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Suggestions for first proper underwater camera?

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PHXAZCRAIG
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Re: Suggestions for first proper underwater camera?

As others have said, there isn't much past a TG6 that doesn't involve a huge jump in size and money.   The point-n-shoot market collapsed with cell phones and took almost that whole class of products with it.

Besides a TG6, maybe an RX100 in a housing, or a Canon Powershot G7.

If you want a serious camera for underwater use, it needs to shoot RAW mode.

All these point-n-shoot models are going to have some AF deficiencies compared to DSLR's and new mirrorless.  However, they might have better video AF than a lot of DSLR's, including my Nikon D850.

Use of one arm could be a huge limiting factor.   For sure I see trouble with strobes, so probably best to shoot ambient.

Here is the size of an RX100 II in a Nauticam housing from 2014.

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