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Is the Camera Phone the new P&S?
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<blockquote data-quote="riverside" data-source="post: 152120" data-attributes="member: 14054"><p>I have no need for a smartphone but for those do (or feel they do) the camera technology in them is advancing so rapidly why would they bother with another piece of equipment like a separate point & shoot camera? </p><p></p><p>Demographics are and will remain a major consideration in product acceptance. </p><p></p><p>Anyone under the age of 30 who can afford a smartphone (in many cases they can't) has a social life that generally revolves around Faceboook and lesser social media. Uploading separate camera pictures is an unnecessary, inconvenient step when one's world revolves around that screen that does "everything". Look at the mobile ap market and its impact on lap/desktop PCs. </p><p></p><p>Those in the business community where time is money will out of necessity use the most efficient method for any undertaking and that includes having the latest smartphone which will, of course, have state-of-the-art point and shoot photographic capability. Whether they use it or not.</p><p></p><p>The reality is convenience, affordability and requirements. Those who require smartphones for whatever purpose don't need point and shoot cameras. Many (the majority?) who purchase entry level DSLRs for point and shoot purposes are fooling themselves. Those who pursue <em>photography</em> as a hobby or profession ignore point and shoot cameras as a matter of course. There will always be a market for inexpensive point and shoot cameras but it is rapidly diminishing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="riverside, post: 152120, member: 14054"] I have no need for a smartphone but for those do (or feel they do) the camera technology in them is advancing so rapidly why would they bother with another piece of equipment like a separate point & shoot camera? Demographics are and will remain a major consideration in product acceptance. Anyone under the age of 30 who can afford a smartphone (in many cases they can't) has a social life that generally revolves around Faceboook and lesser social media. Uploading separate camera pictures is an unnecessary, inconvenient step when one's world revolves around that screen that does "everything". Look at the mobile ap market and its impact on lap/desktop PCs. Those in the business community where time is money will out of necessity use the most efficient method for any undertaking and that includes having the latest smartphone which will, of course, have state-of-the-art point and shoot photographic capability. Whether they use it or not. The reality is convenience, affordability and requirements. Those who require smartphones for whatever purpose don't need point and shoot cameras. Many (the majority?) who purchase entry level DSLRs for point and shoot purposes are fooling themselves. Those who pursue [I]photography[/I] as a hobby or profession ignore point and shoot cameras as a matter of course. There will always be a market for inexpensive point and shoot cameras but it is rapidly diminishing. [/QUOTE]
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