Cheapy point and clicky

phil675 · 15 Nov 2015 at 23:01

Hello so I like to take pictures of my bike, as it's getting dark lately my phone is taking awful pictures like this.

Can I get a point and click camera that I can just keep in my pocket which will at the very least not be grainy in low light? For less than £100?

Thanks

Mr Jones · 16 Nov 2015 at 08:35

What mobile have you got? A simple App can easily help a semi-decent smartphone photo look better, along with decent lighting. Without decent light, no amount of point and shoot camera can do it properly without flash / lighting.

MichaelAwkward · 16 Nov 2015 at 09:06

What phone do you have? Chances are that any compact camera around £100 is going to be no better.

Most cameras around that price have 1/2.3" sensors, which aren't much bigger than the 1/3.2" sensors found in most phones.

I think you'd have to spend significantly more to see any great difference.

phil675 · 16 Nov 2015 at 13:07

I have a HTC M7, it's always been a terrible camera considering the rest of the phone.

a1ex2001 · 16 Nov 2015 at 15:37

Second hand canon s100 should be within budget and will improve things a bit. Your real problem is shooting in very low light conditions like that either needs a tripod and manual settings or expensive bulky gear!

The s100 in a gorilla pod with a manual longish exposure set would do a much better job!

Mr Jones · 16 Nov 2015 at 16:06

a1ex2001 said:
The s100 in a gorilla pod with a manual longish exposure set would do a much better job!

I'm incline to agree with a1ex, manual exposure for still subject outdoors and you'll be fine.

Columbo · 16 Nov 2015 at 16:13

While I agree with the above you could always try the Manual Camera app for £2 in combination with a phone tripod or a brick etc to rest your phone up against.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.vipek.camera2&hl=en

Set the ISO low and set the shutter speed slow.