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I Reviewed Late-2000s Digital Cameras. Allow Me to Remind You Why We All Switched to iPhones.
finally, a "what to buy" article that says "don't buy"
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/iphone-camera-vs-old-school-point-and-shoot/
There are very few (sub-$1500) point-and-shoot digital cameras of decent quality to even compare any more*. The ones that are left are targeted at vloggers, and despite how neat phone camera technology is (and it is incredible), it’s often astonishing how good a compact camera with a modern sensor and decent zoom has gotten.
It’s a shame the market got hollowed out by phones, because over the past few years, phones have just gotten more hallucinatory with their output images in an attempt to “fix” the photos they’re talking, and hardware innovation has stalled out. Because of course it has. They don’t have the space of a dedicated camera.
* IMO it is a disservice to Sony that the author mentions their $1500 camera but not the very similar ZV-1 model that’s only $800.
YouTubeWhy New Smartphone Cameras Feel WorseI really don’t like how my phone does this. I wish i could turn it off.
Edit: i think i did turn it off as much as i could…
Replying to @XLE@piefed.social
and hardware innovation has stalled out. Because of course it has. They don’t have the space of a dedicated camera.
You’re totally not going to fit even a micro four thirds sensor in a phone, but there are a bunch of Chinese phones with larger sensors. Although they can be a PITA to find if you’re on the US, reviews like them.
I suspect the reason why we don’t see them from the mainline phone manufacturers comes down more to hardware BOM cost than packaging or size.
en.wikipedia.orgList of large sensor camera phones - WikipediaReplying to @IMALlama@lemmy.world
I think Sony has a few large sensor camera phones
Replying to @XLE@piefed.social
over the past few years, phones have just gotten more hallucinatory with their output images in an attempt to “fix” the photos they’re [taking]
Meanwhile, here I am with my non-stock-firmware and third-party camera app, and I’m not sure I even have access to those fancy computational photography features to begin with.
Replying to @XLE@piefed.social
Older model Sony RX100 still hold up, I think the 3 had a lovely sensor. Super portable and relatively cheap if you don’t need/want modern video modes.