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Digital camera recommendations for replacing a smartphone camera? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

"my foot itches, what's the best shotgun I can get to blast it off". this is like problemXY.

a 2-year old ex-flagship is a beast of a device. how do I know? because I run a 7-year old not-flagship and it's a beast. you tear google's shit out and keep using it. you can even keep using GCam with a "yeah-playservices-is-present" faker and then disable GCam's network access.

Google is an adversary. start treating it as such.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you need waterproof, the Olympus TG series has long been my phone camera/de-Googling go-to. It ticks most of your requirements. I love its macro modes and it's definitely pocketable. Also stands up to a lot of abuse and has a strong market for accessories,

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I like the Olympus OM-D. Their PEN series might be what you want, because it's rather slim for a real camera. I think there could even be GPS.

But remember that some physical size is needed to have these optical qualties that a phone cannot have.