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.

  • AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I have a OM TG7, I went from taking a Canon DSLR and a bunch of lenses to just carrying the TG7 and it works great for most of what I need. It is fully auto if That’s what you want (point n shoot) or you can tweek just about every thing the DSLRs do. On the plus side it’s rugged and waterproof (it will take underwater pics). It will also film UHD video. I got it for about $400 but you also need to get a have to get a fast SD card and a 128GB is almost an extra $100 now. 128GB is over kill for just pics but if you film videos then you will need it.

    The only issue I’ve had is it does not come with an external charger, it has a USB C port on the camera for charging and xfer. The issue is that the battery manager in the camera will prevent charging if the battery goes below 2.5v (normal behavior for Li-Ion battery management), However the camera will allow the battery to discharge to 2.3v so you can end up not being able to charge it if the battery gets to low. Knowing this I just charge when the last bar is left so I don’t run it out of power and avoid the issue.