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Cameras have come a long way over the years, and you no longer need to spend a fortune to get great photos in most cases. But how little can you get away with spending? I visit Snowdonia National park with the cheapest camera I could find on Amazon in this video, to see if a camera that has 18 megapixels and costs less than a t-shirt can deliver good results!
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@Jeffrey Lear and the point is?
I've done the maths, and can confirm that the 18 Megapixels is exactly nine times better than the Pixel 2
*9 million times better
It's great
The term "digital lens" inspires a lot of confidence.
Nice to know they've broken the laws of physics.
I know right XD
Its an asset in a video game included in the packin cd-rom
A "fresnel lens" is kind of digital. Although I wouldn't think it would improve photo quality.
You clearly didn’t understand- It’s digital in the sense that it’s virtual, it doesn’t ‘really’ exist even
I liked the photos from the cheap camera more than the pixel, I guess I'd use my soft gnd to get a bit more of dynamic range, a simple tripod for cellphones and that is all. The Pixel has much computational alteration to my taste.
The colors are quite nice, the tones are more yellow, which I like and the grain reminds me of film, which I like as well
I agree. The cheap camera has much better colors than the pixel and over all does not look bad. The down side is the cheap camera has a massive crop, it is over exposed, the clouds and sky are washed out, everything looks pulled in with less depth, and if you look at the grass close up the detail is a lot lower. Somehow I still think the cheap camera looks better over all.
Me too...
I agree
I bought the camera it is absolutely amazing I'm loving it it's so good for beginners
What I took from this video: if you're absolutely broke and want to make videos to share your photos on RUclips, the cheapest camera is actually kind of not totally unusable because viewed on a phone screen (like most users do) they look fine. Or at least as bad as anything else after RUclips's compression.
£10 more can get you a used FullHD Sony Handicam
i unironically really like the "retro nat-geo feel" of the cheap camera. The colors are interesting, the lightning is pretty shit to be fair, the sky is just a white blob.
But it has potential to take interesting wildlife photos? maybe?
I need to see how it performs on moving objects and maybe with lens
My Therapist: What is the first thing you should do if you start to feel unhappy or low?
Me: Click 'add to basket?'
Ill be honest, the photos when not cropped in are not the worst. Maybe good for kids to get the eye or even someone who is more veteran to refresh their eye I think it would be good!
Bit late reply, but I think a second hand camera by a reputable brand would be better than this for teaching kids to develop an eye for this. If you look around, you can find great bargains (I found a Sony HX60 for 40 bucks for example). It even does 1080p50 video recording with image stabilization.
I expected much worse. Tbh some of those photos were pretty okayish.
I've seen some similar "cheap camera challenge" videos, but not a landscape photography version yet, so thanks James for this content! ✌
I love how the spots where you stop to chat low-key absolutely epic vistas.
I remember getting my first camera, Nikon coolpix. It taught be some times being lmited by your gear teaches you to step up your creativity
Facts 💯
You just proved that you don't have to spend a whole lot of money on the camera to get beautiful pictures thank you thank you thank you 👍
You can find an Olympus Camedia C-5050 used for between $20-60 so, same price range and while it only has 5mp it's images are a million times better than that camera. It even has a reasonably sharp f/1.8 35-105mm eqv. zoom lens on it. You can get a good camera in this price range.
I have that Cam. Its pretty good for inside at conventions. I have tiny hands... so Mouse. It works for not too far apart in okay lighting and your subject is 10 feet or so away and to take pics of small stuff on tables. >its nice to have a point and shoot (or your phone) at events.
Think snapshots and its FINE the size of the image gives you room to Crop out and frame people better.
I also dont mind handing it to folks
I carry extra cameras like this. I like to set kids up with one.
Its a Great little teaching tool
Actually let a Tot use my GH4 and Rode Mic at a wedding recently. DEFINITELY not my Professional side (Just my personal Instagram)
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Doesn't work with a tripod? Come on James, that was the moment we all knew the camera wouldn't fit to you. Step by step you slowly start to love long Exposure photography. Don't fight it anymore! Let it happen! We've been wainting for you on the dark side of photography.
haha
Join us on the low-light side HAHA
Oh no, he was on Amazon again. Emily, get his credit card or you won't get your new house.
