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Why? Why not? I don't find that any camera with a smaller than 1" senor gives me the image quality I want.
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And even in the field of making calls many modern phones fail, the user has to use an unusual holding to hear because the speakers are placed on a bad position.
I am not an expert in 'photo-phones' but i think a >900€ phone should be state-of-the-art.
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The 'average person' uses a phone to make pictures that are viewed on other phones on small screens. How good or usable a photo-phone is depends on subject and situation, in most more demanding situations photo-phones are 'lost'. And in many case the nominal resolution is more or less fake because the real usable resolution is much lower, caused by excessive noise reduction needed for tiny sensors.
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If he paid $900+ for an A32 or the S21 Ultra, then I don’t know what to say…
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Those phones don't cost over €900.
Anyway, the best photos are probably taken with OnePlus 12 (three large 50mp sensors with Hasselblad optics), Google Pixel 8 Pro, Samsung S24 Ultra and/or iPhone 15 Pro Max.
It seems these aren't far off a modern MFT in terms of image quality.
I just wish they came with flicker free screens.
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Good zoom + weatherproofing doesn't exist for a point and shoot as far as I know.
If you want good zoom, go RX100M6 or M7.
If you want best image quality, go GR III or GR IIIx depending on the focal length you want.
If you want good zoom, go RX100M6 or M7.
If you want best image quality, go GR III or GR IIIx depending on the focal length you want.
That does look very handy.Best because it was £80 brand new
Best because it has a 28mm wide end with 5x optical and reliable AE/AF
Best because it has USB charging
Best because it takes better photos in daylight than my mid range Nokia phone
And best of all, if I drop it in a river and destroy it, I would just buy another which makes using it stress free Kodak FZ55
Could you post a couple of example photos from it ? A street scene for instance.
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An HX has better ( bigger zoom)
If you are going to use the zoom often at the longest point , probably yes, otherwise if happy withthe 24-200mm equivalent range and the occasional cropping, the RX will be a better camera.
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It isn't pocketable and / or it has a small sensor.
Nothing is overpriced unless it doesn't sell.
What do you think of the Canon G7X Mark III? It's not weatherproof, but it seems to have a good balance of features
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Well, they didn’t sell well when Fuji made them, but now due to a lack of supply of this type of camera and today’s higher prices on new gear, they’ve went up.
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It is very pocketable, too much pocketable if you ask me ( same body than the RX100s, the older HX50/60 bodies had better ergonomics) and they are pretty good, nonetheless.
LL e.g. HX99 it has a sturdier "performance" than HX older models.
I guess RX100s were never meant for me
Same type of sensor, the Panasonic has one cam with 360mm e.g.
Some time ago i did my average of my most used focal length...210mm
the rx100 lens would be a wide lens for me.
But i like HXs
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Well, there are a lot of HX models and some of them are bridge cameras... that was my point.
They are 1" sensor cameras?
The RX100 has 200mm on some models.
That's all that matters...
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I write this as a serious ameteur photographer, and have been since 1965.
Cell phones are amaizing devices, but they are lousy telephones. Telephones have a major role in safety and social interactions. They should be first and foremost excellent telephones.
Cell phones are amaizing devices, but they are lousy telephones. Telephones have a major role in safety and social interactions. They should be first and foremost excellent telephones.
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I know, same thing goes for RX's
No, their sensors are 1/2 3" but they do the job well, in good light, even at night...as long there's plenty of light around, Panasonic has two cameras with same type of sensors both with longer zooms than RX100s
Thing is, i started ( more "serious" ) with a HX-50 (720mm ). Big zooms, tiny sensors can get closer to subjects ( close focus) not just for grabbing distant things in wide and at the far end, i like details.
RX100's never truly caught up, their last hurrah was just...200mm.
But that can be a double edge sword, e.g with my bigger cams, i'm having trouble choosing the lens for them, last year i did my vacations with a 100-400 mm lens and it was nice, i didn't miss anything beneath 100 mm.
I'll get now 200 mm primes for them as a "walking" around lens, better IQ and so on...but while i will gain in the rendering department, it wont be the same thing.
HXs i really like them, but they disappeared.
For a more compact factor i spent this night watching 35 mm lens reviews ( for the close focus capabilities) over 50 mm or 85 mm.
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HX compact range ( 7 cams at least, if you like older it's like 10 ), RX compact range ( 7 cams )
G5X mk whatever, G9X, G7X ( more 3 )
TZ-57, TZ-80, TZ-90, tz-100, TZ-200 ( 5 more )
S90, S95, S100, S120 ( more 4 )
Nikon coolpix A
All of them fits in your back pocket jeans.
Front pocket, there's still, at least, 13 cams that will fit comfortable, 9 with a EVF.
If you use a shirt with pockets, You use a shirt, right?
you could have
GM1, GM5
In the winter, you use a jacket, right?
Nikon a900, Nikon a1000, sony a6000 with kit lens
G5X MK I, G1 MK III...
+30 cams From1/2 3" to full frame
And that was just from the top of my head. i left some out.
Yes, it's really hard to find one that would fit your jeans pocket
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tbcass
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My RX100vii camera will fit in my jeans pockets but I never do it. Instead, I carry it in a belt pouch.
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