4K Compact Camera recommendations
4K Compact Camera recommendations
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T1berious

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2,527 posts

172 months

Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Good morning and Happy New Year!

I'm hoping someone here can offer up some advice to a total novice. So I'm looking for a compact 4K Camera for holidays. I had a Canon Sureshot back in the day but have used the phones Camera for a while now but want to up my game for both stills and video.

Budget is <£1k

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Cheers

T1b


mikef

5,767 posts

268 months

Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Any Sony RX100 from model V onwards

StevieBee

14,318 posts

272 months

Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Good call on the Sonys!

Don't get too hung up on the 4K thing. Unless you'll be watching your productions on a large screen 4K TV, you'll not see any significant difference between HD. 4K also hoovers up memory and you need a meaty computer for editing unless you get into the whole proxy thing!

sgrimshaw

7,547 posts

267 months

Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Big fan of the RX100 Sony's, got a couple.

If you don't need the big sensor of the RX100's though, the Sony HX range ... in particular the HX60 or HX99 ... are worth a look.

Not as "photographer" centric as the RX100's, but still very capable.

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/cyber-shot-comp...

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/cyber-shot-comp...

riskyj

484 posts

97 months

Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Ricoh GR III

LuS1fer

42,744 posts

262 months

Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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I have an oldish Windows computer and it really doesn't like 4k. I did download a program to play them but it wasn't good so I stick to 1080.

As far as compact cameras go, I have a Canon and a Panasonic but because the Canon has a flip screen, I use it far more.

mikiec

350 posts

103 months

Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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We have a Panasonic tz200 which is very similar to the Sony rx100. Unless you are really wanting a decent zoom I’d just upgrade your phone to one with a highly rated camera.

For most people the phone software will take better photos than any hardware benefits in a small camera. Also one less thing to drag around.

YorkshireStu

4,418 posts

217 months

Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Fujifilm X100V

Truly great vacation camera.

funinhounslow

1,907 posts

159 months

Thursday 4th January 2024
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I have just bought a Panasonic LX 15 after my previous Lumix finally died.

Very happy with it and I think it is the perfect holiday camera. It is also less than £500 - I am not sure if spending £1,000 on a camera for holidays might be overkill…

I would disagree that a phone can do the same job though.

When I view my photos on an iPad or TV it is apparent straight away which ones came from the camera and which came from a phone. There is a definite difference which is hard to articulate - the phone photos just appear over processed or “artificial” in anything other than perfect light. Newer phones may be better though I don’t see how a tiny camera phone sensor can ever compete with a 1” sensor in a compact camera.

In relation to this the Panasonic has a f1.4 aperture at the wide end so low light pictures are not an issue…

LuS1fer

42,744 posts

262 months

Thursday 4th January 2024
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funinhounslow said:
I would disagree that a phone can do the same job though.

When I view my photos on an iPad or TV it is apparent straight away which ones came from the camera and which came from a phone. There is a definite difference which is hard to articulate - the phone photos just appear over processed or “artificial” in anything other than perfect light. Newer phones may be better though I don’t see how a tiny camera phone sensor can ever compete with a 1” sensor in a compact camera.
I agree. While standard photos from my mobile are just about passable, if there is any zoom on it, the picture is utterly crap on a monitor.
It doesn't necessarily need a 1" sensor though.

I have a Canon SX740HS vs my Panasonic TZ100 and as the latter has only a 10x zoom and no flip screen, it gets used far less. The difference is negligible.

sgrimshaw

7,547 posts

267 months

Thursday 4th January 2024
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Craikeybaby

11,566 posts

242 months

Thursday 4th January 2024
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OP is this for still photographs? Or videos?

As a good around compact camera for both photo and video my usual suggestion is the Canon G7X.

YorkshireStu said:
Fujifilm X100V

Truly great vacation camera.
Yes, but with caveats... I own one, and whilst it is great for still photography, I think it would be overkill for most casual users.


Riley Blue

22,524 posts

243 months

Friday 5th January 2024
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LuS1fer said:
I agree. While standard photos from my mobile are just about passable, if there is any zoom on it, the picture is utterly crap on a monitor.
It doesn't necessarily need a 1" sensor though.

I have a Canon SX740HS vs my Panasonic TZ100 and as the latter has only a 10x zoom and no flip screen, it gets used far less. The difference is negligible.
The TZ95D overcomes those issues. I'm very impressed with mine.

YorkshireStu

4,418 posts

217 months

Friday 5th January 2024
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Craikeybaby said:
Yes, but with caveats... I own one, and whilst it is great for still photography, I think it would be overkill for most casual users.
I own one too. It's like Leica for a fraction of the price.

But yes, it is perhaps a bit niche in that it is fixed lens. Still, awesome everyday camera when you get to know it.