Who Has Given Up Their Camera For Their Smartphone?

You'll never convince people who don't want to know...

I guess you're right.

I think I'm going to give up Google and just use Last Mrk.

I did notice the grain in the sky on some of the shots, but they were still much better than I would have imagined a cellphone capable of producing.

I'm beginning to lean towards the iPhone 5S when I replace my SG2S soon.

LOL

I use the phone as a "secondary" camera. Mostly used when I don't have my regular camera or I want to quickly email a pic.

My smart phone is a camera of convenience for spur of the moment shots, but it is not my camera of choice. I still like traditional cameras with good Optical zoom.

is always with me, but for a planned event, the ability to change lenses and zoom in or out is important, so I use my DSLR.

I have an old Canon AE1 Program with many Canon fixed lenses. From the 1980s. I don't use it anymore because who really wants to pay for film and developing? I am not even sure replacement battery is still available.

I never "upgraded" to Canon EOS because I kept waiting for them to make a camera for which a 50mm lens will be the normal lens. Eventually Canon made an extremely expensive camera like this, but it never trickled down to the less expensive models.

I have taken excellent pictures with my old HTC Rezound and newer Samsung S4 phones. I don't think I need a dedicated camera.

If a person chooses a voice only phone, while eschewing a smartphone, then asks others with a smartphone to use their smartphone for the data capability, they are hypocrites. The point was the pure hypocrisy of these people that claim smartphones are unnecessary, excessive, over the top, yadayadayada, and then ask to use these capabilities of others' smartphones.

I know people that call themselves vegetarians, but they eat meat. They eat chicken, turkey, fish, etc., but claiming chickens don't count as an explanation is priceless. Essentially, these "vegetarians" don't eat beef, but everything else is fair game.

I always say this quote, but for the most part I do need to try and bring my camera with me again more often. When it is something of importance I will bring it and my glass around in my backpack.

Check out EOS 6D. The price isn't as low as crop sensor cameras but almost half the price of 5D Mark III.

Some people are quite happy with the image quality that smartphone cameras produce. Others seek for higher quality that they can't get out of smartphone cameras.

Ok Last Mrk, where's my next article on the iPhone 5s camera?

Just bought a Nikon D7100 24 megapixel camera with 18-200 zoom lens. A smartphone is like the instant box cameras we used to use...but it's not a substitute for real photography.

Maybe this?

http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/12/a-photographers-take-on-the...

Phone: when no other camera is at hand, sending quick snapshots via MMS or Google Drive to family.
Compact digital: always in my briefcase.
DSLR: planned events, outdoor photography.

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Completely agree....but it is such a chore now to pack my SLR and video camera when going on vacation. The last trip to Jamaica, we just used our iPhones and tablets. I do bring along a waterproof camera for snorkeling though.

A waterproof case for the iPhone

For all you folks that consider yourselves serious photographers and I'm not doubting that, It's only now since I got my iPhone 5s that I can consider myself a "serious" photographer i.e. someone that has fun taking pictures.

I take more pictures now than I ever did in my life. I'm no longer a casual photographer.

Which device I am likely to use is the best one I happen to have on hand. Too bad the performance of these devices is inversely related to their convenience to carry around.

It is interesting to see how the convenience of carrying an iPhone and using it as a camera has made carrying that venerable DSLR and couple of lenses a chore. I used to pack and carry my DSLR without reservation, but no more. Only if I need the fine control of a DSLR will I use the DSLR. The iPhone camera is fantastic for the 99.999999% of snapshots that are taken.

I think you're exaggerating, I bet it's closer to 99.99%!

http://blog.laptopmag.com/iphone-5s-vs-lumia-1020-camera

The camera phone is all I really have. I bought a digital camera about 10 years ago, but only for the novelty of it having an actual hard drive in it. It's an OK camera, but the phone is more convenient. The instant sharing features of a camera phone are nice too-instead of waiting until you get back from your vacation, people can see them as you take them.

me too

hahah

I went to Yosemite this summer. My iPhone was fine for scenic shots, but not for photographing wildlife. I had to use my DSLR with telephoto lens for pictures of two woodpeckers collecting food on a nearby tree. Last year, I got closeup photos of a deer feeding.

