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Underwater filming

Short answer We haven't found a published price for underwater filming yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.

ROVs and underwater drones filming for media or research.

People ask for this as: “underwater drone video”

Quick facts

Typical published range
No sourced price yet
Price receipts
None yet
Who does it
7 providers, 2 sell it as a service
Where
2 countries with a local provider: 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇬🇷 Greece

Last updated · Cite this page

How it works

Robots used

  • Underwater Drone

Ways to buy it

  • Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
  • Rental — the machine for days or weeks.
  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Robotic ROV work can replace diver teams for many inspections — ask for both quotes.
  • Hull cleaning with debris capture is required in more ports every year.

Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →

What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

USD / unitlinear scale · 3 receipts
  1. QYSEA FIFISH V-EVO 4K underwater drone, Standard Pack (100 m tether), QYSEA US store$1,399store.qysea.com · Oct 25, 2026
  2. QYSEA FIFISH V-EVO 4K underwater drone, Arm Pack (100 m tether, robotic arm), QYSEA US store$1,699store.qysea.com · Oct 25, 2026
  3. BlueROV2 underwater ROV, starting price (configurations and accessories extra)from $4,900bluerobotics.com · Oct 25, 2026

2 more receipts in other currencies or units: see the full table below.

No published prices yet. We only show prices we can link to a source, and we haven't found one for this yet. Requesting quotes is the fastest way to find out, and every request helps us map the real market.

Prices published by providers

WhatRangeUnitRegionReceipt
BlueROV2 underwater ROV, starting price (configurations and accessories extra)
via Blue Robotics
from $4,900/ unit—bluerobotics.com
as of Oct 25, 2026
QYSEA FIFISH V-EVO 4K underwater drone, Standard Pack (100 m tether), QYSEA US store
via QYSEA
$1,399/ unit—store.qysea.com
as of Oct 25, 2026
QYSEA FIFISH V-EVO 4K underwater drone, Arm Pack (100 m tether, robotic arm), QYSEA US store
via QYSEA
$1,699/ unit—store.qysea.com
as of Oct 25, 2026
ROV underwater inspection from €150; typical projects €400-€3,000+
via ROV Marine
€150–€3,000/ project—rov-marine.eu
as of Oct 2026
ROV service: €2,300/day (3-5h submerged); €350/hour; 300 m depth service €5,750/day
via Exploración Submarina
€350–€5,750/ day / per hour—exploracionsubmarina.com
as of Oct 2026

Price history

Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).

SeriesLatestObservationsObservedTrendReceipt
ROV underwater inspection from €150; typical projects €400-€3,000+
via ROV Marine
€150–€3,000 / project1Oct 25, 2026
✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026
—rov-marine.eu
ROV service: €2,300/day (3-5h submerged); €350/hour; 300 m depth service €5,750/day
via Exploración Submarina
€350–€5,750 / day / per hour1Oct 25, 2026
✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026
—exploracionsubmarina.com
BlueROV2 underwater ROV, starting price (configurations and accessories extra)
via Blue Robotics
from $4,900 / unit1Oct 25, 2026—bluerobotics.com
QYSEA FIFISH V-EVO 4K underwater drone, Standard Pack (100 m tether), QYSEA US store
via QYSEA
$1,399 / unit1Oct 25, 2026—store.qysea.com
QYSEA FIFISH V-EVO 4K underwater drone, Arm Pack (100 m tether, robotic arm), QYSEA US…
via QYSEA
$1,699 / unit1Oct 25, 2026—store.qysea.com

Sources re-checked: 2 of 2 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl

Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=underwater-filming

What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Footage type (marine life, product, documentary) and resolution
  2. Dive site depth and conditions
  3. Location (port, offshore, inland water)
  4. Water depth
  5. Asset type (hull, pipeline, dam, cage)
  6. Visibility and currents
  7. Deliverables (video, sonar, NDT)
  8. Class society requirements
  9. Vessel availability

Rules and regulation

Underwater work may need class society approval (DNV, ABS, Lloyd's), port authority permission and environmental permits (e.g., hull cleaning capture rules).

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Filters by headquarters or published service area.

Blue Robotics

🇺🇸 US Serves global

US maker of BlueROV2 and marine robotics components.

  • Purchase
  • 1 sourced price
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Chasing Innovation

🇨🇳 CN Serves global

Chinese underwater drone maker.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

QYSEA

🇨🇳 CN Serves global

Chinese underwater drone maker (FIFISH).

  • Purchase
  • 2 sourced prices
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

SubC Imaging

🇨🇦 CA Serves global

Canadian subsea camera maker.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

SwellPro

🇨🇳 CN Serves global

Chinese maker of waterproof drones including the Fisherman bait-drop drone.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

ROV Marine

🇬🇷 GR Serves GR

Greek ROV underwater inspection services around Piraeus.

  • Service
  • 1 sourced price
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026
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Exploración Submarina

🇪🇸 ES Serves ES

Spanish ROV rental and underwater exploration services.

  • Rental
  • Service
  • 1 sourced price
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Questions buyers ask

How much does underwater filming cost?

We haven't found a published price for underwater filming yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.

Who offers underwater filming near me?

We list 7 providers for underwater filming. 2 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are Spain (1) and Greece (1). 5 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.

What should I put in a quote request?

Start with footage type (marine life, product, documentary) and resolution; dive site depth and conditions; location (port, offshore, inland water). The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".

Do I actually need a robot for this?

Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Robotic ROV work can replace diver teams for many inspections — ask for both quotes.

Are there rules or permits?

Underwater work may need class society approval (DNV, ABS, Lloyd's), port authority permission and environmental permits (e.g., hull cleaning capture rules). More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).

Cite this page

Whirrwork. "Underwater filming: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/underwater-filming/. CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX
@misc{whirrwork_underwater_filming,
  title = {Underwater filming: cost, how it works \& providers},
  author = {{Whirrwork}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/underwater-filming/},
  note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}

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