Compact cameras are the reason why some of us get up in the morning. Not really, but isn’t that a nice thing to say and read? I mean, compact cameras can deliver beautiful image quality that newer ILCs try to make in post-production. That’s right, photographers try to emulate the look of older cameras with their newer cameras. Look all over social media, Behance, and other platforms, and you’ll see that it’s what’s happening. So in that case, why not just spend so much less money and buy a compact camera? Well, here are five great reasons to buy a compact camera.
The Images Won’t Look Like Your Phone’s
One of the biggest reasons to go for a compact camera is because, well, your phone sucks. It always has sucked in so many different ways. When the compact camera market started to get devoured by the Jabba the Hutt sized phone market craze, the phones didn’t just stop there. Instead, the phones felt like they consistently needed to make things better and better until they weren’t too far off from someone who’s been to the plastic surgery clinic far too often. And as a result, the images look way too manicured. It’s almost as if they’ve been sitting too long in a tanning salon and came out well done.
In contrast, a compact camera is a lot more organic and the pictures just holistically feel better. You can do things like skin smoothing, noise reduction, etc. to a certain point. But when the device is literally dedicated to making nice pictures, thing change drastically.
And to replace an ILC, you can get just a compact camera with a bigger sensor or a longer zoom lens.
So Much Easier to Manage
I’ve gone around on vacation with a compact camera and an ILC. While the ILC gave me better image quality, the compact camera made for a much more enjoyable experience. And so for that reason, I truly recommend reaching for higher quality compact cameras with really good sensors that don’t boast a lot of megapixels. Of course, that’s different if you have something with a larger sensor of some sort.
You Often Get a Nice Zoom Range
At the moment, there aren’t many good phones with an optical zoom range. So instead, they all just try to enhance the image quality using AI and such. And if you want to get that with an ILC, you typically need to bring a much bigger lens with your camera. That, again, makes it so much more to carry. Do you really want to carry more?
They’re Cheaper, Especially Used
Compact cameras are often found on the second-hand market. And because of that, they’re cheaper than brand new ILCs — which the industry is focusing on so much. The industry needs to change, and it needs to change faster.
Japanese camera manufacturers take four years to respond to a trend. With compact cameras, it’s much easier to do it quickly. And we’re pretty sure that if a Chinese camera manufacturer ever popped up, it would do everything even faster.
There’s no reason to buy a new ILC unless it’s something you really want.
Everyone Will Get So Curious About Your Compact Camera
Compact cameras garner lots of attention when you’re with friends, family, etc. People wonder why you’d get one. But if you’re of certain ages, you can’t help but feel how fun these cameras can be. There’s something about the surprise of shooting with one and not being able to see the screen at all. And if the photo didn’t come out great, just take another one.
