Oceanic+ Dive Housing set to take iPhone underwater

Oceanic has introduced The Oceanic+ Dive Housing, billed as the first camera housing to take full advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities and deploy them underwater.

The new housing will enable Apple iPhone owners to embrace underwater photography, their phone’s sharing capabilities, and provide them with a powerful new dive computer all in one.

The advantages for the ‘Instagram generation’ of being able to easily share their underwater adventures and stories are obvious.

In 2022 Oceanic partnered with Apple to take its 50 years of dive expertise and created an app that transforms an Apple Watch Ultra into a full-featured dive computer. The Oceanic+ Dive Housing is the next step in that partnership.

the ‘Instagram generation’ can easily share their underwater adventures and stories

About the housing

Designed for rugged underwater use, the Oceanic+ Dive Housing is depth rated to 60 metres (196 feet). It features an automatic vacuum pump for air removal along with universal mounting points to accommodate various underwater photo accessories, such as lights or strobes.

The Oceanic+ Dive Housing is equipped with a depth and temperature sensor to enable the Oceanic+ app to transform the diver’s iPhone into a fully functional dive computer. It works with iPhones starting from SE 2nd generation to the latest version using iOS16 and above.

The battery provides a full week of diving and is fully rechargeable in 45 minutes with a standard USB-C cable.

Sharing data

The Oceanic+ Dive Housing works in connection with the Oceanic+ app, as already paired for diving with Apple Watch Ultra and iPhone. The new capabilities of the Oceanic+ app allow divers to use both the Apple Watch Ultra and iPhone with Oceanic+ Dive Housing concurrently on the same subscription, giving them the ability to run both dive computers independently at the same time.

The app is subscription-based and includes a free version and a paid subscription for more advanced photo and dive computer features.

Oceanic says this combination of app with housing offers new possibilities to define how divers will tell their stories about their dive adventures.

The logbook now features a carousel of pictures and videos taken during the dive and showcases at what depth and time the media was recorded. For sharing, the diver can overlay the dive profile on top of the photo to tell a more interesting story for their family and friends to enjoy.

“Oceanic+ continues to revolutionize the dive experience, offering underwater capabilities for iPhone. Now divers can save pictures and videos directly to their logbook and easily share their stories with family and friends,” said Nick Hollis, Oceanic Brand Manager.

Results should be impressive because the Oceanic+ App enables photographers to capture media files in both compressed and RAW formats, each offering unique benefits to cater to diverse preferences and needs.

“The Oceanic+ Dive Housing is a game-changer for underwater photography enthusiasts. Whether divers prioritize the convenience of automatic colour correction or the creative control of RAW, the Oceanic+ app and Oceanic+ Dive Housing have them covered,” says Andrea Silvestri, VP of Product Development and Design at Huish Outdoors.

Buy the Oceanic+ Dive Housing

The new Oceanic+ Dive Housing is expected at UK and Ireland Oceanic retailers from late September onwards. It will cost $489.95 in the US, with Europe pricing yet to be announced.