Comments on: Phone vs Camera: When Is It Worth Upgrading for Travel Photography? https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/when-upgrading-from-phone-to-camera/ Real-World Photography and Reviews Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:21:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Peter https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/when-upgrading-from-phone-to-camera/#comment-182 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:26:40 +0000 https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/?p=5405#comment-182 I started at photography with a pixel phone.
Yes the problem was that the photos came out perfect for sharing and viewing on small screens. Even on normal wr inches pc monitor and read ready for print. Bit the results were to munch HDR and not what i exactly showed.
To be honest Google fixed that by using a bigger sensor and results were more natural.
Do there isn’t a reason for “compact” points and shoot cameras. Even the 1inch type.
But for street photography a dedicated camera with an aps-c sensor and the ability to use lenses and zoom is want make the difference for me.

]]> By: David Fleet https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/when-upgrading-from-phone-to-camera/#comment-179 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:54:44 +0000 https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/?p=5405#comment-179 In reply to Jonathan Nielsen.

Hi Joanthan,
haha, true, it’s aalso why I decided to focus on my website rather than Youtube. I’m just not cool enough for Youtube and don’t like the clickbait tactics needed to get views. I totally agree, it’s rare I go back through my phone photos.
Thanks and all the best.
David

]]> By: Jonathan Nielsen https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/when-upgrading-from-phone-to-camera/#comment-177 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:36:28 +0000 https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/?p=5405#comment-177 but hey, we're also accompanied by Gen Z and their digicam revival. One additional major difference for me regarding phone vs. camera is that it almost never happens that I look at my old phone shots. They are all fire-look-once-and-forget shots. On the other hand, I often find myself browsing through my older camera shots. Keep up the good work on this site 👍]]> Well, in this case I’ll also happily be a dinosaur 😀 but hey, we’re also accompanied by Gen Z and their digicam revival.

One additional major difference for me regarding phone vs. camera is that it almost never happens that I look at my old phone shots. They are all fire-look-once-and-forget shots.

On the other hand, I often find myself browsing through my older camera shots.

Keep up the good work on this site 👍

]]> By: David Fleet https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/when-upgrading-from-phone-to-camera/#comment-174 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:22:42 +0000 https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/?p=5405#comment-174 In reply to Jonathan Nielsen.

Hi Jonathan, Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment. Maybe I’m a dinosaur but phones and I just don’t work for photography 😀 All the best. David

]]> By: Jonathan Nielsen https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/when-upgrading-from-phone-to-camera/#comment-173 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:25:28 +0000 https://thecotswoldphotographer.com/?p=5405#comment-173 Great article, couldn’t agree more on every single point.

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