Buy any compact camera with a 30x optical zoom and it will take better pictures than a smartphone. Maybe not all of them, but you can zoom on details from a dis

Buy any compact camera with a 30x optical zoom and it will take better pictures than a smartphone. Maybe not all of them, but you can zoom on details from a distance, take pictures of animals that would flee if you try to get close, etc. The last one I bought about 10 years ago was about 300 Euro, maybe 200. It has wifi to backup pictures to my phone.