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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/photography@lemmy.world

Hello everyone,

Kind of fell into this rabbit whole yesterday. I usually take pictures with my phone, which is not great at this (Moto G84), so I was considering getting a compact point and shoot camera to have better pictures.

At the moment, my main use case is to indeed take selfies with my girlfriend, or friends/family. I've read a bit about the topic, and it seems like the consensus is that recent phones (less than 5 years) will take better selfies and general pictures than point and shoot cameras.

Is this true?

I see a Sony RX100M3 second hand at 350€, is it worth it?

Thank you for your help

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[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

Hello,

Thank you for your comment!

I just had a look, I see an Alpha A5100 where I live for 375€, so budget would be similar indeed.

I'm currently watching a video about the Vivo X100 Pro, the results that those very high end phones can produce nowadays is quite impressive (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8BM0Xzxbfo)

I guess I'll have to really debate whether I want to get a camera, or maybe just get a phone with a better camera.

the a5100 screen turns right around, which makes it more usable for selfies than the camera you were looking at.

Isn't is similar to the RX100 M3?

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