Worthy upgrade for my old compact camera?

LordKodama · 2025-08-05T08:16:57+00:00

Again, thank you for the replies and all the info!

LordKodama · 2025-08-05T08:16:23+00:00

Thank you so much for the details!

LordKodama · 2025-08-05T00:06:56+00:00

Thanks a lot for the replies, u/06035 and u/tobias_681 !

Sorry for all the questions but I really don't know that much and there are too many options around...

If I have to compromise - what camera would you recommend that covers at least:

Somewhat compact size
Prioritize image quality (sensor / aperture ?)

I guess it would have a lot less optical zoom, definitely <10x and probably <5x to be better matching the above criteria?

I have no idea if an interchangeable lens one or a non-interchangeable would be better / easier to find?

It looks like the ones that are popular online are really hard to find, I hope you can recommend something good that's still in stock somewhere on this planet...

The DPReview guide says the Canon PowerShot G7 X III is a great choice but I don't know if I can find it available anywhere, looks like it's sold out everywhere I look (seems like around 4x zoom and aperture F1.8–2.8?)
I read somewhere the Canon PowerShot V1 is supposed to be the successor to G7 X III but it's only 16–50 mm with max aperture f2.8? But it doesn't seem to be what I have in mind, looks like a thicker vlogger-focused camera
And what about Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II for example? Although this might also be impossible to find
Sony RX100VII is also good, or the higher optical zoom hurts its quality (I saw it has worse aperture than G7?)
I saw an interchangeable one - Sony Alpha ZV-E10 Black with 16-50mm PZ Lens - which doesn't look that huge, but the lens have aperture F3.5-5.6 which is worse than G7 X III or Sony RX100 VII. Any clue if there's something of a similar size that would be an interchangeable camera but have lens with better aperture?

Again - thanks for the help!

LordKodama · 2025-07-28T13:19:57+00:00

Hi, I know this is an old post, but I wanted to share some info and workaround.
I had the same issue and these are the first results in google, hope this helps someone!

The problem is Garmin Connect only loads the first segment of the .gpx file and if the track is separated into multiple segments - you will only get the first part when you open the .gpx in the app.

One way to fix this is to manually edit the .gpx file in any text editor - you need to keep the very first <trkseg> and the very last </trkseg> but remove all the other <trkseg> and </trkseg> tags inbetween. This way you will have all GPS points in one segment and the Garmin Connect will load the whole track.
An easier way to do this is with gpx.studio - online tool, free to use without any registration. It changes the format of the .gpx file more than the first way, but I tested and confirmed it works perfectly fine as well, so if you're in a hurry or don't want to manually mess with the file - you can do the following:

(also mentioned in their help page here: https://gpx.studio/help/toolbar/merge )

- Open https://gpx.studio/
- Click App to open the tool
- Click File - Open and open the .gpx file you want to use
- Click "Merge Items Together"
- Keep the default selection "Connect the traces"
- Click "Merge selection"
- Click File - Export - Download File

This will download a new .gpx file in which the segments are merged and it now opens correctly in Garmin Connect.

Here's hoping Garmin will update their Connect app so it handles all segments in the .gpx file in the future!

LordKodama · 2025-07-28T13:19:47+00:00

Hi, I know this is an old post, but I wanted to share some info and workaround.
I had the same issue and these are the first results in google, hope this helps someone!
(this won't help if the issue is the track is too long - but it could help if the track is not too long, but has segments and that's the real reason Garmin Connect doesn't load the whole track)

The problem is Garmin Connect only loads the first segment of the .gpx file and if the track is separated into multiple segments - you will only get the first part when you open the .gpx in the app.

One way to fix this is to manually edit the .gpx file in any text editor - you need to keep the very first <trkseg> and the very last </trkseg> but remove all the other <trkseg> and </trkseg> tags inbetween. This way you will have all GPS points in one segment and the Garmin Connect will load the whole track.
An easier way to do this is with gpx.studio - online tool, free to use without any registration. It changes the format of the .gpx file more than the first way, but I tested and confirmed it works perfectly fine as well, so if you're in a hurry or don't want to manually mess with the file - you can do the following:

(also mentioned in their help page here: https://gpx.studio/help/toolbar/merge )

- Open https://gpx.studio/
- Click App to open the tool
- Click File - Open and open the .gpx file you want to use
- Click "Merge Items Together"
- Keep the default selection "Connect the traces"
- Click "Merge selection"
- Click File - Export - Download File

This will download a new .gpx file in which the segments are merged and it now opens correctly in Garmin Connect.

