Product Description

Take your camera underwater with the MPK-NA marine pack from Sony. Designed to protect your DSC-N1 Cyber-shot digital camera, the MPK-NA is made from rugged A.B.S. plastic and glass and allows you to submerge your camera to a depth up to 132 feet.The MPK-NA also defends your camera from rough weather, like rain or snow. Its compact design features bright yellow highlights so it's easy to identify in low visibility. It even includes a durable hand strap.For a complete compatibility list please refer to the original manufacturer's web site.

Product Details

• Brand: Sony
• Model: MPKNA
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 4.30" h x 4.80" w x 8.30" l, 1.35 pounds

Features

• Water resistant to a depth of 132 feet
• Doubles as a protective case for rain or snow
• Bright yellow highlights make it easy to see in low visibility
• Durable A.B.S. plastic and glass materials
• Designed for Sony DSC-N1 Cybershot digital camera; includes hand strap to keep camera snug in your hand

Manufacturer Description
Take your camera underwater with the MPK-NA marine pack from Sony. Designed to protect your DSC-N1 Cybershot digital camera, the MPK-NA is made from rugged A.B.S. plastic and glass and allows you to submerge your camera to a depth up to 132 feet.

The MPK-NA also defends your camera from rough weather, like rain or snow. Its compact design features bright yellow highlights so it’s easy to identify in low visibility. It even includes a durable hand strap.

What's in the Box:
Marine pack, O-ring, O-ring manual, grease, spacer, and hand strap.

Customer Reviews

Exceeded all expectations
I just finished 13 dives in Cozumel using the Sony DSC-N1 camera in the Sony MPK-NA Marine Pack. My other photo gear included Ultralight Control Systems arms, clamps and adapters; one or two Underwater Kinetics Light Cannon 100 HID lights; and a tube-style video housing with a Canon Elura mini DV camcorder. The original plan was to use the Sony DSC-N1 only for stills and the camcorder for all video. But the LANC controller for the camcorder malfunctioned and the video housing was a bit too cumbersome to maneuver during the Cozumel-style drift diving. A rig with one UK Light Cannon, an Ultralight arm, and the Sony DSC-N1 and MPK-NA proved to work the best for the daytime dives. A second Light Cannon was used during the one night dive. The deepest dive was 125' and most photography was between 100' and 40'. The DSC-N1 was setup in Housing and Macro mode per the instructions. Since I was using the Light Cannons instead of strobes, and I did not want any backscatter, I turned off the flash. I also turned off the AF Illuminator. The camera was left in full Auto exposure, single (non-burst), full 8 meg for stills, 640(fine) for mpegs. I used a 2 GB Sony Pro Duo memory stick that could store up to 511 stills or about 25 minutes of mpeg movie at the above size and quality levels. I had previously tried a few mpegs in typical interior residential living space nighttime illumination conditions and knew that the cameras low-light capability for movie making was significantly inferior to what most camcorders are capable of. But this was not an issue in the bright 100'+ daytime visibility at Cozumel. And the Light Cannons provided the additional light needed for dark overhangs, close-up color, and for the night dive. The auto focus was excellent for both stills and mpegs. Only during a few shots where someone had kicked up sand did the camera get confused and focus on the sand in the water instead of the subject. The exposures were consistently good. I did not have the Sony red filter but for two dives I did borrow the red filter (unknown brand) from my buddies video camera and zip-tied it to the MPK-NA housing. This filter did not appear to provide much color correction. When taking a lot of mpegs the camera battery indicator goes down fairly quickly. But I shot 1.5 GB of movies during a dive and the battery indicator seemed to hold still for a long while at about 1/8. I think that I could fill the 2 GB memory stick using a single battery, but probably not a 4 GB stick. What surprised me was the recorded sound. When the housing is used in air the sound is quite muffled. But in the water sounds are easily transmitted though the housing. The controls available underwater are limited, but after all this is a point-and-shoot camera. For ease of use, still and mpeg flexibility, and quality of the resulting images, this camera and housing are amazing. And very low-cost compared to any current digital SLR or video tape underwater solution that I am aware of. I plan to try the Sony red filter, adding strobes, and experimenting with the multi-burst bracketing and other adjustments in the near future.

Dr William
Swimming with a new digital camera seemed impossible to me. Attempting to snorkel in Hawaii and try taking underwater photos just isn't logical. To my surprise the MARINE PACK worked flawless.

Instruction booklet was complete and easy to read. Discovering how to insert my camera into the MARINE PACK was so simple that I wondered if this would actually work.

Walking from the sandy beach into the Hawaii warm ocean water drew many stares and folks weren't looking at my new Speedo. They MARINE PACK drew looks and loads of questions. In fact on a beach with hundreds of folks snorkeling we were the only one with a MARINE PACK.

Once in the water my two questions were if the unit would leak and would the camera's options actually work. To my delight and surprise the sealed unit worked perfectly. First, it was easy to place my camera into and remove. It was so easy and worked so well that it surprised me. Second, my SONY touch screen digital camera is wonderful on land, but I doubted it could be managed underwater in a MARINE PACK. The design and sturdy buttons were so easy to use that I still can't believe it. Every option that I wanted turned out to function. Here I am swimming in the ocean, snorkeling and carrying my digital camera with the ability to change setting, zoom in and out, take photos and even review them while underwater.

Finally, I am not a professional photographer, but the more than 1,500 underwater photos would take your breath away. The quality of the camera and the quality of the MARINE PACK are a perfect match.

Great Item
I used it last week while diving in the Red Sea in Aqaba, and It was perfect. I took great pictures, the LCD was clear and the buttons were easy to be pessed. it is easy to use.