Suunto Ocean Dive Computer: First Full Dive with Review and Rating with Benjamin Hadfield

[@bunsoybee]

great review. i keep going back to your reviews.

[@TeachMeToDive]

I appreciate that!

[@M.M.M.M.M890]

Love your reviews that show the dive computers in actual use! It's really great to see how the computer behaves under water and how the information is shown in practice at various stages of the dive. Much appreciated!

[@TeachMeToDive]

you bet! I always hated the reviews that looked like they came from the manufacturer where they were just pushing buttons on a white background. I wanted to see it on a dive! SO, here we are! :)

[@Dmnick155]

@@TeachMeToDive You're the best! It is really strange to see a review of a dive computer without the actual dive. 90% of them look like a dealer presentation not a review.

[@janipitkonen]

By far best review of Suunto Ocean in actual use!

[@TeachMeToDive]

Thank you so much! Just wait, we have another video coming that is head-to-head with the Garmin! :)

[@janipitkonen]

@@TeachMeToDive Can’t wait! 😊

[@davidb5195]

best review of the ocean during an actual dive.

[@TeachMeToDive]

Thank you so much

[@Richard1976]

Great review

[@TeachMeToDive]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate your feedback and support!

[@mickeypenker8020]

Love the review. You're the only one who reviews computers in action! Can you do a face of with Garmin Fenix 8?

[@TeachMeToDive]

Garmin is sending us a Fenix 8 to do exactly that.

[@mickeypenker8020]

@@TeachMeToDive awesome thank you!

[@krzysztofb6957]

Hi. Great review, as a recreational diver this is the equipment which I want to use. To be honest Suunto ocean was delivered to my door yesterday. To clarify I think there is an option to change deco level/ safety stop between 3 and 6 meters. Which will give you 10/20 feet. Looking forward to first dive with this computer in about 2-3 weeks

[@TeachMeToDive]

There is definitly a setting for that for sure. (it seams to ignore it though. We changed it on a subsequent dive and it still set a 10' SS and a ceiling of 10'. I have other Suunto computers though, and they all do the same thing :)

[@fogrisk3537]

Amazing video. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@TeachMeToDive]

Thank you!!

[@hitchjay]

Just a note regarding telling people to read the manual to understand what GF means. It might give some divers the wrong idea where understanding GF qualifies you to enter deco. Please, you must take the required training and have working understanding of decompression theory. While it's true that GF Low / High boils down to when is your first deco and the length of your last stop before end of dive, it is prudent to understand the effect of GF on nitrogen tissue loading. Dive safe and stay safe. Love you reviews. Keep it up please. Looking forward to your head 2 head video between Suunto Ocean and Garmin MK3i

[@TeachMeToDive]

WE SO AGREE! We do like to put in notes and warnings, often, that if you don't understand technical diving and aren't certified, to PLEASE, take a class from a certified human... NOT KZbin :) lol Thank you for pointing this out!

[@thegodpharaoh79]

Great video !!! I like the 5 stars summary for each category!!! My Suunto D4i is a stickler for ascent rates and will record any "infraction" and you can see them in the dive summary on their software.

[@TeachMeToDive]

We have notice that will all Suunto Products :) They like safety for sure!

[@WuMontage]

Thank you for this in-depth review! And hope Sunnto would make this computer more customizable thru apps. Like Eon series.

[@TeachMeToDive]

I hope so too!

[@ApneaPlanet]

Will you cover freediving too? Also showing the dive app after a dive and what you can see on datas and also export from the app - for scuba as for freediving?

[@TeachMeToDive]

Unfortunately, we don't do anything with Freediving. As for the AP, not in this video, but we are covering that in the head-to-head video against Garmin.

[@diogro80]

Fantastic review. Hope for a comparison with Scubapro G3, Tern TX and Apple Ultra.

[@TeachMeToDive]

I will work on that, we do have a full head to head with the Garmin and the Apple watch already up though

[@feauaccen6022]

Thanks for the great video. When you review the app, I'd like to see your underwater dive path and if the data can be exported. Does the app let you take a screenshot of the path? (I know some apps like banking prevent screenshots)

[@TeachMeToDive]

So, here are my thoughts on that. The dive path was highly inaccurate for these tests. I am not sure if it was due to the way we dove with the computer or not, but it really didn't represent our path at all. It did show our starting and ending points very well though. As for the ap, it is a little more basic than we would prefer, and while it gives the desired info, the dive graph is a little more tough to follow in technical form.

[@Davethegrohl]

Did you evaluate the dive route functionality that creates a 3D map of your dive? How did you find its use?

