Camera without a phone?

[RustyBucket]

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?

It has to be:

1. like a camera in a phone - to be always with me; except phone part that I want to leave and disconnect

2. able to easily transfer images from it to my laptop, preferably without wires. No accounts should be involved in the process.

3. updated every ones in a while, e.g. software, firmware..

It does not have to:

1. better than camera in a phone

2. best

Go Pro? Some android without SIM card with data/wi-fi that does not have Google/Samsung/you-name-it account?

[PaulHoule]

https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Full-Frame-Mirrorless-Interchang...

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.

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.

Mine is an α2 and I paid about half that much when they were on sale. Good luck during the global electronics shortage.

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)

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.

[Someone]

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.

The lower quality camera likely will be the deal breaker.

[Doctor_Fegg]

Sony RX100 series.