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Very good camera for beginner underwater photographers.

Started Aug 10, 2018 | User reviews thread
T R R Forum Member • Posts: 94
Re: Very good camera for beginner underwater photographers.

I wrote some notes about underwater mode (what they do and when to use each) here:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4300749#forum-post-61387099

In short you don't need to use underwater mode as you can replicate all of it with a white balance setting and manually setting some other things, but I'd recommend it as it can make it easier.  The "underwater snapshot" is not much more than just a white balance setting but the "underwater wide" mode turns off autofocus and tries to get everything beyond a few feet in focus, this can be useful in deeper water (than just snorkeling).

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