Wondering what people are thinking about this and why the internet is so quiet about it. I am not happy. Today it decided I couldn’t use the camera without giving it extensive permissions and agreeing to it. Not cool.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 day ago

    Scouring the camera market has been my intense interest for the past few months, so if you actually looking for one, I might be able to point in a direction.

    • la93@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Like a real camera, not inside the phone? Or app? I suspect the phone is not allowing me to change the default camera. What do you suggest?

      • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        For stills, I am a bad source for Android camera app advice because I’m on iOS. But for video, I can tell you the Blackmagic app is incredible.

        As for a dedicated camera, not gonna lie, they aren’t cheap. You probably want something used or older, depending on your shooting priorities. Stills or video? Indoor, or outdoor? Fast, or slow subjects? Do you want a lot of zoom, or do you tend to shoot close up? And how much would you spend for a camera you keep for many years?

        • la93@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          I hardly ever take video. I take stills, just point and click, nothing fancy, when I want or need. I need a camera app for banking, id, authentication. Also, share photos on Signal and email. Just curious what you would recommend, but I am not buying a real camera anytime soon.

          • sbeak@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            1·
            12 minutes ago

            Just curious what you would recommend, but I am not buying a real camera anytime soon

            In a nutshell, there are five major camera brands: Sony, Canon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, and Nikon. You also have some smaller brands like Pentax, OM System, Sigma, etc., but those five are the ones most people recommend.

            I have the most experience with Sony cameras. They tend to have the best AF with reasonable colours, and the E-mount is HUGE with lots of third-party options. The same mount is used for both their full frame and APS-C lineup, so you can use an APS-C lens on a full frame camera, and vice versa. Sony’s naming conventions are pretty confusing, but I can try to summarise it for you:

            • A6x00 series: APS-C hybrid cameras
              • A6400 is the cheapest currently sold model
              • A6700 is the nicer option that is very good value for what you get: IBIS, 4K 120 fps recording, beefier grip, more modern UI compared to older Sony cameras, etc.
              • A6000, A6100, and A6300 can be found used and are still pretty good
              • A6500 is the older IBIS model, if you need that it’s a solid option
            • A7 series: full frame lineup
              • base models (e.g. A7 III, A7 IV) are good hybrid cameras
              • resolution R series (e.g. A7R V) are heavily photo-centric with very high resolution sensors, so photos is ridiculously high fidelity
              • sensitivity S series (e.g. A7S III) are video-centric with lower resolution sensors and higher dynamic range
              • compact C series (e.g. A7C II, A7CR) use the same internals as the base models, but in a smaller body (and price tag). You don’t get a second SD card slot though, which might be a deal breaker
            • FX lineup: Cinema cameras, probably not for most people BUT!
              • FX30: Very similar to the A7S III but with an APS-C sensor, an internal fan (like the FX3), and a lower MSRP. No EVF, but if you mainly shoot video, it’s a very good deal!
            • ZV lineup: Stands for “Gen Z Vlog”, cheaper plastic body cameras at a lower price tag, video-centric with no EVF
              • ZV-1, ZV-1 II, ZV-1F: 1" sensor point and shoots, the three mainly differ based on their lens and zoom ranges (or lack thereof in the ZV-1F, the F stands for fixed)
              • ZV-E10: APS-C camera, guts of an A6400 with a plastic body and no EVF, has a few additional video features. This is the one I mainly use!
              • ZV-1: Full frame camera, guts of an A7S III with a plastic body and no EVF, an incredible deal for what you get!
            • RX series: Premium point and shoot cameras, avoid these as they aren’t very good deals