Hey all, want to ask your advise on a travel camera for photos and videos.

I'm a lay person with no skills but appreciate beautiful photos n videos, looking for

A easy point n shoot that can reproduce close to dslr quality photos and HD videos would be great for

Capturing the moments, at the moment I've narrowed it down to the Sony RX 10 ii.

The rx100 would be perfect in travel size but overheats after 5 mins of video recording.

Your inputs would be appreciated.

Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge.

*I'm not joking*

Only over heat if you take in 4K.. Since your budget is already in Rx100 series(assume is Rx iii onwards), the canon g7x mark i or ii is also very good, for easy point and shoot and touristy feature(selfie mode, panorama, time lapse, slow mo, decent zoom)... the best part is charge by USB, which all of us have power banks anyway. Get a spare battery if possible as point and shoot out of juice quite fast

Budget is up to 5k

Rx10 ii - 4.7
Rx100 iv - 3.4
G7x ii- 3

So getting rx10 for extra 1k would be more cost effective instead of buying separates video camera since it does 4K.Less to carry for travel but hefty bulk to carry around rx10 doesn't have a flippable lcd for selfie mode , I'm wondering why most Are recommending the smaller camera ? My regret with the smaller camera was traveling to
Switzerland and Queenstown Nz the smaller camera just couldn't capture the beauty.

This post has been edited by Fenix98: Jun 9 2016, 09:09 AM

6s plus camera takes better pics , to my eye.

S7, Moto X force, x100T, rx100iv,

spend ur money on good cam phone

iphone 6, u saw the billboards along the roads?

but hor,

6s you don't have 16:9 ratio, costs a lot more too.

And as for the S7 edge - I can produce commercial grade work with it so yeah, how much else better it is to your eye I won't know. http://www.goldfries.com/hardware-reviews/...galaxy-s7-edge/

Oh and since TS mentioned it's for travel, then having water resistance capability is a plus point, tested that aspect too.

Would advise you to get a dedicated camera like lumix or rx100 cause they have advantages over phone cam that you wish you have during travel. But some people i know bought one, after travel, put in storage for long time never to see sunlight again. So unless you intend to take more photos in future and dont mind a bit of hassle to upload to instagram, get a good smartphone cam instead.

This post has been edited by DaddyO: Jun 9 2016, 03:17 PM

Like the guys are saying, a nice camera phone should do the trick. Just buy a 2/3 spare powerbank and a BIG micro SD card.

Image quality from modern day camera phones are comparable to compact cameras. So if you're not the type of person who carries around a camera wherever you go, buying a new dedicated camera might just be sitting on your desk, collecting dust.

Street photo, at night, in the rain.

Taken with Honor 7.

Wow those are really good shots, I believe this is the skill of the photographer, capturing these beautiful photos.
Any thread where u give tips...

RX100 IV
-light weight point&shoot, optical zoom, 4k, slow mo

RX10 III
- wide to telephoto optical zoom, 4k, slow mo

good smartphone like S7 Edge
- pocketable, S7 best in smartphone IMHO, no optical zoom, 4k

Bro, use smartphone will do.

Good composition but the img is a little smudgy to me cause of the noise reduction (or could be youtube display) and slightly overexpose on the neon signboard. And I believe the guy uses tripod to capture in low light (evidenced by the blur of moving objects).

However that's my personal opinion cause I like to pixel peep. If you think the pictures are good, then phone camera is really more than enough. Lugging around bulky dslr won't make your picture better if you primarily use "Auto" and don't take time and money to invest in lenses and post-processing.

This post has been edited by DaddyO: Jun 18 2016, 09:40 AM

My 2 cents here is that if you're gonna be processing raw and pixel peep, then at least a small mirrorless camera.

If its just to document the travel with friends and family, S7 all the way.

there pictures were good for a camera capture, am looking for a bridge camera with good optics and good quality photos with consumer friendly shooting. think the sony rx10 ii fits the bill at the momment,a phone is still built as a phone.everything is a compromise, a camera phone is definately not a compromise i can live wit and i also understand now i my photography knowledge has to increase to be able to utilize the hardware even though its advertised a prosumer....

This post has been edited by Fenix98: Jun 18 2016, 05:04 PM

If you looking for dedicated camera that can shoot lowlight and do 4k video, do check Samsung nx500. It uses aps-c and has 28mp.

1. All handheld, no tripod used. Blur of moving object was because the phone camera was at slow shutter speed due to low-light conditions.

2. Overexposed on signboard, nothing you can do about that. Even with dedicated camera the output will have over / under-exposed parts. Some phone cameras with better software might be able to reduce blown highlight issues.

If you would like to view those photos in image form, can visit my album. EXIF data is in tact https://www.flickr.com/photos/goldfries/set...157667689641211