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Paralenz Vaquita | Pre-order yours now!
“The Ocean at your fingertips
Paralenz Vaquita is a small yet powerful underwater camera with a simple mission: to enable you to seamlessly capture and share brilliant underwater videos with the world. Get wet, discover the depths below, and make an impact. Every dive counts.”
We are very pleased to announce that we will be stocking the brand new Paralenz Vaquita Camera.
Currently these are ONLY available for pre-order. Once you have pre-ordered it, they will be arriving in the shop in September.
Don’t miss out, pre-order your new stunning matt black high-grade aluminium dive camera from us here at Ocean View to be one of the first people in the UK to get your hands on this impressive compact fully loaded camera.
To pre-order your Vaquita, email the shop with your name and number, we can then call you back!!
Paralenz Vaquita Sealion action
Paralenz Vaquita
Cenote image ©Paralenz
Vaquita Colour OLED Screen
©Alfred Minaar
©Alex St Jeen
Vaquita OLED Screen
Vaquita OLED Screen
Paralenz Vaquita
©Nirupam Nigam
Paralenz Vaquita explode
©Frogfish Photography
Specifications:
Intuitive Handling:
Paralenz Vaquita is made for underwater recordings. It fits the palm of your hand perfectly – even with gloves on. Experience the most intuitive handling for undisturbed diving.
OLED Screen:
The Paralenz Vaquita has a new True Color OLED screen. It also displays your dive profile along with the current depth and temperature information.
Up to 4K:
The Vaquita’s updated technology delivers the smoothest and most vivid underwater videos up to 4K.
Waterproof down to 350m
Paralenz Vaquita is made of 100% marine-grade aluminum and is waterproof down to 350m – no extra housing or filters needed.
Intelligent Colour Correction:
Take back all those vivid colors you remember from your dive up to the surface. Paralenz Vaquita’s patented depth-controlled color correction (DCC) automatically adjusts the white balance of your recording to your current depth.
DCC™ is an intelligent version of a color filter, which is normally made from plastic and placed in front of your camera lens, to remove the green or blue taint in your videos. DCC™ is controlled by the pressure sensor inside the camera and adjusts the strength of the filter to match the depth you are at. It works down to depths of 20m, beyond that, you will need to utilise lights.
Auto-Record:
You don’t even need to manually start the camera recording. You can set your preferred depth level at which the Vaquita automatically starts and stops recording.
Integrated GPS sensor
Paralenz Vaquita logs your exact dive location with your recordings so you can always revisit your dive spot.
Collect Ocean Data: Make every dive count
The Paralenz Vaquita has a unique set of sensors that automatically track valuable Ocean data. Sharing your underwater videos and the Ocean data with the App allows marine scientists to learn more about the Ocean and help restore its health.
Dive Buddies: The Camera and the App
Connect your Vaquita to the free Paralenz App to transfer your recordings. Check your dives with the intelligent dive log and scroll through your media library. Proud of a shot? Simply edit it and share the video as a story with other divers. The best part: you help save our Ocean with every shared story.
Your Dives. Your Stories. Your Impact.
Every time you share a dive with the Paralenz App you share valuable Ocean data with researchers worldwide.
Every time you share a dive with the Paralenz App you share valuable Ocean data with researchers worldwide.
£659
IN THE BOX:
- PARALENZ® Vaquita
- Click Mount
- USB-C Charging Cable
- Travel Bag
- Extra O-Rings
WE ARE OPENING THE POOL UP AGAIN!
WE ARE OPENING THE POOL UP AGAIN!
We are very happy to announce that the Ocean View Diving Services Pool will be open again from Saturday 25th July 2020.
We are resuming courses straight away, we can limit numbers and control the area easily during courses.
The revised schedule can be found here.
Please call us for details of the courses and dates available.
Stay Safe.
See you all soon
The Ocean View Team
WE ARE OPENING UP AGAIN!
WE ARE OPENING AGAIN!
We are very happy to announce that the Ocean View Diving Services Dive Shop is opening again from Monday 15th June 2020.
You will see a few changes in store, but we are able to offer the usual Shop services; dive equipment for purchase, and for hire, air fills, nitrox fills and dive kit servicing.
The Pool currently still remains closed, until we are given the green light to open the pool, in line with Government guidelines, training, lessons and club night are not available just yet, as soon as that changes we will let everyone know.
If you are bringing your tanks to us to fill, please leave them by the back door of the shop, then come in via the front door. As you may understand we are limiting access to more areas of the shop to ensure everyones safety.
