which compact cameras take better photos than - /p/

Anonymous12/22/25, 00:05No.4489617Which compact cameras take better photos than modern flagship phones?

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

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Anon12/22/25, 00:48No.4489626

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.

Anon12/22/25, 04:47No.4489665

rx100 is the only good one and any of the old models are fine and cheap

Anon12/22/25, 19:00No.4489773

Fuji X30 slow af Canon Ixus155 20mp ccd sensor Ricoh WG-80 water and shock proof

Anon12/23/25, 13:46No.4489933

You take photos not camera

Anon01/03/26, 05:53No.4491769

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.

Anon01/20/26, 01:34No.4494530

I want to punch her boobies >if you know what I mean

Anon01/20/26, 11:18No.4494588

Sony ZV-1 not big shots but is a great video camera

Anon01/23/26, 20:47No.4495056

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