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New phones always sound like AMAZING upgrades, but if you’re buying a new phone JUST for a “nicer” camera, you might not be getting your money’s worth!
Let’s take a look at camera sensors, and chat about WHERE a new camera will deliver an improvement! Continue reading “DON’T Upgrade Your Phone JUST for a “BETTER” Camera!”
A camera isn’t the same thing for every consumer.
Even though standalone cameras have become less popular for consumer point and shoot use, we still see an incredible variety of hardware and form-factors. There is no universal agreement on what a camera “is”. People still have entirely unique needs where those differences matter to the individual.
This isn’t just some oblique idea of specialty or “pro” use. At a basic level, someone’s specific needs will be better fulfilled by a tool designed for those needs.
Yet in the world of smartphone camera reviewing, we crouch a significant portion of the conversation behind some idea of “The Avuraj CunZoomer™”. We build phone camera conversations around a fallacy that there is some common or objective agreement on what a camera SHOULD be.
It’s only at the most regressively basic level that we might find some agreement.
You should be able to push a button that results in an image being captured.
Beyond that, cameras should specialize. We should see different pros and cons. That’s what makes cameras exciting. Continue reading “How techies get phone camera reviews wrong…”
Panasonic updated the Lumix G9!
Their timing couldn’t have been better! Addressing one of my main concerns using Lumix cameras, I SUPPOSE I could hold on to this camera for a little longer.
Let’s check out this new autofocus! Continue reading “Panasonic Lumix G9 Update: I GUESS I can keep it for a little longer…”
OnePlus 9 Pro 8K video samples!
Why show a couple little clips when we can try to shoot a whole video ALL from the phone! This is the best quality footage the phone can produce, so let’s do a little walk and talk vlog.
Sharing my first day impressions, show some samples, and we can take a listen to the mics on the OnePlus 9 Pro! Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro 8K Vlog! Let’s Really USE This Camera!”
Note 20 Ultra Camera Conclusion!
A BIG phone with BIG cameras and a BIG price tag! Expectations are always high for a Note. This has historically been Samsung’s crown jewel workhorse phone.
Following the S20 Ultra, and selling at a PREMIUM tier, what should we expect from this camera hardware? Samsung says this phone is “pro grade”, so let’s see that in action! Continue reading “Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Camera Conclusion: A STEEP price for RAW capability…”
Let’s speed things up!
YEARS ago I reviewed a funky little camera from Brinno! Now they’re back with a stellar new time-lapse camera which can record for MONTHS on a single set of batteries. How serious are you about time-lapse projects?
Because you might need a serious time-lapse camera! Continue reading “PROFESSIONAL Time-Lapse Camera! Brinno TLC2020 Review!”
Two months in. Several updates later. Has OnePlus finally arrived at a true flagship grade camera? The hardware on tap is formidable, but does the software back it that hardware up?
Nothing to it, but to do it!
Let’s chat flagships, premium phones, and what makes for a good camera! Continue reading “OnePlus 8 Pro Camera Conclusion: OnePlus’ Most Important Camera”
I’m going to get a LOT of criticisms about my “tone” when the public version of this review is published.
I have a hard time with the inconsistency of reviews we’ve seen on the Pixel 4. I haven’t seen a lot of folks review the phone for what it really is. Instead, most seem fine focusing on what the phone is NOT, and calling it a day.
Well, I love a good underdog fight. There’s quite a bit of crankiness in this video, but let’s see if we can judge the Pixel by the same criteria we rate all phone cameras.
Who is the Pixel for? Let’s see if we can answer that together! Continue reading “Pixel 4 XL Camera Conclusion: Exactly what Google promised…”