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I took a small Canon, point-and-shoot camera with me on the camino in 2021, and it worked great. It was small enough to tuck into my bum bag. It’s batteries last for many months and don’t need charging. I found it lighter than my phone, and I also didn’t have to worry about memory storage. The only downside was that it is more awkward to post a picture to Facebook or other social media from a camera.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
Can you please provide the model of the camera you used?I took a small Canon, point-and-shoot camera with me on the camino in 2021, and it worked great. It was small enough to tuck into my bum bag. It’s batteries last for many months and don’t need charging. I found it lighter than my phone, and I also didn’t have to worry about memory storage. The only downside was that it is more awkward to post a picture to Facebook or other social media from a camera.
I skipped the camera for strictly weight reasons. My phone has been great so far. My family is traveling with me by my shared album and I am having fun with the Relive app. Buen CaminoHelloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
HolaHelloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
On my first camino I took a camera but either I didn't take a lot of photos or I lost a bunch of them. I also bought postcards. It was a different time. On my second camino I took a phone and took a lot of photos and a few videos. On my third camino I took a phone again and took plenty of photos, but also made an effort to take more videos. I refer back to them relatively frequently (more than most other photos I've taken). I also printed out books of the photos I took on my second and third Caminos.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
Exactly! I take more than a thousand photos on every Camino, and like you say...they make me happy!But yes - on big trips like this - I take THOUSANDS of photos! They make me happy!
Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
I took photos, videos, even took my drone for aerial shots. I'm very glad that I did. I don't remember as well as I used to, so it's great to look at some pics and videos every now and then to remember what a great experience I had. To each his own. For me, it was worth it.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
I have been contemplating the Great Camera Question a lot lately. I am an intermittently pretty serious amateur photographer, and I own a couple very nice cameras with detachable lenses of different focal lengths, etc. I especially love having the extended exposure capability (multiple seconds of an open lens) when I want to take pictures in dark Romanesque churches, for instance. BUT. Those cameras are big and heavy, and to take those extended exposures you need a tripod or something stable to put the camera on so it absolutely doesn't move. The newer iphones have some pretty amazing capabilities (including low-light), but they are really expensive -- considerably more than my trans-Atlantic airfare. My 2nd generation SE iphone takes quite good pictures, but doesn't allow me the creative control I like from an SLR and also only has 1X zoom. So I thought I'll maybe just buy a little compact camera to take along, but it turned out those are around $450-500 to start, for the ones that are halfway decent, which still seems like a lot, especially since I HAVE perfectly good cameras at home. They're just too big and heavy for THIS trip. So my solution is that I am going to use my iphone and I've bought some of these clip-on lenses, which will allow for macro, wide angle, and at least a little more zoom (3X) (that one is not in the link below). They do make telephoto attachable lenses for phones that go up to 20X or so, but they're kind of long and heavy-looking, and I think you'd need some kind of tripod or stabilizing contraption for those. I have never used these before and don't really know how happy I'll be with them, but they're small, and all three of them came to around $100. I am hoping this will be a reasonable compromise. For me, photography is a way of contemplating my surroundings that much more. It is a form of meditation. It makes me notice things, pause, savor things, etc. I can't imagine not having a camera of some kind on the Camino, and I will be one of those people taking frequent, probably somewhat long breaks to encounter the surroundings through photography. I hope my compromise solution works well enough. Here's a link to a lens kit I bought (again, the 3x zoom one is not in this kit, but it's along these lines): https://www.amazon.com/Xenvo-iPhone-Camera-Lens-Clip/dp/B01A6D2JVI/?tag=casaivar02-20Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
I bought a smartphone with the best available camera in my price range. I love taking photos and looking at them. The photos weren’t always to the level that my bigger camera and lens would have had but the extra weight probably would have been negligible but the bulky camera would have irradiated me to no end. Bonus so many Pilgrims looked at my photos every evening and were amazed by what they missed seeing.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
@Tincatinker - where is this "Icarus" statue?I never carry a camera or take any photos because I do not want anybody to know who I am or where I have been..
