News, Why Are Digital Cameras Disappearing because of Smartphones (ps3, Canon, Nikon)

[gichicago]

Originally Posted by Lije Baley

And lastly, watches vs. cellphones. This is one comparison with little gray area for me: NO WAY will I not wear a watch and then have to fumble around reaching into my pocket, flipping the phone around in the right direction and then finally reading the time, when I can just move my arm slightly and see the time, in literally about half a second. Wearing a watch also doesn't bother me physically, even while wearing one of Casio's chunky G-Shock models. Plus a watch can tell others a little about who you are and on the materialistic side of things , can add some style to your personal "look" out in public.

100% agreed. I also like stye, because its the closest thing to jewelry i'll wear. And in some cases, high end makers like rolex do refer to their watches as jewelry so i guess it evens out.

And i wouldn't fret about being too materialistic; there are tech-judgemental people out there who look down at you if you don't have the latest 4S.

[Zembonez]

Originally Posted by NJBest

I disagree. Better sensors and better lenses would be needed. Not necessarily larger sensors. The current need for larger sensors is a technological barrier... not a scientific limit. We will overcome this barrier at some point and will be able to produce smaller, yet sufficient sensors.

I'll go along with that to some degree. Obviously we don't know where the technology will go in a few years, but I'd bet on improvements. Lens quality could easily be attained without too much bulk. Better small sensors may be produced, but size is an issue that can't be overcome at some point... if quality is the goal.

[harhar]

Yup my camera on my SGS2 is amazing in both it's image quality and convenience.

But I seriously doubt cellphone cameras will ever replace an entry level DSLR, or medium format, (for obvious reasons).

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by gramirez2012

My iPhone 4S takes fantastic pictures. Are they are good as a DSLR, of course not. But it takes just as good, if not better pictures than most of the point-and-shoot cameras out there. Why spend ~$130 on a P&S camera when I could pay $199 to take better pictures, AND do a lot more? A smartphone is essentially a computer in your pocket.

No it doesn't. The 4S takes good pictures for a phone. But it has a pathetic flash, cannot take pics on low light, has essentially no ability to control depth of field, etc.

[Asheville Native]

I still use my Canon point and shoot, as it just performs better than my smartphone, and a whole lot easier to hold and take pictures with, specifically a dedicated shutter button on top, vs. the button on the screen, and very superior flash.

The phone gets used for the simple fact I usually have it on my belt.

[NJBest]

Originally Posted by Asheville Native

I still use my Canon point and shoot, as it just performs better than my smartphone, and a whole lot easier to hold and take pictures with, specifically a dedicated shutter button on top, vs. the button on the screen, and very superior flash.

The phone gets used for the simple fact I usually have it on my belt.

While I'm not trying to say that smartphones are better than P&S cameras.... there is at least one phone out there (HTC EVO 3D) that has a dedicated shutter button. It even has the half-step for focus like a real camera.

[dkf747]

The iPhone 4 and 4S volume button doubles as a shutter button for taking pics. You're not limited to the one on the screen.

[tvdxer]

Nokia recently has started selling a 41-megapixel smartphone with a 1/1.2 sensor and an f/2.4 lens:

Nokia 808 PureView - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Lamplight]

I would never even dream of using a cell phone for photography instead of my Fuji X10. Some of the more expensive cell phones do have surprisingly good cameras, but for my purposes they're not even close. Plus I prefer a real, built-in viewfinder that I can hold up to my face.

[moved]

My cell phone camera actually takes better pictures than my point and shoot sometimes. It's just so much more convenient to have my phone handy than carrying around a camera. But I still use the camera when I'm attending an event to take a lot of photos.