It has been very convenient to merge every device in a phone over the last decade yet I think I want separate functionalities be... separate devices. What are my options for camera without a phone?<p>It has to be:<p>1. like a camera in a phone - to be always with me; except phone part that I want to leave and disconnect<p>2. able to easily transfer images from it to my laptop, preferably without wires. No accounts should be involved in the process.<p>3. updated every ones in a while, e.g. software, firmware..<p>It does not have to:<p>1. better than camera in a phone<p>2. best<p>Go Pro? Some android without SIM card with data/wi-fi that does not have Google/Samsung/you-name-it account?
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchangeable-Lens-ILCE7M3/dp/B07B43WPVK?th=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchang...</a><p>More generally find a DSLR that is on sale/refurbished. I used to be a Canon fanboy but I first wound up with just one lens (20 mm prime, which I love but my wife hates) and then I lost my camera.<p>I wanted a full-frame camera and shopped Canon and Nikon and found all the photographers were complaining that the autofocus was unreliable on the lower-end full-frame bodies.<p>Mine is an α2 and I paid about half that much when they were on sale. Good luck during the global electronics shortage.<p>I have five or so lenses and a powerful flash. I usually get stuff refurbished from B&H, Adorama, etc. (Just linked to Amazon because the B&H link from Google had an advertising link that was busted)<p>It takes more of a commitment to photography than most people want to make but I like the results I get from a good session.
iPod Touch (yes, Apple still sells them, starting at $199)? You’ll get a camera that’s worse than in a phone, though (8 megapixel) and ability to run lots of apps. I think you can remove or hide most of them, and configure it to disallow lots of things, though.<p>The lower quality camera likely will be the deal breaker.