StewieGriffin Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 So, Mrs Stewie and I are off on honeymoon in a few weeks and we've left getting new camera until now. Basically, we need a digital camera with a selfie mode (not just "turn it around, duh!") - the only ones we've seen all evening which seem to have it are specific vlogging cameras which are way out of our budget. I assumed in this day and age it would be a fairly standard spec in a camera, especially when its widely available in phones and laptops. What are we missing in the 3 hours we've spent googling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 What's wrong with your phone? What's your budget? Presumably by "selfie mode" you just mean a screen you can flip or rotate so it faces forwards? Most cameras have an app where you can use your phone as a remote shutter so you can frame your shot using the phone screen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Modern phones have exceptional front and rear facing cameras these days. I believe the Google/Pixel phones pride themselves as best in class cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Absolutely. Don't get me wrong, I still much prefer shooting with an actual camera (I even take photos with 35mm film sometimes) but there's so much to unpack with what to buy that people have made entire careers based upon just talking about it. I still wouldn't buy a flagship phone just for it's camera, you can get a nice interchangeable lens system for less than the price of a new iPhone, and having full manual control over the thing is a pleasure once you know what you are doing but the single most important thing is budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, The_Rev said: What's wrong with your phone? What's your budget? Presumably by "selfie mode" you just mean a screen you can flip or rotate so it faces forwards? Most cameras have an app where you can use your phone as a remote shutter so you can frame your shot using the phone screen. Yes, a flippable/rotating screen. Budget £150-ish, which wont get a top range camera I know. We figured that we'd be using our phones a lot (we're going to Disneyland and everything is app-based) so didnt want to risk battery being low Edited March 16, 2022 by StewieGriffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 At that price point I'd probably just buy an external battery pack each and go with the phones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 21 hours ago, StewieGriffin said: Yes, a flippable/rotating screen. Budget £150-ish, which wont get a top range camera I know. We figured that we'd be using our phones a lot (we're going to Disneyland and everything is app-based) so didnt want to risk battery being low Moment lens (depending on needs) - https://www.shopmoment.com/ DM me if you want to chat as I use these and have 4 - happy to advise. £150 should get you an lens for the phone + the case you'll need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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