Hero 9 Black / Sealife Micro 3.0 Scuba Diving Comparison 

I use an older GoPro and my Olympus for underwater. I do use filters on the GoPro, and my Olympus has an underwater mode. The Sealife is closer to the results I get with Olympus, and I prefer it. If I could have a choice to do it again, I would have bought the Sealife even though I like my Olympus.

It is super handy for that. It's also very compact and the battery lasts forever. I found it really useful on my last dive trip to Mexico.

Yep, the stabilization is pretty bad on the Sealife. The quality is slightly better, but the stabilization is almost a deal breaker.

I'd pick the GoPro overall.

I can't argue with that. For what you pay, I expected more.

No, unfortunately, there isn't. It's a fixed lens.

Thanks for watching my video and the great comment. I like the Hero 9 Black for video because of the stabilization and wide lens. Two areas the Micro 3.0 is lacking. The things I really like about the Micro 3.0 are the battery life, how compact it is, and the ability to adjust settings. I flew down to Mexico in November and I have admit it kicked ass in the clear and brighter Caribbean Sea. It was nice to just stuff in a pocket and pull it out when needed vs my GoPro on a selfie stick hanging off my wrist or BCD, not to mention frequent battery changes. It never fails, once I open my GoPro case I get water inside and I then have fogging issues. I would not buy the Micro 3.0 to replace my GoPro. They are too close in quality and the Micro's price would rule that out. I was going to sell the Micro 3.0 because of the average performance at home where I dive in the Great Lakes of Michigan / Canada but decided to keep it as my travel camera when I dive out of the country. The Micro 3.0 is nice, but not a game-changer. I would not call it an upgrade from a GoPro. If they could make the lens wider and get it to stabilize like a GoPro... that might be a different story. I am thrilled to hear from someone from Scotland. My roots go back to the UK and especially Scotland according to my DNA testing. My grandparent's name is Hamilton.

The simplicity of the Sealife is the main advantage. I heard it's very good for macro though I didn't feature that. I'm not a fan of macro, so it did not make it into this video. I didn't do any static video unfortunately, though I may try in the future. I imagine it would be better, because honestly, the stabilization is bad. When shooting this I shot in a way I thought most people would use it, either floating over a Caribbean reef or over a shipwreck. The Sealife performance is good in brighter lit areas. I've had no issues with the charging port so far. There is a rubber insert that fits very securely and seals the port.

Yep, that GoPro changes drastically and without warning.

Meaning the GoPro footage was better?

Which was better?

Yes.

The gopro stabilization can be a life saver but if you can improve how you hold the camera the sealife takes a lot more usable footage especially if you have access to premier pro. Its not a fair comparison between the gopro 9 and sealife 2.0 as they are different generations. The GoPro 7 is a better comparable to sea life 2.0 when looking at the brands. I believe if underwater photography/videography is what you want to use the camera for than Sealife is the better option.

No comparison? Which one is better? Not clear from your comment.

Wayyyy better! The stabilization on the Sealife is definitely a weak point.

@@daddyrabbit835 yes, this really needs to be improved, but the sealift camera physics is great. I will buy it in a future release if the in camera software stabilisation is fluid.