Point and shoot cameras have been steadily declining over the years to the point where multiple camera companies have said …
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Why the Smartphone Killed the Point & Shoot Camera
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Lens size is the only reason for me why i keep using point shoot cam.
I have an Olympus waterproof camera, sand resistance, drop proof, freeze proof. Underwater photography is fun and I don't have to take my smartphone into the beach or sea. I would love to see an indestructible case or tough smartphone capable of wind, sand, snow resistance. Great viewing. 👍
Why is there a small circle on the right side of the bottom screen.?
I have a Canon G9x and G7x. Use them to take photos. But use my phone for daily quick photos. I just like using a old fashion camera
Camera phone addict here but also use my Sony RX100 for more formalized/professional settings. The biggest advantage is having the performance of your best sensor at any zoom length within the range. Sure, I can have 10x zoom on an S22 Ultra but it’s using a far less capable sensor than their headlining main sensor. Or I can use the main sensor on Sony’s Xperia Pro I but I need to step back for portraits to avoid distortion. Well, that means I’m now cropping in on an already cropped sensor if I use the main lens or I can switch to the zoom lens where the sensor is far less capable.
Here’s hoping that Sony’s variable optical zoom solution from the Mark 3 & 4 make it to the main sensor of phones and then I can stop using my Rx100.
Eye opener for sure, great video.
7:11 ah yes ultra high high dynamic range fusion
Those are bridge cameras, not campacts, a camera with a larger than normal censor and manual modes, not a point and shoot compact.
Try it against a Sony RX series camera, now that's a compact that give true to life and images and beats a phone to the real image. Not seen a phone yet that gets what you see, but gives you what it thinks your should be seeing.
I'm glad to hear you pronounce niche properly, unlike one of your studio mates who pronounces it nitch!
And… Video cameras. I bought a Sony Ax53 a couple of years back. I bought an iPhone 13Pro Max. I shoot a mixture of scenes and the iPhone is absolutely out of this world. I filmed a 3 minute production from footage filmed on my iPhone. Now it's my go to device for most of the work I do.
When you said zoom shots, I thought you would use that Oppo phone, but you didn't. Coz Oppo Reno 8 Pro doens't have a telephoto lens, instead it comes with a meagre 8MP ultra wide and 2MP macro combination, which is honestly stupid. No one should buy that phone. Oppo cleverly paid a lot of creators to make them think that this was a good camera phone, but only the main camera is good.
What is that monstrosity on the bck of the phone…and still they have the decency to put a useless macro on there
I was resisting a smartphone a long time. Only got it in 2016, previously used to carry a camera with me and a dumb phone. I was hopeful for the in-phone cameras with my previous phone (Huawei ShotX), but with current Galaxy M21 I lost all that hope.
Huawei was doing perfectly for a common user's needs – intuitive layout, good quality photos, cooperating autofocus. With M21 you first have to hope the phone won't freeze and restart while you try to launch camera app, it doesn't know what to focus on and where to find the optimal point of white balance and light and makes you frustrate with your photos like you would back then, in analog camera times, those with celluloid film inside. I even stopped photographing my food for instagram, cause convincing my camera to stay sharp on something that is up close is a lottery, seems to set itself such a narrow lense of focus that only the strict center of photo is sharp, rest is bokeh.
the smartphones killed the point and shot cameras
Awesome video, great channel.
Another good review. My first point and shoot was the Lumia 1020 😉
Bravo!!! Very good job! Love it
So for sit down video content I use a Sony Zeiss/ZV1 which some use for vlogging due to it’s small body. However, No, I do not carry it with me outside the house for vlogging. Video vlogging out doors I use my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Scared I will lose or drop the actual camera. Plus, it’s just more convenient to carry the phone for vlogging when you naturally already will be using your phone anyway.
I bought a Panasonic Lumix in 2017. I was going to Japan and wanted something portable enough to fit in an oversized pocket with a significant optical zoom to ensure I was able to get the shots I wanted. My phone, and more specifically NO phone at that time could touch the immense optical zoom capabilities of that PAS. Now, it's basically useless.
Though I never did P&S (came from 35mm SLR and the long delay for focus and shutter release on early P&S digital models made me decide against them) I find myself taking out my DSLR less (though not never) and smartphone more.
One of these camera companies should make a DSLR that has a ISP or some kind of processing chip, give it access to wifi so it can run algorithms and what not. I know some already do have stuff like that but I'd like to see one use like a Tensor chip or something haha. Just to see what it could do if it had a massive lens and sensor.
Got a Canon PowerShot SD900, with new batteries to try it out again…someday…
Considering that most photos and videos are edited before it gets posted on social media and other platforms, smartphones are just convenient to the average consumer. Also action cameras can also substitute point and shoots (especially in video) because of how compact it is.
Great video.
Have an Rx 100 and the pictures look much better and natural then those of my pixel.
Also the experience with a shutter button etc. is just beautiful
I have no use of nighttime photos that don't show what my eyes are seeing.
I have a Samsung camera somewhere….it 's practically new but even years ago the phones were already overtaking it.
I don't know if this counts, but having an action camera (like a GoPro) that i can use to dive and outdoors but also i use it as webcam because the one on my laptop is pretty bad and the action camera have a wider field of view so looks better not showing only my face many times.
As always great decodr, we missed you yesterday on Spotify live
The Samsung Z Flip 4 makes it even more convenient to use a phone when used in Flex mode. Point and shoot cameras lack this flexibility. Only thing missing is a telephoto.
Thanks for your great videos. I am one of those rare birds with a PAS camera, RX100 VII. to your point though i agree if you know what you're doing and you can negotiate the ergonomics of the phone it ids more convenient using the phone. But the issue here, I believe is the difficulty in handling the phone and taking snaps in bright sunlight.
I was just scripting about this, last year's summer holiday I felt happy with my Ricoh GR for traveling. This year, I ditched the pocketable point-and-shoot GR and just went with my Xperia1 along with Leica M8 just for the nostalgic sake of it.
These videos are so cool and intreresting,you do great job my man👊
Still got my sony alpha 5000.. still make better pictures in som scenes. But it is time for at upgrad.. got a s21ultra phone. Great topic and video