I use my phone's camera to upload to social sites, I use my DSLR to upload to photo sites and make hard copy enlargements.

I don’t ever see giving up my DSLR for any smartphone camera.

http://www.informationweek.com/mobility/smart-phones/smartph...

Pretty much what we've been saying in this thread.

I saw a newspaper article about a month ago (WSJ?) that for the first time DSLR sales have declined in the US and worldwide. The article attributed the decline in DSLR sales to the increase in smartphone numbers and increase in quality of the cameras in them. It also noted that the majority of consumers want to share their pics instantly, which a cell phone can easily do but DSLR cannot easily do, and that picture quality is not as important to the share-photos market.

Just since this thread started 18 months ago, the quality of images produced in smartphones has improved significantly, and you're absolutely right that sharing instantly has become more important than image quality to growing numbers of consumers.

Smartphone cameras haven't convinced me to give up my cameras for the same reason I still prefer standalone GPS, but they have put many a camera store and chain out of business in our area recently.

I use the Eye-Fi card in my DSLR and that card sends pics wirelessly right to my iPhone, and from there I can send immediately.

Nokia's are pretty good these days;
http://evan-theelectricalengineer.blogspot.in/2013/10/nikon-...

To keep it in perspective, from what I've read just increasing the pixel count in camera phones doesn't always translate to better pictures. The quality of the chip and the software play a huge role too.

My Samsung phone has a micro sd card slot. When I use my Canon dslr camera I use a micro sd card with a sd card adapter. I can insert the micro sd card in my phone and see all the pictures on the card and do whatever with them. I don't use my phone normally as a camera, but it does come in handy when I don't have the camera. If you want first class pictures you have to use a camera. Think about it!!!!

I've thought about it... I disagree with your opinion. Every picture is taken with a camera - some cameras still *gasp* use film, others are stand alone, single purpose devices... and others are in multifunction devices. All have inherent advantages and disadvantages. There are many examples of professional photogs getting "first class" pictures from phone cameras. To deny that is sophistry.

But the probability of the casual photographer getting a high quality photograph will increase with the use of a camera over a cell phone.

Good point on photo sharing. I recently upgraded my DSLR from an Nikon D90 to the D7100 which has a Wi-Fi adapter that lets the camera transmit photos to the phone for social media. The ability of the big zoom lens to capture great images in tricky light just can't be matched by the phone. It's nice to have easy access to the best of both worlds...a top DSLR that can transmit photos instantly via the smartphone.

Yes you do need to use a camera. I choose to use the one in my iPhone 5S.

I don't have a "smart" phone, but I do have a camera on my GPS which does not measure up. I have a SAMSUNG tablet which also has a camera (front and rear) but neither measure up to the point and shoot camera (only 4.1 mega pixels) which probably doesn't measure up to some smart phones of today!!!!

-jgracey

For years I've done hiked trails all over NY State Parks and I've brought my camera with me. I’ve taken great shots with my old Nikons then moved to the DSLRs like canon. Although currently (keyword is currently) cell phones can not duplicate the quality images these cameras produce, they are pretty good. I've reduced my gear drastically in weight by just carrying my phone, a light weight tripod and a tripod mount for the smart phones. There are a bunch of great android apps that allow me to manipulate the camera like controlling the shutter and setting time delay which have allowed me to takes some great shot.

Like I said it’s not a replacement but if they continue to advance in technology cameras may be taken over by smart phones similar to typewriters and computers.

Yep, the smart phone is my camera. I've taken some pretty good pictures with smart phones.

Seems like we are buying cameras with phones built in!

A Smartphone is fine for anything you don't really care about (posting tiny pics to FB etc), but they can't possibly replace any camera that has a decent optical zoom, or a DSLR. There is no substitute for good glass.

You obviously didn't read the articles I linked to previously!

Hey Last Mrk, where's my next article?

My 12 megapixel may not capture the beauty of the Grand Canyon but it did win an award for my primitive campsite.

Still looking'