So, is that the camera you said you need to redo the "what's in my camera bag" video?
It was never going to be "world beating" at £30 but some zoomed in comparisons between cheap camera, phone and Panasonic photos would have shown just how rubbish it was.
The scenery was stunning.
Thanks for posting, I hope you weren't blocking up the roads in Snowdonia! :-)
I have to say, what this video really proved to me was that it’s not the camera, it’s the photographer and the subject... it may just be the RUclips algorithm, but at a brief glance, those photos were good photos - composition, light, subject etc. Fine details may have been lost, but you caught the moments beautifully...
the colors on the 18 megapixel camera looks better than the phone camera, imo
Endless Canon R5 reviews on youtube... nah I'm ok thanks.
James Popsys reviewing a £29.99 'camera'... yes please!
Doesn’t like tripods, don’t use them, don’t like them. So what’s that behind you at 5:18 but a bloody big tripod?? Maybe you are a secret tripod lover really 🤣
Creative limits people! You don’t need the best stuff to make art that is worth while!
Yeah ☮️
And a challenging camera can be fun
any picture which is 120x120 looks good
Everyone over 50 (including me): My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic and I would have been thrilled - thrilled, I tell you - with image quality like that....
That cameras battery looks like the batteries that were in the old Nokia phones!
I'd love to see you trying out a bridge camera like the P950 or P1000.
It probably is.
I remembered them from my contour video camera. Or at least they look like them.
I am so early today, i feel like i posted the video myself.
Your videos are always immensely enjoyable, making life seem a little more doable after watching. Must admit that to my eye the images from the 18mp look better than the phone here on YT, but obviously take your word for it. Hardly the point anyway :) Thanks
Best of luck with the move - most stressful thing you can do - so they say.... wait until the kids come along though! Thanks again for another great vid!
I thought the pictures looked pretty good on my computer monitor (~16" diagonal and an older screen). Maybe enlarged the pictures are crap but the camera appears to be better than nothing. I liked the test pics better than those by the cell phone. The pictures might be good for Instagram or similar online websites. Point and shoot (not a horrifying experience to one who didn't get into digital until I was +40 years old); don't need film (or the expense of processing that); don't know about battery life or if it's easy to find extra batteries; and almost zero control over how the camera sees (the macros weren't great, but I have trouble with flower pics using a better camera). I don't think it was a waste of money (it could be a tax write off, too!). It could be used as a gift after all.
I really liked the first image, because it doesn’t look so crazy hdr-like and has a nice contrast and colors, almost like 35mm film. I know it blew the highlights but I like it. It kinda looks like a phone-shot edited with a warm vsco filter. So yes, off to amazon I guess 🚀
Would be interesting to see you test a budget compact (a real one like a sony w800 or like a Panasonic TZ)
Snowdonia is beautiful. I do remember yelling at my phone, "TURN AROUND YA TWIT" as crepuscular rays danced behind you; and then you finally turned and commented "Right now, it's dark."
I hope to see Snowdonia myself someday. Also, my own Google Pixel 2 kicks that camera's a$$.
I have a 16 mp Fuji point and shoot I take out every now and then just to remind myself why I use my real camera instead. Maybe it would do better if I shot some 🐑 with it. I should try that.
Damn, that’s a beautiful landscape
I love my GR III. It's about the size of that toy but it's a street and landscape photography juggernaut. Crazy little camera for when I don't necessarily want to have my big lens-swapper. I highly recommend it to any photographer out there, regardless of your focus.
That camera looks epic! Looking forward to your workshops, the Wife has even given me permission to go to one next year! It’s probably some form of trap...
Lools like my first digital camera I bought was in Singapore on the way to Iraq in 2003. At just under $300, it sported a massive 3mp and no type of zoom function. It was a beast though. Survived being thrashed around in my pack for 6 months in the desert. And captured many memories.
I have tried to shoot this kind of camera in lower pixel settings, smaller picture will come back better results. I always think large pixels is only designed if you need the photo comes large, as displayed on a big big screen, not on a normal computer screen, and usually a smaller picture with much smaller size that only to be seen on a computer screen or smaller prints will do just as fine, have more depth of view, more details, more 3-D, because there are less noise between the dense pixels.
