.