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Digital camera recommendations for replacing a smartphone camera? (lemm.ee)
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I have an aging (2 years old now) flagship smartphone and basically want a camera that's as decent as the one I already have, but without Google servers getting pinged every time I'm traveling and want to remember where I am - apparently my phone GPS isn't enough, Google Play Services insist they must get involved.

Some ideal requirements would include:

  • ~3x zoom
  • Solid macro photography
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Functional in low light
  • A sensor at least the same size as my phone's (1/1.3")
  • Small enough to fit in some pocket
  • GPS tagging
  • A sub-$800 price tag?

I understand this is a huge ask, and that modern cell phones have a pocket dimension that somehow fits this hardware inside of them, but I figured I may as well check.

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[–] rodneyck@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Have you tried one of the custom rom OS's, like CalyxOS or Graphene? You can use their built in firewall to disconnect Google's Photo app. It also uses MicroG for google play services and the like, so basically de-googled.