{"id":490029,"date":"2026-02-25T17:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/490029\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:50:26","slug":"cheap-underwater-camera-records-deep-sea-creature-in-indonesia-thats-likely-never-been-filmed-alive-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/490029\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheap underwater camera records deep-sea creature in Indonesia that\u2019s likely never been filmed alive before"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diver, underwater filmmaker, and marine conservationist, Barny Dillarstone has filmed a creature from the deep that he says has likely never been filmed alive in the wild before. And indeed, Barny\u2019s footage of a purple eagle ray (myliobatis hamlyni) is wonderful to watch, but it\u2019s just one of many incredible deep-sea encounters present on his YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Barny specializes in dropping underwater cameras<\/a> onto the ocean floor, where he films all manner of underwater species, some familiar and some most certainly not. The purple eagle ray footage comes only a few days after I wrote a news story about another extremely rare encounter, when researchers filmed a sleeper shark for the first time in the near-freezing waters of Antarctica<\/a>. But far from the South Shetland Islands, Barny\u2019s footage was captured off the coast of Indonesia\u2019s Black Magic Island.<\/p>\n

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What I like about the underwater filmmaker\u2019s channel is that it\u2019s not just underwater footage with a bit of voiceover. The production quality is like a televised wildlife documentary, with behind-the-scenes footage of the boat and crew, as well as each drop, which doesn\u2019t always go to plan.<\/p>\n

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The underwater rig looks to be surprisingly simple. It\u2019s built around an Insta360 Ace Pro 2<\/a>, which is attached to a large, weighted cage, with a forward-facing light, and bait attached to a protruding rod. A huge length of rope is then attached to the rig, so the team can hoist it back up again after each shoot. Interestingly, Barny mentions how shallow-dwelling creatures tend to fear light at night, whereas in the deep, creatures seem to be attracted to it.<\/p>\n

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Barny’s rig is centered around the $400\/\u00a3400 Insta360 Ace Pro 2 (Image credit: Insta360)<\/p>\n

This \u2013 and a tasty squid \u2013 is what possibly attracted the beautiful purple eagle ray at the end of the video. Remarkably, though, it isn\u2019t the only exclusive recording of a species that\u2019s possibly never been filmed alive, but I\u2019ll let you watch the whole video to find out what sea creature that is.<\/p>\n

The channel is a reminder that only 5% of the world\u2019s oceans have been explored by humans, making the seas a smorgasbord of rare encounters for bold filmmakers like Barny. And with quality underwater cameras now more affordable than they ever have been, we live in a time where new discoveries are perhaps more likely than ever.<\/p>\n

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If you’re interested in dabbling in underwater photography, but don’t want to spend big, take a look at the OM System Tough TG-7<\/a>. If you’re looking for other cameras like the Insta360<\/a> Ace Pro 2, here are the best action cameras<\/a>. And if you’re thinking of submerging a camera that’s not waterproof, you need an underwater housing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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