Camera on a budget
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Camera on a budget
Looking for a camera for taking pictures of car mostly, does not need to be anything high end or special, I am by no means a skilled photographer. Can anyone recommend something to get better car shots than my iphone 11. Only looking to spend a couple hundred bucks. TIA
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Looking for a camera for taking pictures of car mostly, does not need to be anything high end or special, I am by no means a skilled photographer. Can anyone recommend something to get better car shots than my iphone 11. Only looking to spend a couple hundred bucks. TIA
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Just looking for maybe some sharper/clearer images, will not be printing photos just sharing. I think its mostly a “zoom” issue. I say a zoom issue because pics up close or in portrait mode come out great but as soon as I get much further away they become very distorted. Maybe I just need to play around more with the Iphone camera and my editing skills
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St. Jude Donor '08-'25
Just looking for maybe some sharper/clearer images, will not be printing photos just sharing. I think its mostly a “zoom” issue. I say a zoom issue because pics up close or in portrait mode come out great but as soon as I get much further away they become very distorted. Maybe I just need to play around more with the Iphone camera and my editing skills
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09,'13, '14
from hat i know about Iphones, (Iphone 8) it takes pretty damn good pics. I cannot imagine the 11's camera is worse. in fact I think the IQ of the 11 is probably on par or better with a budget DSLR.
Spend some time On Youtube. I'm betting there are settings on that phone you are unaware of.
Spend some time On Youtube. I'm betting there are settings on that phone you are unaware of.
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Looking for a camera for taking pictures of car mostly, does not need to be anything high end or special, I am by no means a skilled photographer. Can anyone recommend something to get better car shots than my iphone 11. Only looking to spend a couple hundred bucks. TIA
To get a camera which will shoot better imagery than an iPhone 11Pro, you'll need to spend a hell of a lot more than a couple hundred bucks.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09,'13, '14
after rereading, the other thing that it probably is would be the proper grip on the phone. OP said wider angle shots are good, zoom not so much. a zoomed image is far more susceptible to camera shake than a pano.
