Recsea RX-100 III Housing Review

Detailed Review and Specs for the Recsea RX-100 III Housing

By Scott Gietler

Recsea housings are made of high quality machined aluminum with excellent controls and full camera functionality. The Recsea housings fit the camera like a glove, offering the smallest housing on the market without losing any functionality. Easy to use, adaptable with many different wet wide-angle and macro lenses, and including strobe connections, the Recsea housing is the perfect tool for taking your Sony RX-100 III underwater.

Recsea RX-100 III Housing Key Features

• Compact and durable, CNC precision machined corrosion-resistant aluminum housing
• Lightweight, ergonomically designed
• Maximum Operating Depth (MOD) of 100 meters (328ft)
• Half-Press Shutter Trigger for precise camera shutter control
• Fixed lens port
• Original Secure-Latch locking mechanism for easy opening and closing
• Front Port Control Ring
• Read Control Dial with push button function
• Quality silicone O-ring with wider back cover contact surface for added protection at greater depths
• Complete camera function control
• Supports a variety of wet lens accessories
• Includes 67mm adapter

Wet Lens Options

Wet lenses are used on compact camera housings to exand creative options by for macro and wide-angle shooting. If you're new to underwater photography with the Sony RX-100 III, check out our comprehensive article 'Wet Lenses for Underwater Photography'.

Below are our recommended wet lenses for the Recsea RX100 III housing:

• Bluewater +7 Macro Lens
  • Very good macro detail. We recommend stacking 2 of these lenses for supermacro.

• Dyron Super Wide-angle Lens
  • Provides a wide field of view for wide-angle photos with excellent image quality.

Recsea RX-100 III Video Review

In the pool with a water gun. Sony RX-100 III, Recsea RX-100 III housing, ambient light. F8, 1/400th, ISO 400.

More info & Purchase:  Recsea RX100 III Housing

Further Reading

• Sony RX-100 III Review for Underwater Photo & Video

• Nauticam RX-100 III Housing Review

• How to Select and Use Underwater Strobes

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