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Is it worth getting a "real" camera if I am interested in outdoor photography? Not so much as in for just the photo's sake itself, but for illustrating stories about where I go. I have an iPhone 15 and its ok, but I think it could be a lot better. I just don't want to lug around a big heavy camera and a zoom lens or something (and I do see people doing that, albeit not for more rugged terrain). From what I have absorbed, it seems like a "mirrorless" camera can offer a more compact size than a traditional DSLR but maybe I'm wrong.
It's just nice to use the phone for pics because I use it to navigate and it works well for that, so I don't really want the hassle of having to have a separate device for photos and then having to transfer those photos over to my laptop, but I assume that can be done wirelessly now (I haven't used a digital camera since 2007 maybe).
I don't want to spend money I don't have to, can something be had for under 500$ that will take good outdoor photos? Especially if there's better optical zoom, the iphone cannot capture details especially of animals, it's terrible at that.
It's just nice to use the phone for pics because I use it to navigate and it works well for that, so I don't really want the hassle of having to have a separate device for photos and then having to transfer those photos over to my laptop, but I assume that can be done wirelessly now (I haven't used a digital camera since 2007 maybe).
I don't want to spend money I don't have to, can something be had for under 500$ that will take good outdoor photos? Especially if there's better optical zoom, the iphone cannot capture details especially of animals, it's terrible at that.