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Sea Life DC500
Sea Life DC500
D+
HQ Grade: D+
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 3 out of 5
"Good Bad & the Ugly"
  • 3 out of 5
"Not too bad, needs assistance"
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Sea Life DC500 Reviews

  • 2.91 out of 5

Rating: 2.91 of 5
(39 user reviews)

SeaLife DC500 Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

Page 1 of 2 (30 DigitalCamera-HQ reviews total)

  • 3 out of 5
Good Bad & the Ugly (Darol - 11/13/09)

A lot better choices are out there, first off the buttons for the shutter and the On Off are in the wrong places. I now... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Not too bad, needs assistance (Alex Klingen - 7/31/07)

I've taken my DC500 on three 2 tank dive trips and it works OK. The first trip was learning, so can't count that, the second... read more

  • 3 out of 5
SeaLife DC 500 - wish I knew then what I know now (Pat Wikstrom - 9/23/06)

Thought I’d done my homework but turns out I probably should have paid a little more for another product.

The very tiny base camera... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Pictures average for 5MP, good size, but no separate charger? ( - 2/1/06)

This is the first non-SLR camera I've ever owned. My expectations were low coming from such mid to high-end cameras such as Canon d20 and... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Planned Obsolescence Stinks (Greg Ulrich - 10/16/09)

The camera itself took mediocre pictures even with the external flash. This is due, I suspect, to a poor quality lens and CCD. I have... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Not worth the trouble (Scott Leary - 10/15/07)

I bought this camera for my wife who is an avid diver. I wanted to buy a camera suitable for a beginner until we learned... read more

  • 2 out of 5
External Flash Never Fires ( - 6/28/06)

The DC 500 camera it's self is great but the external flash never fires underwater. Once you get on the surface it fires fine but... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Sony Cybershot with Housing is Better ( - 6/19/06)

I have this and the Sony Cybershot DSC-something (4 MP), and Ilike the Sony better. Yes, the DC500 is 5 MP and has a bigger... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Sucks ( - 4/21/06)

Camerea works OK without the external flash, assuming you are content with not much color. Out of 15 dives the external flash only worked one... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Negative reviews are not the camera's fault (Tim - 7/29/09)

My underwater (UW) photographing friends: the negative reviews of this camera appear to fall mostly in the category of user error. With the exception of... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Good camera for the price (Greg - 7/14/09)

I have been very happy with this compact underwater camera. Works better underwater than above. Battery lasts for two full tanks/120+ underwater pictures. Takes OK... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Good Photos Are Not A Problem! (Harley Winter - 3/27/07)

I live on an island in the South Pacific and am in the water about 4 days a week. I shoot about 200 pics a... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Excellent entry level dive camera (Mark Hofer - 1/1/07)

My wife gave me the DC500 as a gift based on on-line reviews. Although I have very little photography experience the camera provides excellent photos... read more

  • 4 out of 5
You get what you pay for (Jim Hilton - 10/7/06)

I have takin my DC500 with ext flash on two dive trips. It's been underwater about 20 times now.
I have read most of the... read more

  • 4 out of 5
external stobe (kevin gardner - 8/7/06)

The link for the external strobe never works underwater!! I just removed the cable pointed the sensor towards the flash and it works everytime go... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Solve Freezing Up Problem ( - 6/19/06)

After reviewing online manual (not printed manual that came with camera), I lowered from a 1gb sd memory card to 512mb. The freezing problem ceased. read more

  • 4 out of 5
DC500 Fix ( - 6/19/06)

After locking up on multiple occasions, I stopped using my 1gb memory card and changed to a 512mb card. Has not locked up since. Firmware... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Works for me. ( - 3/24/06)

Got the DC500 as a Christmas gift. At first the camera was slow to take pictures underwater, but I found that it was due to... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Very poor camera (Doug - 11/8/07)

I was given the DC500 as a retirement gift (at my recommendation, unfortunatly) and used it on dive trips to Little Cayman, Roatan, Mykonos, and... read more

  • 1 out of 5
This thing sucks (Tony Noto - 12/17/06)

I bought this camera to replace my other "cheap" digital u/w camera that when through batteries like crazy. After testing it as a land camera... read more

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