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Posted: 05 Mar 2019

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Documenting my expertise in photography

Documenting my expertise in photography
Don't you love it when you mishandle your camera like a crazy person? I have begun to use my phone more as a camera. It's a low-grade smart phone. The problem is, the way I have to hold the phone is also the position that is most convenient for accidentally clicking off a shot. It's also a good way to accidentally flip it to selfie mode, so there are many hideous self-portraits to delete. (Sighhh) The most interesting is when it goes into "Blast" mode.

I am determined to stop using my phone as a camera unless I can afford a good one! Which I can't, so...I am trying to remember to put my mediocre real camera in my car more often.

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14 comments - The latest ones
 Damir
Damir
look for an canon g12
www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-Optical-Stabilized-Vari-Angle-x/dp/B0041RSPRS
even used it's a perfect thing !!!!
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Damir
That looks good and I like the price! I will seriously consider it after impending medical bills are paid. My last two cameras have been used and they were in top condition. Thanks for the recommendation! I have looked many times at cameras in that price range and I become completely confused. And that one has a viewfinder - a must-have for me.
5 years ago.
Damir has replied to Diane Putnam club
it's the only camera I use, view finder is precious but I like the also the rotating screen which you can use to make photos of people left and right of you and they can not know what you are doing. the price I sent you is for the used camera but you can have extra guarantee over one year if you want.
5 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Ha ha ha! =D

Yes, I am familiar with some of those problems, even with somewhat good phone camera.
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… club
It's SO annoying! Can't see the screen, either.
5 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
I have an Olympus Stylus camera which I keep in the car - just in case my usual camera breaks down. It's very good and can be picked up second hand quite cheaply. It looks like a mini-DSLR and has a view finder and a flip-up screen at the back.

I use my phone quite a lot for landscape photos..........it's a Huawei P20 (not the Pro, just the basic version)........it has a superb camera! I have it on contract, so it's not too expensive.

For some reason, when using the phone, I quite often take accidental photos of my feet..!!
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Keith Burton club
I am thrilled to know it's not just me! I'll check out your Olympus model, too.
5 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
FUN ANGLES !
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Pam J club
AND THEY ARRANGED THEMSELVES WITHOUT MY HELP!

THANKS, PAM!
5 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
And I'm getting to the point that I take most of my photos with the phone...
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to slgwv club
They're just so darned handy. I don't remember to put my camera in the car, so there you are...
Still, if I'm going to continue this phone-camera thing, I really should have a better phone!
5 years ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
This is my camera. I bought it new years ago for $AUD89. The viewfinder is also essential for me. I also recommend it if you can get one second hand.
www.cnet.com/reviews/canon-powershot-a1200-review
I really like the G12/G16 but it is a bit big in a pants pocket and a heap more money.

I take some photos with my phone, a Microsoft 640 LTE. It's not a brilliant camera but is always available.

Using my first digital camera, which was retrieved from a rubbish bin, I took many videos of walking feet. :-)
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to GrahamH club
Haha - I, too, have a lot of walking feet! I made a collage of some, once, I think it's here somewhere. Thanks for another link, Graham, it's great to have some recommendations to narrow down the thousands of possibilities out there!

I remember my dad's first digital camera in the '90s. It was huge and took horrible photos. He kind of hated it (having always used Leica, Pentax, Nikon, etc.), but used it more as a toy. He was a real gadget guy. ;-)
5 years ago.
 Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
I find it almost impossible to use my phone as a camera, mainly because it just doesn't feel like a camera and the efforts to make it easy for the user mean I can't figure out how to use it. That's true for all phone cameras for me, when people ask me to take a photo of them with their phone, I try, but it just doesn't feel right.
5 years ago.

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