I'm personally a fan of cheap cameras because you can get some very interesting shots with them. I love that the shots from this cheap camera look like photos taken with one of those old disposable cameras. Very cool!
I got a really nice second-hand analog camera for $25. Just a few scratches here and there. I also have a Canon EOS 350D from 2005. It still takes great quality pictures.
An appreciated value for that camera is about $50.
1st photo I was like:
"well that's not to bad, init? The dynamic range and detail is even better than the Pixel 2,
Oh.. wait...
lol nevermind XD"
what i learned here is if the landscape is wonderful then even the cheapeast camera can make good pictures
Just watched this, and it was exactly what I expected. So, not taken much away from this video, but have learned a lot from your others which I have been following for a while. What has prompted me to comment is that I am hugely jealous of the fact you are moving to somewhere near the Ogwen Valley. I have holidayed there for about 20 years, staying at Tai Neweddion which is on the old coach road. I've got a bit of a family connection to the area, as my grandmother was born and lived in Tregarth. Her father was a quarryman who worked at the Penrhyn Quarry (Are you going to do a video on the Zip wire??). I hope you get the house, I think you and Emily will love it there. Stay safe.:)
thumbs up'ed this on just for the consistency of having a tripod dig in there. lol
The images from this camera look better than those from the Pixel 2. I prefer its colors, too.
As someone who enjoys shooting video on a Digital8 Camcorder as well as with my Sony FX3 and others, this little photo camera is honestly pretty cool. All cameras are kinda cool, photo- / videography is fun and great in general.
People in the past would be crazy about having the ability to take nice looking images in such a compact and affordable format.
Every camera has it's unique charm and character.
Phones can be kind of meh, but it really comes down to putting more thought into the images you take on them - framing, lighting, ISO, colours, f-Stop, etc. can be manually adjusted and it's the job of the photographer to decide.
This reminds me of the experiment where they compared a proper analogue camera with a disposable one and the film came out looking unique and each camera had it's own character.
You could cut a hole into a box, put a lens on it and burn the image on some special paper and if you put thought into it, it can come out great.
6:27 To save time..
You: definitely don't buy this
Me: buys it
I actually like the bad quality I want a cheap camera to haul around and take harmless pictures of things just for keepsakes. It'll be fun. :)
how’s it going so far with it?
I didn't twig where you were until you said tryfan. I've taken pictures of the same mountain using an even cheaper camera; I made it from a matchbox I found on the ground, and part of a can from an emerge energy drink, a sliver of plastic I took from an ice cream tub, and a lot of black electrical tape. Pinholes ftw
I wish i got to visit some of the places you go. It seems perfect to just sit while doing some self- reflection. If you want a fancy point and shoot with a nice prime lens i'd say look at the lumix lx100 or the fujifilm x100f. The difference is one is $500 and the other is $1000 which at that price you can buy the G9
There's something about your background music abruptly ending before you talk at the beginning of your videos that makes me laugh.
I love that 00's point-and-shoot sticker aesthetic too. Makes me miss the SX130 IS I had that made me think "RIGHT. I want to actually try now." as a 15-year-old. Unfortunately used it so much that the electronics fried and it gets painfully hot with batteries in it while it's turned off.
I've been trying to tell people asking me "what camera to buy" that mega pixels don't mean as much as they think for years now.
I take so many "Pic stops" when walking/cycling that it seems quite fitting as a term.
Just got a tiny little Samsung ST30 for 3$ to clean up and use as a "workbag" camera when I need to leave my Rebel T6 at home.
The 10mp ccd on a 10 year old camera should have some strange characteristics to it to play with, and the 28mm to 85mm zoom should cover my preferred range
what about a review on the cheapeast possible camera with the best possible quality? that would be very interesting
🤣this just made my morning . we have a saying where I'm from with bad translation it is "you take what you have" ( man tager vad man haver sa kajsa varg)
"Morgon", säger du att efter lunch är morgon?
@@johannesfickludd4396 ja men har I USA var det morgon nar jag sag video 🤣
That looks like a spot on camera for you!
As you said, no tripod mount, light, very small lens.
I mean that is better than micro four thirds?
Here in the states, it looks like 18MegaPixels is branded "AbergBest" and Amazon NA has the 21 MP version for $41. - but for only two more, $43, you can get *30 MP*. 30!