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Hi,Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but it’s gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
Hello. For my first Camino (French, 2015) I took around 1150 pictures with my phone camera. I figured that each picture in the cold took about 5 to 7 minutes to take after putting my poles down, taking off gloves, finding my phone, aiming and composing the picture, reversing the process, etc. which means that I spent about 8 thousand minutes NOT being present to my Camino experience. That’s about 5- 24 hour days. I got some great pictures that I’ve looked at several times in the last 8 years. Draw your own conclusions.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
For me, photography is a way of contemplating my surroundings that much more. It is a form of meditation. It makes me notice things, pause, savor things, etc. I can't imagine not having a camera of some kind on the Camino, and I will be one of those people taking frequent, probably somewhat long breaks to encounter the surroundings through photography.
I figured that each picture in the cold took about 5 to 7 minutes to take after putting my poles down, taking off gloves, finding my phone, aiming and composing the picture, reversing the process, etc. which means that I spent about 8 thousand minutes NOT being present to my Camino experience.
I like to take photos but dont bother much with videos. I find that videos tend to lie forgotton but I often go through my picsHelloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
@Tincatinker - where is this "Icarus" statue?
And we're glad you doI use my phone camera.
I don't take many though.
Usually about 5,000 photos and about 30 hours of video.
Photos are important. Why? It's not about the vistas, churches, etc. You can find better ones online. It's about the people you meet, whether those you walk with, dine with, host you, help you, you help, etc. Years later we see those people and ourselves, if f included in the photo, as we were. The memories will be priceless. Without those photos many of those who touched you or you touched will fade from memory, even if you keep a decent journal.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
I'm asking myself the same question. My phone is rather low spec. When I see pictures that others take with better phones, I recognise the limitations of mine. I have a Canon SX700 camera, but of course I am concerned about the weight. I've contemplated buying a better spec phone but I don't like spending a lot of money on something easily broken or misplaced.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
I'm really interested to know how you do this? Is this something you control in your phone's settings? I have an iphone but I would assume the logic would be the same. Thanks in advance for any info.I just used my Samsung 21 Ultra phone for all my photos, and took every photo in raw+heic format for best file size and post processing.
On the iPhone (12 or later and iOS 14.3 or later), you can take photos in raw format by turning on Apple "ProRAW". It won't, however, also capture it in any other format at the same time i.e. you will get 1 copy of the image in RAW format.I'm really interested to know how you do this? Is this something you control in your phone's settings? I have an iphone but I would assume the logic would be the same. Thanks in advance for any info.
Wow thank you so much for the iphone specific response, I appreciate it. I'm going to give it a try now. Thank you.On the iPhone (12 or later and iOS 14.3 or later), you can take photos in raw format by turning on Apple "ProRAW". It won't, however, also capture it in any other format at the same time i.e. you will get 1 copy of the image in RAW format.
To take photos with ProRAW, go to Settings > Camera > Formats, then turn on Apple ProRAW under Photo Capture. To take a ProRAW photo, tap RAW in the Camera app, then take your shot. You can capture images at either 12MP or 48MP resolution, the latter taking much more space (10-12x larger than HEIF/JPEG) but offering more detail. Once you turn off ProRAW, it will default to whatever your default image format is, e.g. HEIF or JPEG. Hope that helps!
I took SO Many photos with my phone and short 30 second videos. I didn't let it consume my journey- more just a quick snapshot and on I went. My family would ask about the different pilgrims so I started taking pictures of the people and not just scenery. Every single photo and video is a cherished memory for me as I miss it so much. Is there any way to fix your phone? I did walk with a guy who is in marketing and so he had a great mini camera and is making a video-He was hoping to have finished by now, but said its so hard bc he cries every time he's working on it. My point- you can bring a little camera and it is worth it.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
Hello fellow pilgrim,Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
My main camera was too big to take on the Camino! I used Polar steps on my mobile, it produced a map and my siblings could follow my route and knew that I was safe. I will do the same on my next Camino.I can't imagine traveling anywhere without a camera of some kind!
