Scuba Dive Computer australia

I am thinking a wrist mounted version (not regulator mounted) so that I can travel light. Is the Oceanic Veo 100 any good?

I asked this same question on DiversOne.com and I have received many answers. Here they are. Thomas Sergent at 10:09am July 10 Can I suggest a Citizen Promaster Aqualand watch digital version. Not only can it record up to 4 dives ( avg depth.max depth,start & finish times, temp) but you can also wear it 24/7 as opposed to sitting in your dive bag most of the time Garry Rogers at 10:55am July 10 Sunnto makes some nice one's like the D6 Cathy Hsiao at 2:30pm July 10 I have Oceanic GEO, it's not expensive and have all the function you need for recreational diving, I love it. More... Hallo Dave, I am using an ALLADIN for about 8 years. Wrist mounted and light weight, so easy for holidays and it only do want you want from a computer. batteries are working for about 5 years. price not to expencive. More... Oceanic has relaxed mandatory pricing on it's Veo Wrist Mount Computer. It is currently frikkin' less expensive than a host of comparable gauges. More... I always loved my Oceanic computer - very easy to read and program. I have since moved to Alladin which is good but it took me a little while to get used to it. Good call on using a wrist mount, btw. Last one... Whatever the brand, make sure it is water activated. This way you will never descend with a computer that isnt on.

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I would like to know if i need to go through the extra expense of buying a second one for my wife. They are very expensive. Surely using the dive tables and a single computer is ok? Or is this not recommended? Or is it a definite no-no?

There's a problem doing this. Suppose you and your buddy are temporarily separated and they pop an additional 10 feet deeper for a bit. Your dive profiles are no longer the same. What the computer tells you is now only valid for the diver wearing the computer. The other diver is on their own and had better be keeping track of their profile during the entire dive and have their tables with them. If on the other hand...your buddy is glued to you at the hip you can get away with it but is that still manageable risk? That's where this becomes your call. There's pros and cons either way. I prefer that both divers have a computer simply because that certainly is safer and Murphy and his law always seem to target the unprepared. It just adds a bit more expense for you. For myself it's worth that expense.

I am looking to purchase my first dive computer and I am having a little trouble sorting through the seemingly endless assortment that is available. I am looking for one that has the ability to be hooked up to my computer (mac compatible) and upload all the information about depth, air consumption, time, etc to something like an electronic log book so I can save all the information from my dives. If possible I would like it to have a program with it for me to enter in information about the dives it uploads information about like location, what I saw, etc. Thanks for any info!

There are a few options. The first thing that you will find is computers are priced all over the place. For ones that have the features you are looking for, you will be paying a bit more. The main reason is you will need one with "Air Intergration" in order to do anything with air consumtion. ---- But these can sometimes be very handy underwater as well. Most can on the fly calculate how many minutes of gas / safe time is left in your tank. There are 2 types of air intergrated computers. Wireless and regular. The regular will have a hose and will replace your spg. The wireless kind will have a knob sized transmitter that screws into a high pressure port. (where your spg is now) and transmit to a wrist mounted computer. This kind is more expensive than the regular. The other thing is whether or not you are nitrox certified today, i'd recommend getting a nitrox computer. They can do air or nitrox / so if you decide to go nitrox later you will have the right equip. If you are looking for a good AI (air intergrated) computer, the Sherwood Wisdom II is a very good computer. Aris and Scuba Pro make decent wireless computers. Look online as well as your LDS for computers because the prices on the same model could be very different. Good luck...

I haven't used one yet..but I'm just wondering if the computer will help me determine what depth I need to stop at to decompress and for how long..

Some do, some don't. Since your question contains the term "stops" I'm interpreting this to be about whether a dive computer can handle multiple decompression stops vs a single decompression stop. Planned decompression is beyond the scope of recreational scuba diving, so dive computers that are designed for technical diving usually have the capability to calculate multiple staged decompression stops while dive computers that are designed for recreational diving may not. Recreational dive computers WILL determine that you have entered into a required decompression mode and will inform you how long you need to stay at your required decompression stop, but several of the older computers that I've owned only allowed for a single decompression stop at a depth of 10 or 15 feet. Most modern recreational computers do have convenient safety stop timers that will tell you how much time is remaining in your (optional) safety stop, but a safety/precautionary stop is different than a required decompression stop. For recreational divers, a safety stop is recommended but can safely be omitted while a required decompression stop is not recommended and should be avoided. Dives that require more than one (staged) decompression stop are well beyond the recreational level. If you are performing dives that require staged decompression as a recreational diver, you are exceeding your level of training. You would need to pursue technical training to be able to plan and execute those types of dives safely.