I am still waiting on the video of you cooking pasta
I carry my full EOS R kit in the original boxes... That's how you know I'm pro 🤣😜
I’m impressed it even has a removable rechargeable battery for that price.
I recently bought a collection of old digital cameras from ebay and included was the 21MP Adberg Best camera. Looks identical to this one. It can be easily found on alibaba and the camera is 5 megapixel. It has a fixed aperture with the ISO and shutter speed varying. It often goes to quite a slow shutter speed, 50, 80 etc so you have to hold it very steady to get focused shots. It's a fixed focus lense too with a macro physical switch. Obviously it's a complete waste of time using any resolution above 5MP. It slows the camera down as it interpolates the image and stores it, so you are wasting storage space, time and of course battery life.
The feature set is limited, it's a very basic camera. However it has to be said although there is a tendency for many shots to be ruined because of the slow shutter speed, in good light I've been reasonably impressed with the camera's images.
The thing is though in collection of camera's I got a basic 3MP Kodak camera without optical zoom but with variable aperture and a wider ISO and shutter range and that camera produces more consistent images of slightly better quality. It's a better camera for stills although massively inferior for video.
If you think about we can buy compact cameras now that came out in 2005-2012 for as little as £5 even though they were maybe retailing at £150 or more back then. £30 today taking inflation in reverse is perhaps £15 or so back then, so you are comparing a new £15 camera to a £150 camera. Even allowing for technology moving on that is still a huge gulf in cost.
I should point out on alibaba the camera is clearly described as a children's camera or student's camera. The manufacturer has no illusion about the camera quality but obviously the people selling them on Amazon may have other ideas.
Is the flash function any good?
Do you plan to try a film camera next? Good luck with the house btw. (I haven't finished watching the vid)
It's not that I don't enjoy the photography stuff but I enjoy the silliness of his actions and his humour is why I pressed the bell icon. Lol
Thanks for mentioning the newsletter! I'm late to the party but hey ho, any snowdonia events I'll gladly drive from Essex 👊🏼
My goodness what an incredible location! Any direction you look there's a shot.
They also do a 21mega pixel one...that’s branded! It looks exactly like this one just says 21 not 18 and has a the brand “Alberg Best”. What’s also interesting is the number of positive reviews. Asking the question are they real or fake one🤔
Many people are easily satisfied when it comes to quality.
You lack the patience of knowing how to utilise this masterpiece.
I would love to carry this around in my pocket all the time and take photos with it. Also it'd be a great gift for a child who might be interested in photography... Or throwing small plastic objects
for instagram is might be enough! :D USB charging is a huge bonus! That's the feature my beloved camera lacks (G80)
Maybe next year Americans will act adult enough that we'll be allowed to travel to the UK so we can attend one of your workshops. One can always hope.
So your full review was “It’s rubbish”. Actually I did notice, even on RUclips that the skies were totally blown out in all the pictures even though the rest of the picture looked pretty dark. I remember many years ago a friend of mine bought a Lada car (Russian) and he told me how cheap it was. I was tempted until he gave me a ride in it - I immediately thought “It’s rubbish”. I enjoyed the views James, lovely place to live. Keep them coming.
From what I seen the photos were better than the pixel 2, at least uncropped, I expected much worse resaults honestly
love these type of fun videos
For that sort of money I’ve picked up a nikon d50 recently, loads of fun
For the price you could pick up any number of branded compact cameras, used. They would have 10-20 real megapixels, a good zoom lens, a PASM dial and turn out decent 12" prints all day long.
The camera may be rubbish, but look at how much fun you had in trying it out! That was worth the price of the camera right there! lol!
The video you refer to at 4:40 was the first video of yours i watched, needless to say i have since binge watched them all! Sorry to hear you’re moving from the Peak’s but wow what a location.
...oh i almost forgot, the 18mp camera.... might be a good one for my 6 year old daughter!
An inexpensive but working camera can teach a youngster how to think like a photographer. Not heavy thought yet, but it will encourage her to notice her surroundings. A digital camera won't limit the number of pictures she can take (unlike a film camera, though they do teach one to be frugal). Her only limits will be the battery (so get extras) and the memory card. Oh, and her interest and focus, being young and having the world to explore. What fun!
