Camera to replace old Lumix GF3?

[johannnn]

I have a Lumix GF3 that has just gathered dust for many years when the smartphone era started.
My phone pictures have always looked decent enough on the camera itself, but I just purchased the 11" iPad Pro and now I see how bad the pictures are. I love the bokeh effect so I usually shoot Portrait Photo, but they tend to be quite grainy when shooting indoors.
After Youtube recommended me this video (

), I grabbed the Lumix and compared it to my iPhone XS. Big difference in quality when shooting indoors, the Lumix is way better than the iPhone XS.

I mostly shoot indoors, and mostly a dog or a baby.

- The cameras on smartphones have developed so much every single year, is it the same for regular cameras or is the GF3 still OK today?
- If buying a new camera, are there beginner-friendly cameras? I have no interest in learning about shutter speeds, ISO, etc. At least for now. I want the "point and shoot" convenience of an iPhone.
- Are there "iOS friendly" cameras? I have no computer at the moment. Do I need to buy a SD adapter to the iPad, or are there wireless transfers? Wifi, or even something more Apple-ish?
- Anything decent around $300? Or not worth replacing the GF3 for that price?

EDIT: The camera being light is also very important. I always bring my iPhone, but won't always bring a camera with me outdoors if it's inconvenient.

EDIT2: One thing I quickly noticed with the GF3, was that it's very bad at focusing at the right thing. I get many blurry photos. This never happens with the iPhone. I guess the A12 chip is just very good at calculating what I want to shoot. Are modern cameras better at this compared to the GF3?

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

The Lumix you own is fairly old at this point, having been launched in 2011. If you were to buy a new m43 Lumix today, I think you’d notice the improvement pretty readily, and you’d be getting 20MP images instead of your current 12MP. I also think it will focus faster, as

Based on what you describe, it sounds like you have no interest in messing with multiple lenses and want something small and easy to handle, so I’d say you’d probably want to go with a large-sensor point and shoot style camera, like the Lumix DMC-ZS100. With about any decent modern camera, WiFi is built in, making it possible to transfer photos to your iPad via an app. I find it to be more trouble than it’s worth, so I just use a Lightning to SDcard adapter instead.

That said, the cameras I mention are in the $400-500 range, so it may be outside your budget.

 

[kenoh]

The Lumix you own is fairly old at this point, having been launched in 2011. If you were to buy a new m43 Lumix today, I think you’d notice the improvement pretty readily, and you’d be getting 20MP images instead of your current 12MP. I also think it will focus faster, as

Based on what you describe, it sounds like you have no interest in messing with multiple lenses and want something small and easy to handle, so I’d say you’d probably want to go with a large-sensor point and shoot style camera, like the Lumix DMC-ZS100. With about any decent modern camera, WiFi is built in, making it possible to transfer photos to your iPad via an app. I find it to be more trouble than it’s worth, so I just use a Lightning to SDcard adapter instead.

That said, the cameras I mention are in the $400-500 range, so it may be outside your budget.

+1 on this...

An older generation RX100 MK 3 or 4 would be good of the Lumix mentioned above. You really cant go wrong