Camera recommendations.

[Julian Griffiths]

Hi.
I'm after a new camera, but I'd like one that's small, and has a flip out screen, and can take a optional led ring or similar light source for night time shots.
I can't find anything on the market that suits my needs.

What do you guys use?

Julian

 

[Peter Brownbill]

Hi Julian I use a cannon Sx 50 with a flip screen , it’s not a small camera , takes great pictures, the zoom is 50 x I think . What I like is the option for custom timer , it takes 10 shots gives me time to press button pick up fish , adjust if needed and pick the best of the 10 you have took .great pictures from 10.im not one of those who practises before hand .Its not a small camera but fits on my bank stick when ready and fits in my bag no problem.
I’ve not seen any smaller versions but I’d be interested to hear if some one else has .

 

[Julian Griffiths]

Hi Julian I use a cannon Sx 50 with a flip screen , it’s not a small camera , takes great pictures, the zoom is 50 x I think . What I like is the option for custom timer , it takes 10 shots gives me time to press button pick up fish , adjust if needed and pick the best of the 10 you have took .great pictures from 10.im not one of those who practises before hand .Its not a small camera but fits on my bank stick when ready and fits in my bag no problem.
I’ve not seen any smaller versions but I’d be interested to hear if some one else has .

Cheers Peter.

I was hoping by now with today's technology, that there would be something that didn't have to be bulky, had a flip out screen, to allow for me to get in frame, purchase a small infra red remote so I didn't have to put fish down, fiddle with camera settings, then return to the fish for the shots, as I want them back into the water quickly.

I've seen the Canon G7X III, that was recommended by a shop recently, but loads of money was going to be spent on the features that I wasn't ever going to use.
It was aimed at bloggers and other social media platforms....the search continues

 

[Ady Brayshaw]

Hi Julian.

I use a Canon G12. It has a flip screen and self timer that can be simply programmed to take as many rapid take photos as required. It is a compact size weighing in at 14 ounces. It has a wide range of features, but I generally just use the green automatic settings. It was about £400 new some 8 years ago but you can now buy it on the web for about £150. 10 mega pixels resolution. It's recommended by many specialist anglers.

 

[Bob Gill]

Had a Canon G 12 since new - Compact, versatile and has many features and generally well thought of. Get one if you can would be my advice.

Replaced recently with a 'bridge' camera.

Cheers
Bob

 

[Terry Harman]

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[Terry Simner]

Smart phone and these

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Agree Terry. I bought a Lumix DC-TZ95 just for fish-pics in January, plus a Sandisk 64Gb card, plus hard and neoprene cases for it. But then I needed to buy a new phone, got a new Samsung, and now decided to stick with that for all my pics. Much the easiest option.

 

[Julian Griffiths]

Hi Julian.

I use a Canon G12. It has a flip screen and self timer that can be simply programmed to take as many rapid take photos as required. It is a compact size weighing in at 14 ounces. It has a wide range of features, but I generally just use the green automatic settings. It was about £400 new some 8 years ago but you can now buy it on the web for about £150. 10 mega pixels resolution. It's recommended by many specialist anglers.

Thanks Ady. I'll check it out!

 

[Stephen Scaysbrook]

I use to carry a camera around with me but now just use my phone. Most modern Samsungs have voice operated take facility but if you've got a phone that doesn't have voice operation you can get the app called whistle cam. Some say that whistle cam doesn't take very good pictures but I've took good enough pictures for magazines with mine and a Samsung S6

 

[Anthony Pearson]

I think the problem people have with WhistleCam is not the app but their choice of lens. If they take the picture in selfie mode (rear camera) the resolution isn't the best and the flash isn't great either. Using the front camera on your phone means you can't see what's on the screen at the time as you pose, but with practice this becomes easy. The resolution is much better as is the flash.

 

[Phil Nixon]

I have a canon gx7, bought over 4 years ago and still haven't taken a photo of a fish with it - one day!

 

[Ray Heath]

I use these when it's dark and one I bought came with a bank stick adapter
Rhino beam

And this to hold my phone which comes with a bank stick adapter also and remote
Fishi

Hope this helps

 

[Slawek Slowinski]

This season I have start using gopro as a camera. You can pick second hand one for good price. All I had to do was add light to it. Can be use with bank stick or tripod

 

[Terry Harman]

I use these when it's dark and one I bought came with a bank stick adapter
Rhino beam

And this to hold my phone which comes with a bank stick adapter also and remote
Fishi

Hope this helps

The rhino beams are a brilliant bit of kit

 

[Ray Heath]

This season I have start using gopro as a camera. You can pick second hand one for good price. All I had to do was add light to it. Can be use with bank stick or tripod

Yes I have used a gopro
also but the only trouble unlike a phone you can't see what your taking

 

[Gerry Giles]

I like a lot of people only bother using my phone and obviously in the dark you have to use the rear camera as its got a flash

my method probably the same as everyone elses ?
I set up the tripod or screw a bank stick in with phone holder in front of my pegged down unhooking mat /cradle then kneel down and pretend to be holding a fish above it shout cheese or press the remote or whatever
and then check the picture provided there is a margin for error I know I can crop it afterwards

this was last week in the pitch black rear camera on my Samsung Galaxy s7 good enough for me

 

[Alex Theobold]

I'm not sure that anything currently on the market fits the bill for what you want. If picture quality isn't an issue, a phone with some peripherals is probably the smallest/most lightweight option; However, if picture quality is important to you, and you have the space in your rucksack, an entry level crop sensor DSLR with kit lens would be ideal and would take the LED ring easily.

Personally, I am currently using a Canon 600D with 18-55mm kit lens, screwed into a bank stick. This camera has a flip and twist screen so that I can compose the shot in live view easily and I am also running Magic Lantern software on the camera's SD card so that I can utilise the intervalometer. I set this to take a shot every 4 seconds and re-autofocus before every shot.

For me, this is a good trade off between weight/space and picture quality. The benefit of using a small DSLR or mirrorless system too is that you can shoot in RAW and do some post production on the images later if you should wish. I do understand that this may be complete overkill for some people though.

A couple of recent images captured in this way can be seen below (Sorry, they are Carp and not Barbel )

 

[Deleted member 2708]

I like a lot of people only bother using my phone and obviously in the dark you have to use the rear camera as its got a flash

my method probably the same as everyone elses ?
I set up the tripod or screw a bank stick in with phone holder in front of my pegged down unhooking mat /cradle then kneel down and pretend to be holding a fish above it shout cheese or press the remote or whatever
and then check the picture provided there is a margin for error I know I can crop it afterwardsView attachment 11548

this was last week in the pitch black rear camera on my Samsung Galaxy s7 good enough for me

I was a bit of a camera nerd! Think I have about five around the house - now unused as my basic Motorola phone will take good photos in almost any conditions. That phone has basic editing onboard and that makes the most of all but the dodgiest of snaps.

My wife took this one on a wide angle setting, I cropped most of it away. Still enough "pixels" to give all the detail I needed!......

Even in low light photos are usable, though not in the same league as your Samsung!

Taken in an tunnel high in the Spanish mountains that followed an old railway line. The only light was my headlamp and some tiny roof lights that run off solar panels. Without my headlamp we could see nothing! Digital phone cameras have some amazing low light capabilities!