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I'll tell you my experience, use it to learn from or don't.
>be me
>go /out/ all the time
>take lots of pictures
>think photography might be for me
>buy a new DSLR
>go /out/
>take the worst pictures I've ever taken in my life
>look like stills from a 1970s serial killer
>poor lighting, poor focus, poor colours
>the pictures I took on my phone just by pointing and clicking have everything in focus, bright, HDR, beautiful pictures with gorgeous skies and scenery

So it's a skill issue right, that's what people will say. And yeah, they are probably right.
>spend weeks learning about shutter speed, ISO, aperture etc
>spend minutes framing the perfect shots and adjusting all the settings
>the pictures still look worse than ones taken on my Pixel in <1 sec

After those few dozen times, I never used the DSLR again. I tried to sell it repeatedly but nobody wanted it. I tried to sell it for 10% what I bought it new, and still couldn't sell it.

About 6 years after that I randomly bought a Nikon P900 second hand. It wasn't expensive, I got it dirt cheap, and it was one of the best purchases I ever made. But what's good about it is the lens. I can get such incredible shots of wildlife or the moon or things that are far away, which would be impossible on my phone.

A random hip shot will still be worse than my phone, but that's mainly because it doesn't have that good a sensor, it's just a camera with a massive lens.

From some more research I've done, I think a lot of modern digital cameras actually can rival phones in terms of taking good pictures - you still need to choose the right settings, but the presets are good. The tech has come along a long way from when I bought that DSLR, but I would still say 95% of people would be better taking pictures on their phone unless you want a zoom lens.

Also it depends on the phone as well, because the pictures I took on my Pixel are stunning and look way better than pictures my friends took on their phones on the same hike

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