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An Essay on Technology: Shoot "Point-And-Shoot", supported by a review of the Sony RX100 VII.

I hate taking photos and video with my phone. The image quality sucks, often the composition sucks too, and most of the time I can’t remember where they are on my camera roll because there’s so much in it (important documents, memes, random screenshots). This post serves as a follow up to the philosophy I established in response to my complaints of phoneography. This is largely going to be a review of Sony’s “point-and-shoot” (aka compact camera) offering, the RX100 VII. I only had it for two weeks, but I put it through its paces. I aim for this post to also demonstrate how capable, and how easy it can be to capture moments with the clarity and eloquence an actual camera is meant to deliver.

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Technology, EssayJonathan Serna
An Essay On Technology: Put Down Thy iPhone, and Pick Up A Camera

I live by Chase Jarvis’ words that the best camera is the one with me, but if it means my iPhone, then I think much more than my photography and videography is at stake. I used to see life with a certain, photographic gaze. Through lenses, optical view finders, and in both the highest of print and digital resolutions. Nowadays, it’s all screens, and in the smallest and dimmest of quality. The way I process images, both in producing and consuming them, is changing, and I’m not quite sure I like the direction it’s taking.

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