Smartphones wiped out 97% of the compact camera market

Re:Smartphones wiped out 97% of the compact camera market by piva00 on Friday December 02, 2022 @07:39AM (#33829730)

On the price point I agree with you but then the comparison becomes not so level by comparing semi-conductors technology from 2014 to the ones from 2021, that's 7 years of evolution on sensor technology packed into the phone's sensor, plus all the image processing advances since then.

Again, I understand the price point but it's an oddball comparison. Perhaps a comparison between the A72 and a Fujifilm X-E2 could tell us more but I don't have either devices to directly compare myself :/

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smartphones wiped out 97% of the compact camera market by arnaudsm on Friday December 02, 2022 @07:59AM (#33829899)

I'd love to see a graph of sharpness/$ for both categories ! I think they're equal until the $400 range, after Mirrorless obviously wins

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smartphones wiped out 97% of the compact camera market by michaelt on Friday December 02, 2022 @08:28AM (#33830156)

Well, you won't find anyone saying their 2022 smartphone outperforms their 2022 DSLR

Because people who find their 2022 smartphone outperforming their 2015 DSLR don't upgrade to a 2022 DSLR.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Smartphones wiped out 97% of the compact camera market by altairprime on Friday December 02, 2022 @08:48AM (#33830347)

I sold my DSLR gear in 2015 including my absolute favorite 35/f2 lens, and I have an X100V on backorder in 2022 for its 35mm equivalent f/2 prime lens: seven years of AI missteps and absent bokeh in my preferred framing has finally gotten to me. I know that my phone will take better telephotos, and I know my phone has RAW mode and three lenses and takes amazingly great pictures. So I'm specializing my camera to exactly where I love it most, and will let my phone handle everything else, and I’m content that each has their strengths.

[ Parent | on HN ]