A camera that fits in a coat pocket
For someone who travels, and who leaves a big camera in the hotel room.
The best camera on a holiday is the one still in a pocket on the fourth day. A large camera comes out of the bag on the first morning, and after that it stays where it is.
So this present is chosen for size before anything else. The lens does not come off, which sounds like a loss and turns out to be a relief. There is nothing extra to carry, nothing to choose between, and nothing to change in the rain.
So the answer is
One camera, one lens, nothing to decide
There is no lens to choose and nothing to carry beyond the camera itself. It is beautiful enough that it gets picked up, and a camera that gets carried takes far more photographs than a better one left at home.
The present
Camera
Fujifilm X100VI
One camera, one lens, nothing to choose. It fits a coat pocket and it is beautiful, so it gets carried, and a carried camera takes more pictures than a good one left at home.
Memory card
SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB SDXC UHS-I
The card the pictures are saved onto. This is the right one for their camera, and it is fast enough that the camera never has to pause and wait.
What goes with it
Not needed on the day. Add one if you want the present to feel finished.
Strap
Peak Design Cuff wrist strap
A wrist strap for a small camera. Keeps it safe without a strap round their neck all day.
What it gives up
The lens does not come off, so the view they get is the only view they get.
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Another maker
A real camera that lives in a trouser pocket
It switches on in a second and it is genuinely pocketable, not handbag-sized. For someone who photographs the street, a market, or the ordinary parts of a day, this is the camera that is actually with them.
Why not this one. There is no viewfinder to hold to their eye, and the lens does not come off.
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