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get a better phone(camera)?
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What would you buy if you were me, looking for better point and shoot results?
If you are already familiar with (and like) Canon then I'd get one of the Powershots.
Just figure out how much you're willing to spend, how small you want the camera to be, and what features are important to you (finder or display-only, articulating screen on back or not, wifi..) and pick a model that has what you want, don't overthink it too much. -
I don’t think many camera will survive being thrown off the bike at 30kmph very often, but having it weather resistant is very useful.
I’ve had lens elements fog up on cameras from being in humid jersey pockets.
Less of an issue in a bar bag or on a sling strap.
Could also look at the Canon M series?
Not worth getting a small sensor compact these days as it’s not any better than a phone camera these days.
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What phone do you have? Though it's true most newer ones will outperform P&S shot for shot, the ergonomics of trying to take pics while on a bike would push me in the direction of a small camera. I think the older Sony A6000 with it's very small kit lens or the TG-6 would be what I would use. The Olympus also allows you to get in really close if you want to document that torn fingernail. I have the Sony (with the 28mm f2). The smaller sensor and fewer megapixels of the TG-6 would seem to make it a more forgiving camera to use on the bike. I've owned a few Ricohs and have loved the saved shots from them but there have been lots of throwaways due to their struggles with low light and focusing speed - maybe not the best option for shooting while moving. I thought the dusty lens issue was largely resolved with the latest iteration.
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I'm looking to buy a compact camera to use on chilled rides/tours instead of my phone camera which I'm always disappointed with.
A quick glance and I'm down a rabbit hole of Canon model numbers.
G7 is better than G9, there's I, II and III versions. There's a Richoh with no zoom lens that I presume would be really fast to use and more rugged. There's Olympus Tough TG-6 which is actually 'rugged'.
I used to own a Powershot G3 and I still have a collection of Canon DSLRs so I'm quite fond on Canon stuff in general and would lean that way over most other things unless there was a compelling argument to go another way. I hate Nikon.
What would you buy if you were me, looking for better point and shoot results?