Taylor Swift Fan Found a Clever Way to Bypᴀss Eras Tour Camera Rules

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour has been an absolute smash hit, with attendance at each show averaging more than 72,000 fans. With nearly 70 shows on the docket throughout North America and ticket prices averaging nearly $500, ticket sales alone could eclipse $2 billion per CNN. Unsurprisingly, many fans want to take high-quality pH๏τos and videos at the shows.

However, strict rules have made that challenging, especially given that most spectators will have distant sightlines in sold-out stadiums. Concert rules typically prohibit fans from bringing “professional” cameras, often defined as any camera with interchangeable lenses. Further, there are restrictions on the length of an all-in-one camera’s built-in lens.

Most smartphones are not well-suited to long-distance telepH๏τo pH๏τography, but some feature reasonably powerful zooms, instigating another chapter in the classic Apple versus Samsung smartphone debate

When an iPhone 14 Pro Max owner touted their phone’s ability to zoom in on Swift on stage, some commenters replied that they went out and bought new iPhones because of the TikTok video

“The way my jaw dropped. Apple better run you a check because this is the best advertisement I’ve seen,” one TikTok user said.

Others responded that Samsung’s 100x Space Zoom is significantly better. “The way you’re all impressed by this is baffling. Someone give them Samsung’s 100x zoom which is standard on every brand except the one and only Apple,” one user complained.

TikTok user johnlicoski even purchased a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra precisely because of its zooming feature to capture souvenirs at a Taylor Swift concert

Now there is a new popular camera to record Taylor Swift on stage that bests smartphones in terms of versatility and image quality: a Sony RX10 Mark IV.

As reported by The Verge, TikTok user audiobydominic took a Sony RX10 IV to a Swift show to capture high-quality video with a powerful zoom lens. However, Dominic did not capture video — he used the RX10 IV’s 24 frames-per-second burst mode to recreate video through rapidly sH๏τ still frames.

Dominic knew he would be far away during the night concert, so he would need to crop in, and he was concerned that the dim lighting conditions would limit the RX10 IV’s video quality. Shooting 20-megapixel pH๏τos at 24 fps enabled him to get higher quality results that still work for sharing as a video.

He also explains that the RX10 IV, a bridge camera, is smaller than a DSLR, has a built-in lens with extensive zoom, and is typically allowed into concerts.

Thanks to its 24-600mm equivalent optical zoom, impressive Type 1 Exmor RS CMOS stacked image sensor, and swift autofocus performance, the $1,700 Sony RX10 Mark IV is an extremely versatile camera. It also includes Optical SteadySH๏τ stabilization to ensure pH๏τographers and concertgoers capture sharp pH๏τos in low light.