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compact camera

British

/ ˈkɒmpækt /

noun

Sometimes shortened to: compact. a simple 35 mm snapshot camera not having interchangeable lenses or through-the-lens focusing but sometimes having automatic focusing, exposure, and winding

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Joshua started using a toy camera as a toddler and progressed to a compact camera not long after taking the photo while in lockdown.

From BBC

He started using a toy camera when he was just a toddler and progressed to a compact camera not long before this photo was taken.

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It’s also the same size sensor that’s in Sony’s $1300 Cyber-shot RX100 VII that’s more or less the compact camera’s ultimate, final-boss form.

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The vlogging-focused ZV-1 compact camera is $100 off at Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama, and Best Buy for an affordable price of $648.

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Here’s a comparison between a photo I took of an iPhone with the P40 Pro and one I took of the P40 Pro with a Sony RX100, a high-end compact camera with a larger 1-inch sensor.

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