The Fantasea FL-18, housing is for the Nikon CoolPix L18, L16, and L15 digital camera. You can use this housing to take underwater photos at depths of up to 200' (60 m). Be confident that your camera is protected with the included one-year DEPP flood insurance. The housing is also great for taking worry-free pictures in the rain, at the beach, or on the ski slopes.

The housing features double O-ring seals on all control buttons, which are now made from coated brass. There is a radial O-ring main seal, a diffuser built into the housing, anti-glare hood over the LCD screen and four stainless-steel buckles.

You can use your camera's internal flash for lighting purposes. Or, use the internal flash to trigger a slaved external strobe like those made by Fantasea, Inon, Sea & Sea and Sealife. Wide-angle conversion lenses with a 46mm thread will fit the housing. By getting closer to your subjects there will be less water between you and your subject. This will produce better photos with more contrast and improved color saturation.

The Fantasea Line Remora Flash was designed for digital cameras. By means of a small light sensor in the strobe body, the strobe unit triggers in sync with the digital camera's internal flash. The included fiber optic cable connects the built-in sensor on the flash to the housing in front of the camera's built-in flash. When the camera's internal flash fires, the light travels up the cable firing the external flash.

The Remora features four different pre-flash settings, to suit a wide variety of digital cameras. Whether your camera has one, two or three pre-flashes to set exposure or none at all, the strobe ensures firing and correct exposure with all camera types.

The power dial is used to manually adjust the light output. This provides accurate manual exposure control and short recycle time. At full power you have a guide number of 20. This allows the strobe to be compatible for both macro and wide angle photography.

Attach the Flash to the included 12" flex arm -- it's easy to do. Now you are ready to shoot great photos underwater and outdoors in extreme environments. The Flash also features a built-in Y-S Mount for attaching a focus light on top of the flash. There is no need for an additional arm. The included XL tray works with all Fantasea housings as well as other digital camera housings.

An external flash, is your most important accessory. The ocean is one big, blue filter. As you descend, the reds and oranges quickly become muted shades of blue and gray. Using a color corrected strobe light will bring back your subject's natural color.