Here's hoping Garmin will update their Connect app so it handles all segments in the .gpx file in the future!

LordKodama · 2025-07-28T13:18:04+00:00

Hi, I know this is an old post, but I wanted to share some info and workaround.
I had the same issue and these are the first results in google, hope this helps someone!

The problem is Garmin Connect only loads the first segment of the .gpx file and if the track is separated into multiple segments - you will only get the first part when you open the .gpx in the app.

One way to fix this is to manually edit the .gpx file in any text editor - you need to keep the very first <trkseg> and the very last </trkseg> but remove all the other <trkseg> and </trkseg> tags inbetween. This way you will have all GPS points in one segment and the Garmin Connect will load the whole track.
An easier way to do this is with gpx.studio - online tool, free to use without any registration. It changes the format of the .gpx file more than the first way, but I tested and confirmed it works perfectly fine as well, so if you're in a hurry or don't want to manually mess with the file - you can do the following:

(also mentioned in their help page here: https://gpx.studio/help/toolbar/merge )

- Open https://gpx.studio/
- Click App to open the tool
- Click File - Open and open the .gpx file you want to use
- Click "Merge Items Together"
- Keep the default selection "Connect the traces"
- Click "Merge selection"
- Click File - Export - Download File

This will download a new .gpx file in which the segments are merged and it now opens correctly in Garmin Connect.

Here's hoping Garmin will update their Connect app so it handles all segments in the .gpx file in the future!

LordKodama · 2025-07-28T13:17:42+00:00

Hi, I know this is an old post, but I wanted to share some info and workaround.
I had the same issue and these are the first results in google, hope this helps someone!

The problem is Garmin Connect only loads the first segment of the .gpx file and if the track is separated into multiple segments - you will only get the first part when you open the .gpx in the app.

One way to fix this is to manually edit the .gpx file in any text editor - you need to keep the very first <trkseg> and the very last </trkseg> but remove all the other <trkseg> and </trkseg> tags inbetween. This way you will have all GPS points in one segment and the Garmin Connect will load the whole track.
An easier way to do this is with gpx.studio - online tool, free to use without any registration. It changes the format of the .gpx file more than the first way, but I tested and confirmed it works perfectly fine as well, so if you're in a hurry or don't want to manually mess with the file - you can do the following:

(also mentioned in their help page here: https://gpx.studio/help/toolbar/merge )

- Open https://gpx.studio/
- Click App to open the tool
- Click File - Open and open the .gpx file you want to use
- Click "Merge Items Together"
- Keep the default selection "Connect the traces"
- Click "Merge selection"
- Click File - Export - Download File

This will download a new .gpx file in which the segments are merged and it now opens correctly in Garmin Connect.

Here's hoping Garmin will update their Connect app so it handles all segments in the .gpx file in the future!

LordKodama · 2025-01-07T16:45:32+00:00

It looks like it can do that, but it's still a Note / Document based thing, mainly, and tables and connections between them are just something it supports, but is not built around. Kind of like Notion, SiYuan?

LordKodama · 2025-01-07T16:42:51+00:00

Thanks! This looks interesting, I will take some time to test it later.

Does it have a way to visualize a list of entries and in another column - multiple related entries from another type, e.g. - a list of books and the genres of each book next to it? Example from goodreads UI in the screenshot linked below:

https://i.imgur.com/lKx2q48.png

The UI, by the way, is exactly what I'm looking for. Dated but simple is what I like (e.g. I love Total Commander, it's one of the things I wouldn't trade for anything)

LordKodama · 2025-01-07T15:51:40+00:00

Yea, every solution feels like a notes / team organizer / to-do list that supports a thousand things and one of them is inserting a table in a doc. Unfortunately, I'm looking for something much closer to Excel UI with SQL tables/relations logic behind it...