Stay Safe.
See you all soon
The Ocean View Team
DIVE CENTRE SERVICES May 21st 2020
CURRENT DIVE CENTRE SERVICES May 21st 2020
Whilst the Dive Centre is closed there are some services that I can still offer.
These services are only currently available Monday to Friday.
These things include: All Equipment Servicing and Repairs, Air and Nitrox Fills, Equipment Hire. You will need to contact me via email on info@oceanviewdiving.co.uk beforehand.
Please do not just turn up at the Dive Centre as we are closed. We can then arrange payment via BAC’s prior to collecting anything. Please bear with me as all of the usual friendly faces that you see at Ocean View are currently on furlough.
I am not on furlough so am dealing with enquiries as well as carrying out the servicing.
Thank you, be sensible and stay safe.
Graeme
Below the update issued on Thursday 21st May
Diving in the COVID/post-COVID era – 21st May 2020
The working group has cautiously welcomed a mindful, progressive return to shore diving, because it naturally lends itself to social distancing above the surface. It is worth noting that below the surface divers routinely dive in full personal protective equipment (PPE).
The BDSG has today issued clear guidance for diving in England. When the devolved Government advice changes in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the BDSG will also amend its advice. The Republic of Ireland resumed limited diving activities on Monday 18 May, eg recreational non-training shore diving to 12 metres.
BDSG Guidance for diving in England, as of 21 May 2020
1) You must follow the Coronavirus (COVID-19) government guidance for your country at all times.
2) You must follow the normal safety protocols recommended by your training organisation, and any special guidance provided by them regarding COVID-19.
3) Without any specific guidance on water sports or diving, it is the BDSG’s interpretation that diving is considered as an outdoor activity and as such, shore diving should be practical if done while following points 5 and 6.
4) Boat diving will be inherently less practical, but some boat operators may be able to meet these recommendations.
5) You can dive with one other person not from your household if you follow the two-metre rule while out of the water.
6) You can dive with anyone from your household and there is no need to follow the two-metre rule while out of the water.
7) If you have had symptoms or positive testing for COVID-19, consult with a doctor before diving, ideally a doctor specialising in diving medicine, eg UK Diving Medical Committee (www.ukdmc.org). In any event, you should be following self-isolation guidelines relevant for your country if you have tested positive for COVID-19, came into contact with anyone tested positive or have any symptoms or suspect that you may have COVID-19.
8) We strongly recommend that only experienced and fit divers return to diving at this stage, due to the limited capacity of the emergency services.
9) Additional guidance and advice on the possible consequences of COVID-19 for diving is available from DAN Europe (www.daneurope.org ‘COVID-19 and Diving Activities: 10 Safety Recommendations’).
At present the BDSG COVID-19 Working Group is meeting on a weekly basis, in order to review this guidance as the situation evolves.
Fact File
The British Diving Safety Group (BDSG) was formed in 2002 to promote safe diving practices amongst the British sport diving community.
It is chaired by the RNLI. The group has broad representation, with all of the UK diver training agencies, HSE, … (see full list below).
These organisations regularly meet in order to work towards a common goal; to make diving safer. By sharing and analysing incident data, devising safety initiatives and then promoting them to divers, the group has a broad influence on the recreational diving community.
The comprehensive nature of the BDSG, reflecting as it does all of the significant interests in the British sport diving scene means that it is uniquely positioned to significantly influence diving safety.
BDSG Members
The members of the BDSG include:
• BHA (British Hyperbaric Association)
• BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club)
• DAN Europe
• DDRC Healthcare (Diving Diseases Research Centre)
• DDST (Defence Diving Standards Team)
• Irish Underwater Federation (Diving Ireland)
• GADAP (diving insurance)
• GUE (Global Underwater Explorers)
• HSE Diving Inspectorate (Health & Safety)
• IANTD (International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers)
• IDEST (Inspectorate for diving equipment, servicing and testing)
• MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency)
• PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
• PBA (Professional Boatman’s Association)
• PSAI Europe (Professional Scuba Association International)
• RAID UK
• RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institute)
• SAA (Sub Aqua Association)
• SSI (Scuba Schools International)
• ScotSAC (Scottish Sub Aqua Club)
• SITA (Scuba Industries Trade Association)
• TDI/SDI (Technical Diving International / Scuba Diving International)
• UK DMC (Diving Medical Committee).