The DC800 took a step backwards in the way the battery is charged. The DC500 charged inside the camera. The DC600 had an external charger which made it easy to use the camera and charge a spare battery. The DC800 regressed and uses the camera as the charger. You can't have a battery charging...
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They put it in the manual, but you have to look for it. It is on page 27 at the bottom in the notes section, the third note. For an underwater camera, it should be in the main instructions.
Aquatic Safaris is running Meg trips this year. If you check their website for charters, the ones listed as "Fossil Ledge" are the tooth trips. I have a group trip scheduled for May 16. We are driving down in the morning since it is a relative short drive from Beaufort, NC.
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The DC 800 is better in the balance for underwater adjustment than the DC 600. The 600 had too much red in the pictures that ruined good shots. The different underwater settings on the 800 help reduce the amount of red in the pictures. In the macro mode, you can zoom in with the 800, unlike...
If you know the dates that you want to dive and there isn't a charter already started, most operations will let you choose the destination for the charter.
The offshore water temperatures are in the mid 60's in January. There usually isn't much difference from the surface and bottom temperatures. The offshore depths are usually 110 - 120 feet.
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