Thread #4489617 | Image & Video Expansion | Click to Play
Anonymous
Which compact cameras take better photos than modern flagship phones? 12/22/25(Mon)00:05:52 No.4489617
Which compact cameras take better photos than modern flagship phones? 12/22/25(Mon)00:05:52 No.4489617
Which compact cameras take better photos than modern flagship phones? Anonymous 12/22/25(Mon)00:05:52 No.4489617 [Reply]▶
File: 9eef5467af46e177957ff0b42e445f22.jpg (60.3 KB)
60.3 KB JPG
I don't want to buy a new flagship every two years. I just want to have a nice pocket camera and keep my midrange for a while. My old olympus pocket camera lasted for almost a decade.
Preferably nothing more expensive than $700
18 RepliesView Thread
>>
>>4489617
market price, not sale price
>$200ish
Lumix LX3/LX5/LX7
Nikon CoolPix P330
Olympus XZ-1/XZ-10
PowerShot G10
Samsung EX-1
>$350ish
Ricoh GR Digital I
Canon PowerShot S120
Olympus Stylus XZ-2
Nikon CoolPix P340
Samsung EX2F
Lumix LF1
Fujifilm X10
Fujifilm XQ1
>$500ish
Lumix LX100 I
RX100 III
PowerShot G15
Pentax MX-1
>$700
You probably don’t need to spend this much money.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
File: GR001527.jpg (5 MB)
5 MB JPG
The Ricoh GR 3/3x/4 are the only cameras that remain pocketable with reasonable IQ. The rx100 series are a close second, but you'll be trading down in IQ (but trading up in AF).
The GR is notorious for sucking dust into the sensor, so if your target environment has a polluted atmosphere, avoid, unless you have a Ricoh service center close by.
I found an LX100 in mint condition for ~360 on mpb. You'll find some decent deals if you're patient, but again, the IQ will be a step down from even the RX series despite the larger sensor.
The other models mentioned will only make you want to kys when you compare the IQ and shooting experience to that of a phone.
If you are really committed to something timeless with decent IQ, film might be the way to go.
Picrel, the GR is the GOAT in pocketable digital compacts.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
for strictly photos it's not 1:1 as modern phone software averages frames for low light (and for this definition it's like normal indoor lighting not crazy full frame pulling full detail in the darkness)
I mean you could do this manually with a compact in post but only if nothing moves
so the still small 1/1.5? sensor punches above its size in phones and is basically on par with 1" or more now
tldr just sensor size now, 1"+
which leaves you with rx100 series and ricoh gr and zv1F for extant
actually that one sony action cam too
I wish panasonic still made their compacts
for video though you can just go with similar sensor sizes as long as bitrate is good enough