Absolute pressure and IPhone

[Grocio]

Hi there,

I don't know whether I'm posting this thread in the right section, but I hope so!

I'd like to bring my IPhone to a series of drift dives next week, just in case I separate unintentionally from my group and have to exit at a place where I cannot be seen from the boat. The waterproof bag I intend to use can stand up to 4 ata of absolute pressure, that's 30 metres deep. But I wonder what absolute pressure the IPhone can stand up. Do you know it?

Many thanks in advance for your reactions.

 

[gizmo1972]

there are many cases availble for iphones look at the http://www.uwphotographyguide.com/images/Watershot_Pro.jpg http://www.watershot.com/media/housing/watershot-feature-image.jpg Waterproof Scuba Diving iPhone Case hope this helps

 

[Jai Bar]

Is the case hard enough, so it does not change its volume at depth? I checked once a small otterbox and it squeezed so much inwards, that the contents got squeezed. Lucky me, it was a tuna sandwich, so not much harm. The box was rated 10 meters, I took it twenty, my fault.

Have no idea about your box, but try it empty beforehand- to make sure it stays dry and does not squeeze too much.

And I assume you'll be diving in areas with cellular reception?

Sent from my myTouch 4G

 

[supergaijin]

SMB and an Air Alert is a whole lot cheaper...

 

[dfx]

"Waterproof bag" doesn't sound so good. Unless it's a hard case, forget about it.

 

[beanojones]

I have been in the water with on call divers who had iPhones to get messages if they were called into work. But those were hard cases.

 

[Grocio]

Thanks a lot for your replies, guys. They're much appreciated.

 

[Peter_C]

Might a Nautilus Lifeline be a better solution since you can directly call the boat by VHF, and not worry about flooding an expensive phone.

 

[DiveNav]

...... http://www.watershot.com/media/housing/watershot-feature-image.jpg .........

I second the Watershot housing.
You can actually use your iPhone while diving to take nice images and log your dives.
Comes with App and online video tutorial

 

[Gunrock]

1. Before doing anything else I'd make sure to have insurance that will cover water damage.
2. Anyone even casually into u/w photography knows it's a matter of when, not if, your camera will flood. Consider that.
3. I used to take my phones inside my drysuit. Personally I would not take a phone underwater inside any kind of case. See point #2. From a combination of experience and sad stories from other divers I've concluded that any case will eventually fail.

Given the situation you're describing I think you're better off memorizing a phone # or two and then flagging down a passerby to borrow his cell phone in the (hopefully unlikely) event you do get separated from your group.