So the search for the perfect camera continues (wrong channel sorry!!) but does it overheat like the canon R5? I’m presuming the 18 mega pixel does 8k too
tony kennedy it was like digitalrev, tv, but not sure how James will cope when he reviews the Sony A7SIII only has 12mgp, and a place to mount a tripod! 🤣
😂😂
😂 I'll have to check on the 8k front!
I hope you get the house near the park. Great video and commentary. Looking forward to many more.
Was anyone surprised with the quality of this purchase. Emily must be a very loving and understanding partner. Donate it to a small child and you will be their best friend for ever! Keep safe. . . Cheers, Keith (Canada0
bro can you do cheap 35mm film photography?
Good luck on getting the new house, Wales has some great scenery and coastline.
perfect camera for traveling. if it gets stolen you only lost the memories instead of a ton of money and memories
I’m trying to find a Video explaining exactly how you operate the video recording function. How you play it back. The manual is in microscopic print. I don’t have a pair of binoculars 😜
Good camera for a child to have to take some holiday snaps without the worry of it getting lost, dropped or damaged.
That chipset and sensor started as an MP4 player with camera. I think you can still find them around. Very common in south America due to our lack of budget hahaha.
Eventually it was turned into the cheapest camera.
I literally when from looking at this to looking at an ARRI Alexa LF and Hasselblad. Also, your smartphone camera is almost certainly better so don’t waste your money. I’m personally planning on getting Sony A1
It's made of high-quality, space-age, military-grade material all for the low, low price of a bag of penny candy. 🤣
Great video as usual,
Can you do a video on where to park when going to these beautiful landscapes
Love the financial advice about buying an old phone hand set and dedicate it to a pocket camera
Your "Yess" if i could get it without music would be the Perfect alert noise for Twitch lol
Let me know if I can use some of your amazing level of Positivity
P.s.
File this video under 'Comedy'. This was hilarious. That location was pure beauty, that camera was Funny. As well as your dad joke. A 'Pic-stop' lolol
I have never been to Snowdonia it looks so wonderful, What’s the weather there for this time of year?
Cloudy and rainy for pretty much any time of the year. Though you do get dry spells, they're unpredictable. There is no dry season. But at least in summer the rain is warmer.
That sticker reminds me of Kodak point and shoot I got for my first big trip to the US way back when. Ah, memories! Good luck with the house!
The dynamic range is limited but it certainly does function... but yes the sensor vs lens issue is its greatest weakness.
Stunning scenery, James - it'll make for one hell of a backyard to your new house. Good luck with the purchase and move. (Also, the sound quality from that little Rode wireless pair is very impressive.) Thanks for another fun video, which also doubles as a vital public service announcement warning about very cheap anonymous digital cameras. You take on the rubbish so we won't have to.
The Holga of digital cameras
To be fair, Holga and box cameras have massive resolution. Very little sharpness, but at least a hundred megapixel res if you scanned the negative optimally.
Borderlands to be fair, it was a joke made to compare their status of quality in relation to their medium
@@brodieallen1845 It's more like the kind of junk you got for subscribing a magazine, or visiting a car showroom. Any weight would be metal ballast, and it would be called Olympian or Canom. A camera shaped object.
Funny, it looks like the camera my wife got at Aldi many years ago. She still tries to use it, but the battery is always dead when she reaches for it. Takes terrible photos also, and only 12mp. Luckily, she switched to her smartphone and it does much better. I will stick with my 4 year old Lumix ZS70 (20x opt zoom, 20mp, EVF) for a point a shoot when I am not bringing my G9 and with that I only take photos at 5m pixels (just for the web). I like the option of more megapixels (off the Italian coast and such), but rarely use them.
I bought a 5 megapiel Casio xilim with a 5x Pentax lens used for £20.
Its black and perfect.
I had one back in 2004 and had it stolen. I missed it so I bought it again 2 weeks ago and am very happy.
Your comments had me rolling. Good stuff.
I'd think it's more fun to get the cheapest Film SLR with matching lens, which is usually a 50/1.7, 50/1.8 or 50/F2 prime or rangefinder with lens for 20-25 bucks. 🙂 IQ simply correlates to the quality of used lens and used film, and the (lab) scan.