Make Better Memories

If you camp and hike and you want to preserve all your precious family memories, you need a robust, nature-proof camera, especially if you want to up your photography game and get away from simple phone snaps. Here’s our pick.

- Arthur Jones

iPhone 11 Pro

KEY FEATURES 3 cameras: ultra-wide, wide, telephoto; 12 MP photos; 4 K video at 60 fps; 4x optical zoom; water- and dust-resistant

Whatever your feelings about this fruit brand, you can’t dispute the quality of their fantastic mobile cameras, especially on the iPhone 11 Pro, which has a triple-camera system and next-level processing power. It’s actually quite hard to take a bad photo or video, and it gives the photographer lots of versatility, especially when the cameras are used together.

As the old saying goes, the best camera is the one you have with you, and this potent pocket shooter makes most other compact shooters obsolete – it even starts challenging the practicality of bigger D-SLRs and mirrorless rigs, especially if you’re not a serious photographer.

However, it does have a downfall: the eye-watering price. There’s also no manual mode, but besides that, it has excellent capabilities in low light and great dynamic range, as well as a hyper-bright and clear screen to view and edit your masterpieces. Download a few editing apps like Adobe Photoshop Express or Adobe Lightroom and you’re good to go. R21 899 (64 GB model) at Digicape

GoPro Hero 8 Black

KEY FEATURES 4 K video at 60 fps; 12 MP photos; waterproof to 10 m (no case)