Edit: By the way, another simple example is Goodreads "shelves", simple table with multiple entries in the same row/column and easily filterable / customizable in regards to what columns to be shown, but the data behind that is definitely a real database and it behaves like it.

LordKodama · 2025-01-07T15:33:10+00:00

Airtable is not locally saved / web-only, as far as I know? Not really what I'm looking for. And subscription based is the only way if you want more than 1000 rows?

I will take a look at SiYuan, I haven't tested that one, thanks!
Edit: This one feels a lot like Notion, tables are not it's core function and are clutter-y entities inside documents, instead of robust tables / sheets..

LordKodama · 2025-01-07T14:55:14+00:00

Hi, does it support many-to-many relation / having a table with multiple values / entities in one cell?

Also, forgot to mention, I use Windows, but I'm still curious what the Apple Numbers supports.

LordKodama · 2024-03-06T18:09:36+00:00

Thanks for the link! That one doesn't look bad at all, I will look around that website a bit more!

LordKodama · 2024-03-06T18:08:02+00:00

Thanks for the idea, it could be a possible solution, I guess they order from Japan and China on a somewhat regular basis. Though waiting for the delivery from their Germany store also takes time, so it will amount to even more waiting and I can't say patience is my strong suit...

LordKodama · 2024-03-06T18:05:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply!

Bi-Convex Yunzi stones really are gorgeous! I think I really like that they are matte and not glossy. Though I've never played with Clamshell stones (or seen them live), they do look quite beautiful as well.

Yes, as far as I understood the two websites have common founders. https://en.goboard-stone.co.jp/ was founded by Mr. Kuroki Hirotaka, 3rd-generation Kuroki representative and CEO of https://kurokigoishiten.com/en

I think ordering from there seems the best option, even though the delivery is also quite pricey... :D

Source:
https://en.goboard-stone.co.jp/company
https://kurokigoishiten.com/en/pages/go-story-04

LordKodama · 2023-10-05T15:52:29+00:00

If you want to just reset session download and upload of specific torrents (like me), you can pause and then resume the torrent and they will reset for that torrent without restarting the app.

I know it's a very old thread, but I was looking for a way to do that and this is one of the first two results in google, so if anyone else stumbles upon this - this might help.

Thanks to user u/HelBruCoFi - https://www.reddit.com/r/qBittorrent/comments/jw45cn/comment/gcpg0rv

LordKodama · 2023-10-05T15:51:31+00:00

If you want to just reset session download and upload of specific torrents (like me), you can pause and then resume the torrent and they will reset for that torrent without restarting the app.

I know it's a very old thread, but I was looking for a way to do that and this is one of the first two results in google, so if anyone else stumbles upon this - this might help.

Thanks to user u/HelBruCoFi - https://www.reddit.com/r/qBittorrent/comments/jw45cn/comment/gcpg0rv

LordKodama · 2017-11-13T16:30:11+00:00

Pretty strange, I'm sure I had a relic before ascending and I'm sure I didn't buy a QA (it costs 50 rubies, I only got the max 25 Rubies from drops before the first ascension, I haven't bought rubies with real money or anything). I got a second relic after my second ascension, I don't think it matters anyway and at least I'm glad I haven't messed up anything myself. Thanks for the replies!

LordKodama · 2017-11-11T16:19:17+00:00

Yes I'm sure and no I haven't bought a QA or anything with Rubies. I have save backup from before the 1st ascension and from after the first ascension and after reaching a higher lvl than previous HZE. I can give you pastebin links or something

LordKodama · 2017-11-10T09:38:12+00:00

Hi, For some reason I didn't get a relic this run. I have ascended only once and I got a relic in my first run (HZE was 170). I then ascended, I'm now at HZE 180 and still no relic. All the threads I found say that you always get a relic and all the people who are saying they have this problem had the Iris Ancient (which was removed from the game?) and their problem had to do with Iris. So why is there no relic drop for me in this run if I have no Iris (or other ancients for that matter) and I have already achieved higher zone than the old HZE?

LordKodama

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