Increasing interest in compacts, something is strange

[mercer]

1 hour ago, Andrew Reid said:

Who wants to tell her that if she had just turned around and faced the setting sun, she could have continued using her iPhone?

Not it.

[Snowfun]

11 minutes ago, mercer said:

It's good to know kids are learning that to take good photos, you need light...

Most kids might look at the photo on the left and think that there are a couple of things you need to take a good photo...

[fuzzynormal]

4 hours ago, ND64 said:

what my smartphone live view looks like when I want to change the most basic settings.

With 3rd party apps I can actually get some rather awesome IQ video outta my Xiaomi 12S Ultra.  That's kind of neat, right? 

What I can't get is an app that let's me film motion pictures without a lot of unnecessary difficulty and fiddly nonsense. 

Thus, I do not use my Xiaomi 12S Ultra to shoot rather awesome IQ video.

Imagine trying to use a hammer and the handle is a jug of milk.  Pretty freaking hard to strike a nail.  It can be done, but...annoying as hell.

[eatstoomuchjam]

5 hours ago, MrSMW said:

Fuji are supposed to be having their large sensor compact on it's way, but without IBIS so not so much interested.

For me, the biggest question for the Fuji compact is about the size.  If the body+lens are within 5% of the size of a GFX 100S II + 50/3.5, I'll roll my eyes and not care.

If, on the other hand, the size is closer to like a EOS R5 + the Canon consumer 24mm RF prime...  I suddenly start to become interested, with or without IBIS.

Double bonus will be if it includes the 4k full sensor video mode, 5.8k full sensor width 2.35:1 mode, and the cropped 8K mode...  or even better, if it has a 4K mode that can do something like Sony's clear image zoom where I can just zoom by changing the readout window on the sensor all the way down to 1:1 pixels.  Starting at 100 megapixels, that's a hell of a lot of zoom before reaching 4096x2160 (starting from a sensor that's 11648 x 8736) (I think that 4k 1:1 would be close to S35?  The 8K 1:1 mode on the 100 is pretty close to FF).

(I already use the 8K mode on the GFX 100 II to get a bit more telephoto in video mode - usually I prefer the 5.8k 2.35:1 mode for my stuff, but if I want a bit more reach than my lens has...)

[MrSMW]

I still say that my A7RV is my compact camera.

For its size and ergos with a small lens, OK it’s not exactly RX100V, but that thing was too small and fiddly for me.

I will still trade it and the 3 compactish zoom lenses I have as soon as any S2R appears, and pair it with Sigma’s 28-105mm f2.8…which will in no way be compact, but it will continue my ethos of a compact kit.

I think with any kit, it still comes down to how you use it, where & when you use and even if you will use it.

Right now, out of all the cameras I have ever had and are available, I would still nominate the A7RV with a small lens as the best compact camera I have ever had.

The A7CR should be my compact of choice, but nah, too many niggly things over the A7RV.

So whether it be a family occasion to a city break to a safari, for primarily photo, I’m going to stick with my A7RV.

Until any S2R appears and then it will be gone. Because I can’t keep them all.

[newfoundmass]

12 hours ago, mercer said:

Who wants to tell her that if she had just turned around and faced the setting sun, she could have continued using her iPhone?

Not it.

I don't think it'd have given her the look she was going for, or feature the water in the background.

[hoodlum]

It looks like we may finally get a compact camera with wide angle to normal zoom, 8 years after the Nikon DL cameras were cancelled.  Except it is Canon doing it with the V1.  This is exciting news for me and it could be an automatic buy depending on the implementation. 
 

https://www.canonrumors.com/the-powershot-v-series-will-become-canons-new-line-of-compact-cameras/

• 24MP CMOS Sensor (approx)

• Approximently 16-50mm (35mm Equivalent)

• 3″ Screen (Approx 1 million pixels)

• Screen has a 170° viewing angle

• 4K Video (Very slight crop, but likely for aspect ratio)

• 1.4X Crop Mode for Stills

• RAW, C-RAW, Dual Pixel RAW

• H.265 / HEVC

• C-Log3 / HDR PQ

• Launch: Late Q1/Early Q2 2025