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.
I’m not sure, sadly. I tried a bunch of different things but I’m not really a photographer, which is why I’m most interested in a camera that has a decent auto mode first and foremost
While I looked for information, I did discover this webpage describing issues, though, and it sent me down a Lumix DMC-Z___ rabbithole, though. On paper, at least, they look promising. GPS, macro, allegedly good low light, a lot of optical image stabilization?