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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012.Still in the frame - cameras defy smartphone onslaught
By Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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smithinjapan
Cell phone cameras will level truly replace SLRs for professional photography or even photography as a hobby. But in terms of replacing point-and-click cameras for the most part I'd say smart phones already have.
Badge213
Taking snap shots with smart phones are fine in general, but more often then not lack the quality of what you'll get with a "real" camera. Ya can't put a 125mm optical f/2.8 lense on the i-phone.
Frank Vaughn
You can have my DSLR only when you pry it from my cold dead fingers :-) Really for a lot of us the picture quality from a plastic lens just a few mm in diameter onto an inexpensive image sensor does not come close to the picture we get from our large diameter glass lens onto a high quality image sensor. But I am sure as technology continues to evolve that difference will disappear. For me I am happy to carry the extra weight for a superior quality picture.
UncleBudah
@zichi I already did, and I am not regretting a bit, very smooth, but you have to choose your model as per me I got the Nikon 1 V1 ,,,AWESOME! (half price)
MapleG
Not realistic to think smarhphones will displace cameras. They are ok as a low grade point and shoot. The type of person who would buy a disposable camera or the cheapest Kodak camera (remember them?) is happy enough with their results, but you cannot compare the quality of a top grade camera against those smartphones
nath
Agreed with all about about smartphone vs. camera. The article says little about the fantastic new DSLRs that have been introduced in the last couple of months. The Canon 5DMkIII is a fantastic camera that also does world-class video, and the new Nikon D800 is, from what I've read so far, good enough to make photographers think twice about dropping $40 or $50K on a medium-format digital.
The image sensors in smartphones will continue to improve, but size limitations on the sensors and lenses are going to be hard to overcome.
nihoncritic
Cell phone cameras will not replace canon and nikon cameras anytime soon. An inexperienced camera user may simply think that megapixels make or break photography, but there are many variables such as lighting, stability, motion sensing, and a myriad of other factors involved. There is no way Hollywood paparazzi, documentary creators, and war correspondents will trade in their DSLRs for a cell phone camera.
smithinjapan
"Cell phone cameras will level truly replace SLRs for professional photography or even photography as a hobby."
Don't know why I wrote 'level', I meant they will NEVER truly replace SLRs.