While in Belize a couple months ago, I took the opportunity to field test a new iPhone case designed for action sports photography + video. (I’m a big fan of field testing new tech/gadgets; see my out-of-the-box successes with the DJI quadcopter—> here).
Without getting in the weeds here, let’s be honest. We’re not aiming for the Oscars with this footage, but I’m not gonna lie… I quite frequently need a little breather from all the high end work that I’m focused on doing. Not everything needs a $150,000 Phantom camera to be good or fun. You with me? Good. Then ENTER—>The Optrix XD5 — a waterproof housing for the iPhone 5 that gave me a nice 175 degree wide-angle lens and control functionality while coasting from reef to reef. It couldn’t have been easier or more chill to use… I’d recommend this to family vacationers and pros alike who dig the occasional goofing around with some gear. Watch through the end of the video to see a few super basic stills I was able to take on one very very short swim about the reef.
Note: the video above was shot on an iPhone housed in the same XD5. Totally passable, in my opinion. And an idiot-proof design, as the video reveals.
Check out the Optrix line of iPhone housings.
For more behind-the-scenes action from my Belize assignment, you can go here, here + here.
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I would prefer in using GoPro 🙂
Hi Chase, do you use the Camera app built into iPhone or another app?
Cheers
I have one of those cases. It’s not bad for what it is. Especially if you want to take your phone anywhere near water it’s actually not a bad solution.
There are a couple complaints I would have. The lens caps falls off to easily. Add to that the lens isn’t particularly scratch proof and can’t be replaced resulted in me now having a very expensive waterproof case.
The other thing that needs to be considered is that there is quite a bit of vignetting in the footage.
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