AnneMarie1,I have been contemplating the Great Camera Question a lot lately. I am an intermittently pretty serious amateur photographer, and I own a couple very nice cameras with detachable lenses of different focal lengths, etc. I especially love having the extended exposure capability (multiple seconds of an open lens) when I want to take pictures in dark Romanesque churches, for instance. BUT. Those cameras are big and heavy, and to take those extended exposures you need a tripod or something stable to put the camera on so it absolutely doesn't move. The newer iphones have some pretty amazing capabilities (including low-light), but they are really expensive -- considerably more than my trans-Atlantic airfare. My 2nd generation SE iphone takes quite good pictures, but doesn't allow me the creative control I like from an SLR and also only has 1X zoom. So I thought I'll maybe just buy a little compact camera to take along, but it turned out those are around $450-500 to start, for the ones that are halfway decent, which still seems like a lot, especially since I HAVE perfectly good cameras at home. They're just too big and heavy for THIS trip. So my solution is that I am going to use my iphone and I've bought some of these clip-on lenses, which will allow for macro, wide angle, and at least a little more zoom (3X) (that one is not in the link below). They do make telephoto attachable lenses for phones that go up to 20X or so, but they're kind of long and heavy-looking, and I think you'd need some kind of tripod or stabilizing contraption for those. I have never used these before and don't really know how happy I'll be with them, but they're small, and all three of them came to around $100. I am hoping this will be a reasonable compromise. For me, photography is a way of contemplating my surroundings that much more. It is a form of meditation. It makes me notice things, pause, savor things, etc. I can't imagine not having a camera of some kind on the Camino, and I will be one of those people taking frequent, probably somewhat long breaks to encounter the surroundings through photography. I hope my compromise solution works well enough. Here's a link to a lens kit I bought (again, the 3x zoom one is not in this kit, but it's along these lines): https://www.amazon.com/Xenvo-iPhone-Camera-Lens-Clip/dp/B01A6D2JVI/ref=sr_1_3?crid=PRJUR94DYDUW&keywords=iphone+zoom+lens+attachment&qid=1682348922&sprefix=,aps,91&sr=8-3
Second that; everyone is different. I take FAR TOO MANY photos and videos.Do you typically take pictures and videos when you travel? I would assume whatever someone typically likes to do is what they would also do while on a Camino.
Is that a canon G7 X mark ll or lll, or something different?Hello fellow pilgrim,
as a trained commercial photographer I was happy to bring my Canon GX7 with me.
Quite impressive quality eevn in low light situations for such a tiny camera. Quite good videos, too. Not perfect, but usable.
Despite the fact that new smartphones nowadays outperform those cameras I wouldn't miss the oppportunity to take photos in RAW and to tweak the data to the best results you can get of those cameras.
But that's just me.
If you just want to take some memorable photos and videos, a inexpensive smartphone like a Samsung A34 i.e. should be good enough.
I took 1200 photos and ~100 videoclips on 4 32gb SD-Cards.
Have fun!
It was a Mark II.Is that a canon G7 X mark ll or lll, or something different?
I do enjoy taking photos. They bring back such fond memories down the road. And you can share them with potential Camino walkers who query you about the journey. For both of my caminos I took a small camera, Lumix. I just find that a camera takes better pictures. I was able to carry it in a small case which attached to the waistbelt of my backpack. But, if you just take the odd picture or selfie a phone is good enough.Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
Helloo,
I was debating whether or not to buy a camera since my phone's camera is broken. What was your experience, is it worth taking a lot of videos and photos. I can take some good ones with my phone but its gonna be a hassle every single time. I know this is a personal thing, but I would like to hear your opinions on documenting the camino. I am not a big fan of photos but do not want to forget all the things that happened on the camino
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