So last night I touched my DSLR after nearly two years of not using it. During these two years I've been traveling extensively and taking ALL of my photos with my Samsung S5. The photos still turn out to be excellent.
The reason I don't even use my DSLR? The Samsung S5 photos are SO much easier to finalize and share online. The entire purpose of photos is to have them be *seen*.
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I take the photo.
HDR is done in-camera in real-time, has ZERO alignment issues, and looks great. HDR is absolutely instantaneous.
Geo-tagging is built-in.
I use Android apps to stitch together panoramas if necessary or have the camera app do it automatically (badly, and with no HDR).
I use Android apps to edit (if necessary).
I post on Facebook or online (editing is unnecessary sometimes since FB has presets).
I can do the same with 4K videos shot on the S5 or 60fps 1080p videos.
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All of this means I've taken the shot and shared it online within a matter of five minutes.
Plus I take my phone everywhere and it weighs nothing.
My Panasonic GH3, despite being m43, still weighs a ton by comparison and after a day of shooting I've got a night of "homework" to import all the photos to the laptop, edit them, share them, etc. 95% of the time I no longer bother and my camera's SD card is filled with untouched photos.
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There are only a few things that I truly miss with my DSLR:
1. lens choices and zoom
2. IS
3. full manual control (I can't control and/or lock exposure in HDR mode or video mode on the S5).
4. more dynamic range in HDR
Are there any small cameras out there that are cameras first and foremost but running Android with GPS, WiFi, and 3G built in with an excellent camera app with real-time HDR and full manual control?
The reason I don't even use my DSLR? The Samsung S5 photos are SO much easier to finalize and share online. The entire purpose of photos is to have them be *seen*.
---
I take the photo.
HDR is done in-camera in real-time, has ZERO alignment issues, and looks great. HDR is absolutely instantaneous.
Geo-tagging is built-in.
I use Android apps to stitch together panoramas if necessary or have the camera app do it automatically (badly, and with no HDR).
I use Android apps to edit (if necessary).
I post on Facebook or online (editing is unnecessary sometimes since FB has presets).
I can do the same with 4K videos shot on the S5 or 60fps 1080p videos.
---
All of this means I've taken the shot and shared it online within a matter of five minutes.
Plus I take my phone everywhere and it weighs nothing.
My Panasonic GH3, despite being m43, still weighs a ton by comparison and after a day of shooting I've got a night of "homework" to import all the photos to the laptop, edit them, share them, etc. 95% of the time I no longer bother and my camera's SD card is filled with untouched photos.
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There are only a few things that I truly miss with my DSLR:
1. lens choices and zoom
2. IS
3. full manual control (I can't control and/or lock exposure in HDR mode or video mode on the S5).
4. more dynamic range in HDR
Are there any small cameras out there that are cameras first and foremost but running Android with GPS, WiFi, and 3G built in with an excellent camera app with real-time HDR and full manual control?
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