Diving with the Sony HD1A Flat Lens Underwater Case

Before I post videos and pictures from my 24 cycling trip to Hokkaido, I will be scuba diving with my brothers on Catalina Island off the coast of California.

I will post pictures and video after I return from my trip, but for now here is the case I bought for the occasion.

For that purpose, I picked up the diving case for the As100v, the AKA-RD1A underwater case with a flat lens on the front.  

Normally the much smaller case suffers from slightly blurry underwater video due to its rounded lens.  This flat lens will make the video just as sharp as it is above water, and I predict it will yield phenomenal results.


This case can also go down to 190 feet, as opposed to 16ft on the smaller case.    

The lens feels extremely solid, like a tank.  The plastic is very thick and it will take extreme water pressure to bust through any of the seals on the case.  

I wouldnt use this case for anything but underwater footage, its pretty heavy.

Also note that you cannot access the side buttons on this case. A diving case like this simply cannot have those weak points on it or it will endanger the structural safety of the case.

Ill just throw my camera in 1080p 30fps and record my entire dive.  I can take screenshots for pictures too.