Weefine WFH-07 question

[vkalia]

I just ordered one up to keep clipped to my BC for the times when I have the wrong lens on my camera and will only get my paws on it in a couple of weeks, once I am back from a trip.

In the interim, I had a question for anyone who has used this or previous-get housings: can you use any camera app with the bluetooth controls (native app, Blackmagic or whatever), or are you limited to the DiveIT camera app?

TIA

 

[grantmac]

I have a WFH05 which I rather like. I use a seperate app to connect to the case called Dive Connect. It's a little fiddly but more reliable than the Kraken app although it doesn't allow exposure control from what I can figure out.

 

[vkalia]

The WFH07 uses DiveIT - the app is pretty cool and you also get a dive computer, depth, etc overlaid on the device. But they also want a subscription to let you shoot 4k, which offends me in principle - I dont mind paying a subscription to use features of the app, but to access functions built into my own phone? GTFO with that nonsense.

 

[Heruhur]

The WFH07 uses DiveIT - the app is pretty cool and you also get a dive computer, depth, etc overlaid on the device. But they also want a subscription to let you shoot 4k, which offends me in principle - I dont mind paying a subscription to use features of the app, but to access functions built into my own phone? GTFO with that nonsense.

Don't know about the WFH07, but for the older models there are a few apps that work but they are all utter crap.
I use Deep Photo (predecessor of DiveIT and no longer available on the app store) and that is by far the best option. I would stick with DiveIT if I had an WFH07.
If you want built in apps then Divevolk is the way to go.

For my next phone I'm going for the sealife smartdiver. (new phone will probably no longer fit the WFH04)
The sportdiver app is free and pretty good from what i've seen.

 

[vkalia]

I'm likely going to pick up a DiveVolk as well, to use as a monitor for my older Olympus MFT camera - the Nauticam housing for it doesn't allow me to add a monitor, and its rear screen is all kinds of rubbish for macro.

The Diveit seems quite reliable, as far as pairing and operations go, atleast.