Seaview SVII

Seaview SVII
Seaview SVII camera
The Seaview SVII camera
Overview
MakerCatlin Seaview Survey team
TypeUnderwater panoramic
Sensor/medium
Maximum resolution360-degree panorama, 9500x4750 pixels
Shutter
Frame rate1 image every 3–6 seconds
Continuous shootingLength of dive
General
LCD screenSamsung 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]

  1. ^ a b Sharwood, Simon. "Google swims with the fishes". The Register. Retrieved 26 September 2012.