[@TeachMeToDive]

We did, and while sometimes it wasn't to far off, a lot of times it was wildly off. I also found the map/data interesting for a little bit, but not super useful. The traditional depth graph was more useful. This is also an area that Suunto is laking for sure. By comparison to the Garmin or the Shearwater, it is REALLY tough to use.

[@mrt-atis]

do you have one that shows how the compass display in dive mode

[@TeachMeToDive]

No the compass wasn't available during our testing

[@Davethegrohl]

I have a Suunto D5 which is nice but the battery life is not great. How does the Ocean battery life compare to the D5? Also for the D5 there's a different type of tank pod, can I use the same pod for the Suunto Ocean?

[@TeachMeToDive]

The D5 and the Ocean should be compatible with the same transmitter. As for Battery life, the Ocean has a very long battery and should be a MAJOR improvement over your D5

[@Jakobnuf]

What about the compass while diving?

[@TeachMeToDive]

At time of testing, the compass was not a feature. It has since been added. It has not been very impressive.

[@airo.pi_]

So, the "underwater GPS" isn't available underwater right ? Like we don't have a way to know where we came from while we are underwater ? I think it's something the Apple Watch Ultra provide, with "pinpoints" available in the compass view

[@TeachMeToDive]

So, yes and no. There are some companies working on underwater GPS, but it is still a ways away. Right now though, Garmin & Suunto have an "accelerometer" available for diving. Unfortunately, none of them are super accurate or consistently accurate though.

[@espositogregory9579]

hi thanks for the video and all the details you provide. sorry to borring you, i dive with Suunto D6 and i would like to change it. i read so many stuff on the new Suunto Ocean and i have compare with I770R from Aqualung. To be honest i'm lost, what would you recommand between both? regards

[@TeachMeToDive]

If those are the two choices, the Suunto by a mile!

[@Dmnick155]

Does the dive path tracking work? Can you see it on the app after a dive? PS Did you get your Mares Quad CI yet? I am still waiting for my preorder :)

[@TeachMeToDive]

The dive path was highly inaccurate for these tests. I am not sure if it was due to the way we dove with the computer or not, but it really didn't represent our path at all. It did show our starting and ending points very well though. We haven't seen anything out of Mares on that yet either.

[@jesseang3296]

Hi, I just got my Suunto Ocean, seems Suunto has added in the Compass feature, how do I access it during scuba dive mode ?

[@TeachMeToDive]

They have a surface compass at this time, but do not have it integrated into the dive functions.

[@jesseang3296]

@@TeachMeToDive noted on that, but when I quit the diving mode and go to the compass, the dive log can’t be saved right ?

[@ahmadkaddoura7060]

What bout compass ? How it looks ? Thanks

[@TeachMeToDive]

Still no compass for diving with the Suunto. Who knows when it will show up, or if it will show up...

[@ahmadkaddoura7060]

@@TeachMeToDive thanks a lot for your advice.. appreciate your illustrative videos

[@peterpanci78]

Hi I want to buy a computer watch can you advise me between garmin mk3 vs suunto ocean Thank you very much

[@TeachMeToDive]

Stay tuned, we are working on a head to head right now and will have it out next week

[@peterpanci78]

@@TeachMeToDive thank you

[@adamkoepke245]

Need to have compass (unless I missed it) on this computer

[@TeachMeToDive]

NO Compass... At least not yet. Suunto expressed that it will be coming in a software update...

[@daniel29263]

Seems like the Tern TX at a similar price point have more tech features (for diving, not all the other non-diving features this one has). What kills this one for me is that it doesn't support something as simple as sidemount, but seems to me that it could be fixed with a software update if they wanted to.

[@TeachMeToDive]

We have been hearing from Suunto that they will be or are working on a SM for the last 18 months. Who knows, maybe it will show up. But, Tern Peregrine. I am a Peregrin Fan. The Tern TX is a nice, simple watch, but as a surface and data watch, it is just that "a watch" lol

[@dclangst]

What kills it for me is Suunto being Suunto and not just using the standard algorithm. Yeah yeah yeah. More conservative but if I’m buying something this much for the features I don’t need or want a nanny.

[@TeachMeToDive]

@@dclangst I agree with that. It is funny, to dive Suunto against a Perdix (or any other tech computer with GF), I set the rest to 50/85 and the Suunto to 55/90 so that they come up about the same.

[@TechforToastmasters]

Gradient Factors would be a hard topic for a recreational diver like me to understand; until I watched this amazing explanation about it from Dr. Simon Mitchell. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4qZYnhqbtGspdU

[@TeachMeToDive]

Take a look at this as well, at around 6:19 we go through Gradients: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn3MfqeAiLKWa7M