You can either shoot in jpeg or in RAW.

RAW files are like a digital negative that require you process them on your computer for them to look the best.

RAW files contain more information and give you more flexibility in editing, but if you just want the image, shooting in jpeg is the simplest most straight forward approach.

I have a soft bricked 9T with a pop up selfie cam. I really miss that feature.

You are likely bringing your phone with you anyhow, so the big question is whether you find the dedicated camera worth lugging around.

When I have my DSLR in hand my eyes go into shooting mode. I start looking for good subjects and compositions everywhere.

I may still not be the best at photography, but walking around feeling the camera in my hand, feeling the mechanical shutter, having to think about how to get the exposure I want… It just sets me in the right mindset to enjoy photography.

Do you enjoy shooting with your phone? Some people do, I don’t. There is no right or wrong answer here :)