What would be a good first step up from an iPhone? (Page 5): I previously made a suggestion on a camera or two. But I have to say, I just got a new iPhone 13 today. (Mandatory upgrade...

Hip Coyote

I previously made a suggestion on a camera or two. But I have to say, I just got a new iPhone 13 today. (Mandatory upgrade to 5G for my carrier.). It has amazing photo and video capabilities. Will it replace my mirrorless system? Not yet. But phones are getting better and better. I know it’s blasphemy, but I don’t think I’d buy a small point and shoot at this point having this phone.

Add to that the editing capabilities of something like Snapseed and it is a formidable system.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

jlporter wrote:

Greetings, I am going back to picture-taking hopefully, and would appreciate any thoughts about an appropriate (i.e., inexpensive, small, travel worthy, "exposure adjustable", easy to transfer photo, etc.) Thanks very much if you have a suggestion or two... Jas

Lessons.

DJCard Loc: Northern Kentucky

Hip Coyote wrote:

I previously made a suggestion on a camera or two. But I have to say, I just got a new iPhone 13 today. (Mandatory upgrade to 5G for my carrier.). It has amazing photo and video capabilities. Will it replace my mirrorless system? Not yet. But phones are getting better and better. I know it’s blasphemy, but I don’t think I’d buy a small point and shoot at this point having this phone.
Add to that the editing capabilities of something like Snapseed and it is a formidable system.

👍👍

DJCard Loc: Northern Kentucky

Hip Coyote wrote:

I previously made a suggestion on a camera or two. But I have to say, I just got a new iPhone 13 today. (Mandatory upgrade to 5G for my carrier.). It has amazing photo and video capabilities. Will it replace my mirrorless system? Not yet. But phones are getting better and better. I know it’s blasphemy, but I don’t think I’d buy a small point and shoot at this point having this phone.

Add to that the editing capabilities of something like Snapseed and it is a formidable system.

👍👍

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Hip Coyote wrote:

I previously made a suggestion on a camera or two. But I have to say, I just got a new iPhone 13 today. (Mandatory upgrade to 5G for my carrier.). It has amazing photo and video capabilities. Will it replace my mirrorless system? Not yet. But phones are getting better and better. I know it’s blasphemy, but I don’t think I’d buy a small point and shoot at this point having this phone.

Add to that the editing capabilities of something like Snapseed and it is a formidable system.

I would tend to agree here. Smartphones now have amazing cameras with built-in algorithms to account for nearly every situation you can encounter. However, the advantage to a dedicated camera is that you have all the controls and features readily at hand to allow you to determine what you want your outcome to be. On the other hand, there are now some very good camera apps that enable you to manually control your smartphone camera and provide features you might not think possible. One example is the slow shutter app. If you like to make that “silky water” look, this is a good one. In the end, making the decision between a current top of the line smartphone and a good compact or bridge camera is a difficult one. I have the Sony RX100M7 and love that little camera, however I have really gotten to appreciate my iPhone 13 Pro Max for what it is capable of. So for me, anyway, other than zoom range, it’s a toss up between the two. And yeah, you can do some fairly serious photography with a smartphone camera.

srt101fan

Wingpilot wrote:

I would tend to agree here. Smartphones now have ... (show quote)

I'm not in the market for a compact camera but I do need a new phone. And I am interested in the camera capability of my next phone. I'm used to optical viewfinders and I'm concerned about glare on the screen when taking outdoor daylight pictures with a phone. How do you all get around this problem?

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

srt101fan wrote:

I'm not in the market for a compact camera but I do need a new phone. And I am interested in the camera capability of my next phone. I'm used to optical viewfinders and I'm concerned about glare on the screen when taking outdoor daylight pictures with a phone. How do you all get around this problem?

I really don’t have a problem taking pictures with my iPhone on sunny days. The screen is bright enough.

Beenthere

jlporter wrote:

Greetings, I am going back to picture-taking hopefully, and would appreciate any thoughts about an appropriate (i.e., inexpensive, small, travel worthy, "exposure adjustable", easy to transfer photo, etc.) Thanks very much if you have a suggestion or two... Jas

Olympus OM-D EM10 Mk IV W/14-42mm EZ lens. Entry level with lots of pro level features, and adjustments, WiFi capable. Trust me, you'll like it!

Oh, and I forgot to mention, it will take all of the excellent lenses Olympus makes.

Bluefish Loc: Berks County, PA

Hip Coyote wrote:

I previously made a suggestion on a camera or two.... (show quote)

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Fredrick wrote:

I really don’t have a problem taking pictures with my iPhone on sunny days. The screen is bright enough.

And if the sun is behind you, you can still see the screen?

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

kb6kgx wrote:

And if the sun is behind you, you can still see the screen?

Still good enough for me. The screen on a smartphone in general is better than the screen on any camera that I’ve seen.

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

kb6kgx wrote:

And if the sun is behind you, you can still see the screen?

Don't you think that the "sun on the screen" is taking that situation to the extreme? Honestly, I've had that problem a few times, but I actually have a ready made, useful product that actually works and I always have it with me. It's called my spare hand. All I need to do is strategically position it above the screen, and I can completely block the sun's reflection and see the screen perfectly!

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

KindaSpikey wrote:

Don't you think that the "sun on the screen" is taking that situation to the extreme? Honestly, I've had that problem a few times, but I actually have a ready made, useful product that actually works and I always have it with me. It's called my spare hand. All I need to do is strategically position it above the screen, and I can completely block the sun's reflection and see the screen perfectly!

cytafex Loc: Clarksburg MA

I have an Olympus Tough TG series camera. With RAW have a 45mb file and can make decent prints from it. I't's small and easy to use with different settings depending on the situation and is waterproof to 12 feet and use it for river trips and otherwise.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

srt101fan wrote:

I'm not in the market for a compact camera but I do need a new phone. And I am interested in the camera capability of my next phone. I'm used to optical viewfinders and I'm concerned about glare on the screen when taking outdoor daylight pictures with a phone. How do you all get around this problem?

I guess I have to say that I’ve never really had a problem with the sun glare on the iPhone screen. There are some screen protectors out there that are anti glare glass. My wife just got one for her iPhone 13 Pro Max. Seems to work well.