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I purchased the Apple Watch when the cellular version came out. You can bet that my smartphone usage has gone down since I've stopped carrying it around. I get
by whytaka 9y ago
I purchased the Apple Watch when the cellular version came out. You can bet that my smartphone usage has gone down since I've stopped carrying it around.
I get my messages, my calls, and my emails. I can get directions if necessary. I even get my wallet, my weather, my reminders/schedule AND my music. What else do I need?
EDIT: Did I mention it also tells time?
- graeme 9y agoDo you have a camera for photos? I have an LTE watch. That + written notes are the two big things I miss. Also can't wait till all apps are phone independent. Right now most third party apps stop working without a phone.
- whytaka 9y agoI do not. I'm in the market for a camera that's the size of the AirPods case so I could bring it on vacation. It'd be great if I could have something like the cameras off of today's latest and greatest phones but in a much more miniature and standalone form factor. The apps I'm waiting for are Car2Go or Uber that work totally independently. Also, unfortunately, Google Hangout for work. While I'm making wishes, it'd be amazing if I could sync with my MBP instead of my iPhone.
- eropple 9y agoFinding a decent camera in that size is damned near impossible, but something like a LUMIX ZS60S or a Sony DSCW830 is pretty tiny and takes much nicer photos than a phone once you've spent a little time getting used to the camera and what it can actually do. (Often your phone can also take much better photographs than your automatic settings will, but fiddling with it is a pain.)
- graeme 9y agoDo camera makers have any recent models that small, or do we generally need to look at old versions, since the point and shoot market tanked?
- eropple 9y agoThere are plenty of superzooms (which are basically a mirrorless or DSLR without an interchangeable lens) that cost too much and get you too little and are too big, but the compact market is weird and tiny and not great. Sony's current compact line seems OK, though I haven't used them--the DSCWX cameras. They've got Exmor sensors (their mirrorlesses all use Exmor sensors) and reasonable lenses. You won't get mirrorless performance, but you're not expecting to, so, yeah.
- RandallBrown 9y agoA GoPro is a pretty similar size to the AirPods case and gets you a pretty rugged camera.
- zimpenfish 9y agoDo they do a non-fisheye lens version though? Whilst it's great for action films, it's bloody terrible for plain old photos.
- whytaka 9y agoThat's actually a great idea. Thanks!
- rangibaby 9y agoFuji X series have the IQ of a "real" camera but a very portable form factor. I currently carry a Nikon FE film camera around when I want a camera small enough to forget about, but I am itching to get an X100F in particular.
- andy_ppp 9y agoI had one, the colours were brilliant but the autofocus, operation and lowlight were all poor.
- agitator 9y agoI got the fuji x-pro2 for this reason. I used to carry a bunch of canon gear... till I stopped bringing it anywhere because it was too heavy. I traded it all in for a fuji, and 2 small primes, and I bring that camera everywhere.
- dingaling 9y agoUnfortunately one can't beat physics. If you need reach and magnification, for example at an airshow, then you need a long lens with a lot of glass. At that point the weight of the camera becomes irrelevant. If you just need a couple of primes for street shooting then just about any camera manufacturer will sell you something small and lightweight. Fuji don't have any particular light-attracting or gravity-defeating magic.