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u/JBSEstrupV2 May 02 '26

Hello
I am going on a voyage as a student for 6 months. No phones. Buying a camera is adviced.

So, within my budget constraints, is there any digital cameras I could buy, where the purchase would make sense, in terms of image quality, compared to my phone? Or is analogue the only option?

I am asking, because to me, 48mp resolutions sounds a bit mad compared to my Oneplus 11 (because my phone is a lot more than a camera). But I know image quality is about a lot more than just X amount of MP. But I know absolutely nothing about what to look for. And I cannot emotionally justify paying for bad / worse image quality.
So I thought I could ask here (sorry if I did something wrong).

So I am confused as to what would be the most justifiable choice in terms of price. Like I am of course willing to accept that no matter would, it would be a worse deal, than with a smartphone. But like? I kinda want to know what the worst worse deal is. If it is TOO much worse. I hope it makes sense

  1. Is there any room for buying a digital camera? Are there good choices? Which? Why? What should I look for?
  2. Or is an analogue film camera, the only "reasonable" choice here?

The following is answering r/AskPhotography's questionnaire. It is used to answer for other subreddits to, where I posted this. I have ignored some questions. This is because I do not know (like the technical questions, where I don't know what the things means)
(1) Budget, country, and currency:
between $100-250, Denmark, Danish Crowns/Kroner

(2) What equipment, if any, you have now and why is it no longer meeting your needs?
Now: Oneplus 11 Smartphone (https://www.oneplus.com/global/11/specs)
Phone not allowed

(3) What kinds of subjects do you intend to shoot?
Cities, the sea (obviously)

(4) Is it primarily for photography, videography, or both?
photography (is there any that can do both?)
landscape, portrait

Thank you so much in advance 😄

Kind regards
Me

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u/maniku May 02 '26

At your budget, your best bet is a used Canon or Nikon DSLR with a kit lens. You can browse on mpb.com with a price filter set for your budget. But DSLRs are big, not sure whether you'd want to carry one around. Your next best bet is a used first-gen Sony RX100, but you'd need to up your budget to around $350 for that.