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Looking for a compact camera (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) by reboot6675@sopuli.xyz to c/photography@lemmy.world

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Hey so I'm looking for some recommendations for a compact camera. Ideally one that is actually compact and fits in your pocket. Of course I want to get decent quality pictures out of it but nothing crazy.

I don't know anything about photography. Just want to point and shoot, the same way I use my Samsung Galaxy phone currently.

My budget is around 300€ (can stretch a bit).

The context is I want to switch my smartphone for a dumphone, but I still want a camera to take to trips and stuff. Thanks in advance for suggestions!

Edit: Just to clarify, the pictures don't have to be as good as a Galaxy S25, but still ideally decent quality as I said.

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[–] Snoopy@piefed.social 4 points 13 hours ago

The advantage of a camera vs a phone camera is its light sensor. On camera, light sensor are bigger than phone which allow you capturing night detail.

And you can add a tripod to stabilize your image to avoid blurry picture. There is also camera stabiliser for moving movie.

You can also change its lense to capture better dark area. For example a lense where you can't zoom but have an opening of 1.2

I recommend you learning the basic for taking a photo. Sorry i don't know the correct english word for each of them :

iso
speed
white balance
apperture

Sadly i don't know well camera to recommend you one that fit your budget. I own a 3/4 camera, that has a sensor just below reflex anl are compact. So i'm very happy, it is lesq bulky. My brand is Lumix, i like their UI because i can quickly select the focal point on its tactile screen, quickly increase or decrease speed.

I recommend you testing their UI. I owned a Canon and i was disappointed. I had to select the focal point with button or manage it with lenses rings and that's not very fast, mor efficient.

I hope it helped you to understand better camera and make your choice. Imo, you should test their ui and see how easily you can configure your camera. :)