Some underwater inspections demand more from the video record than simply proving a dive took place. For JF Brennan, clarity is essential to doing the work properly, documenting what was found, and delivering footage that can be reviewed and acted on after the dive is complete. This session will walk through two use cases where that need is especially clear: FERC-regulated hydropower dam inspections and nuclear inspections. In both environments, the limitations of analog-style underwater video become hard to ignore. When footage is unclear, difficult to retrieve, or harder to review, the burden carries forward into reporting, inspection acceptance, and next-step decisions. JF Brennan and Reach Systems will use these examples to explore the practical difference digital underwater video can make in demanding inspection workflows. In FERC-regulated hydropower dam inspections, footage may become part of engineering and regulatory review where the inspection record needs to hold up beyond the field team itself. In nuclear facilities, recurring inspection of high-value pumps leaves little room for unusable documentation, rejected inspections, or repeat effort caused by footage that is not clear or accessible enough the first time. For contractors, engineers, asset owners, and dive leaders, this session offers a concrete look at why digital clarity matters, where analog workflows fall short, and what stronger underwater video can change in the field and beyond.