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I was just looking at Motorola phones, the mid range ones around £150 have a 13 megapixel camera. Does anyone have any experience of their photo quality?
I never print them but I do view on a laptop.
I was just looking at Motorola phones, the mid range ones around £150 have a 13 megapixel camera. Does anyone have any experience of their photo quality?
I wrote a post on this just a couple weeks ago:
http://www.musingsfromthelastfrontier.com/raw-capable-iphone-camera-apps/
Let us know what you decide. I'm starting to consider these, too.Just trying to decide on the new Galaxy Note (just released) or the new iPhone Plus (due in Sep 17).
Let us know what you decide. I'm starting to consider these, too.
I use a good camera while walking. I also carry a good but not the most recent smart phone - iPhone 6S - which has a decent camera. I use the phone camera for panoramas and have it as a backup if my larger camera plays up. I suggest you have a look at an app called ProCamera - it's $4.99. There are some pretty serious limitations to phone cameras IMHO but this app adds a lot of extra functionality to the phone camera. It would take a bit of practice but it's not difficult to get used to. Phone camera software is designed to take decent pictures in average conditions, work best indoors, it seems to me. Worst results when shooting outdoors in bright full sun - skies are usually overexposed and shadow areas uniformly dark with much subtle detail lost in shadows. Settings in ProCamera can compensate for these shortcomings. I've posted comments like these before, ended up arguing with some people. Phone cameras get better all the time but my opinion hasn't changed.A nice tech question for those that enjoy such conundrums...
I am a well informed but stingy consumer of technology. e.g. for ages I hung onto a non-smartphone, by also using an iPod Touch (that I was given free) with WIFI.
Now I have a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime phone (bottom of the whole Samsung range). This was bought for £80 SIM free and uses a SIM card on a spectacularly old plan (I think circa 2008!) which is only £8 a month (yes you read that right). I manage this just fine by using WIFI a lot, and buying the odd £3 for 2 days data package when I am in a city in Spain and I need the maps.
This phone is adequate for my everyday life for now, but it has a low onboard memory, so is used with an SD card, but I still have to not go crazy with apps, and remove ones I am not using. The camera is also poor, producing miserable looking photos unless in brilliant sunshine.
So for 2 years I have been eking out the freebie iPod Touch as my camera on my travels. I loved it as it was so slim and pocket sized and I could also use it for sound recordings. This last camino I noticed the photos it took were getting pretty rubbish, and finally last week it bit the dust (screen crumbled and parts of it came off!). I didn't lose any photos but I really need to get my act together now.
Should I buy a compact camera or upgrade my phone? What models would any of you recommend? I really value small and thin. I am tempted by something compact and water resistant, as that further justifies getting a camera over and above a phone, and if I upgrade my phone in future, it would still have a point.
[BTW I have a Fujifilm X10 as well, which I love, but would never expose to the rigours and danger of theft on a camino.]
Any ideas, tech and camera lovers?
Many thanks
I was just looking at Motorola phones, the mid range ones around £150 have a 13 megapixel camera. Does anyone have any experience of their photo quality?
I have a better solution do the Camino cell free and enjoy the results of a tech free Camino. Have done it for my 10th. Camino.On the Camino, best to have one device. For that I will recommend the phone. Things have greatly improved since your Galaxy core prime phone.
I believe you should able to get a phone with a decent shooter for around 150 pounds. If you don't mind the Chinese brands like Huawei or Xiaomi even more features for less. Many even comes with dual SIM slot in case you want cheaper data with local Spanish SIM card while still retaining your UK SIM. A screen size of 5.5 inch would be still be smaller than the iPad mini but adequate for virtually task require phone and small tablet.
That's great for you.I have a better solution do the Camino cell free and enjoy the results of a tech free Camino. Have done it for my 10th. Camino.
I did the Camino Frances in 2007 with no phone. I did take a pocket camera though.I have a better solution do the Camino cell free and enjoy the results of a tech free Camino. Have done it for my 10th. Camino.
I use a Motorola G3 that I bought for about £150 18 months ago. It's supposed to be waterproof and I'm happy with the photos although that is of course rather subjective.I was just looking at Motorola phones, the mid range ones around £150 have a 13 megapixel camera. Does anyone have any experience of their photo quality?
@Fletchonides I am liking that you demo your phone with a snap of a sheep's bum
I use a good camera while walking. I
Hi @O Peracha,If you don't mind sharing, what kind of camera do you walk with?
I've been mulling over this also - just rely on my smartphone or take a good camera, also? In the past I've taken only a smartphone but I've been thinking of taking along a separate camera for the next trip. I'd like better pictures. However, I may look at some of the apps mentioned in this thread.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30 is on sale for a low price of $138 in the states. I am a fan of the Lumix cameras. This is a tough camera.A nice tech question for those that enjoy such conundrums...
I am a well informed but stingy consumer of technology. e.g. for ages I hung onto a non-smartphone, by also using an iPod Touch (that I was given free) with WIFI.
Now I have a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime phone (bottom of the whole Samsung range). This was bought for £80 SIM free and uses a SIM card on a spectacularly old plan (I think circa 2008!) which is only £8 a month (yes you read that right). I manage this just fine by using WIFI a lot, and buying the odd £3 for 2 days data package when I am in a city in Spain and I need the maps.
This phone is adequate for my everyday life for now, but it has a low onboard memory, so is used with an SD card, but I still have to not go crazy with apps, and remove ones I am not using. The camera is also poor, producing miserable looking photos unless in brilliant sunshine.
So for 2 years I have been eking out the freebie iPod Touch as my camera on my travels. I loved it as it was so slim and pocket sized and I could also use it for sound recordings. This last camino I noticed the photos it took were getting pretty rubbish, and finally last week it bit the dust (screen crumbled and parts of it came off!). I didn't lose any photos but I really need to get my act together now.
Should I buy a compact camera or upgrade my phone? What models would any of you recommend? I really value small and thin. I am tempted by something compact and water resistant, as that further justifies getting a camera over and above a phone, and if I upgrade my phone in future, it would still have a point.
[BTW I have a Fujifilm X10 as well, which I love, but would never expose to the rigours and danger of theft on a camino.]
Any ideas, tech and camera lovers?
Many thanks
That was exactly the camera I was looking at when I first posted, and mentioned water resistant. Although there are reviews where it failed spectacularly while scuba diving. But I am sure it would be rainproof. I have always liked Lumix, we have one at work which I use every day.The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30 is on sale for a low price of $138 in the states. I am a fan of the Lumix cameras. This is a tough camera.
I have a Moto G4 Plus. Amazing phone at reasonable price. I am very pro camera but I have to say this Moto phone camera is really good. This coming camino may be the last I take a camera along...I was just looking at Motorola phones, the mid range ones around £150 have a 13 megapixel camera. Does anyone have any experience of their photo quality?
I have a similar attachment, but where I live, the costs of developing film have reached the point where I won't be able to justify it much longer. I envy you having 110 film stock left. My Yashica 11o was a favourite go-to camera in its day when I didn't want the bulk of a 35mm SLR.I think you will be happier with a point and shoot as well as the smartphone. Optical vs digital zoom, more 'convenient' controls and, to me, faster to get into action. I have thought of taking my Yashica 110 SLR as I bought numerous rolls of film when they were being dropped by the box stores. Still attached to film cameras I guess.
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