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Gates Underwater Products has announced that they are now shipping their housings for the Sony XR550 and CX550 camcorders. Both housings feature mechanical controls and use the cameras 3.5” LCD monitors, via large viewfinder windows, as framing and focusing screens. The controls give access to the touchscreen functions on the camera, including white balance and Telemacro functions, and a range of port options are available.