On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 7:46 AM Thaths <[email protected]> wrote:

I want to push back on the proposition that a single-purpose camera is
> better than a smartphone camera. On two fronts:
>
> 1. It depends quite a bit on the type of photography. Things like wildlife
> photography, macro photography, astrophotography, etc. are better done
> (today) with a single purpose camera. But family photos, travel photos,
> street scenes, etc. are very do-able on smartphones (and the fact that you
> have it on you at all waking moments means that you can shoot a lot more).
>

I have no argument with this. In fact I started the thread with the
proposition that a smartphone is 'good enough' but for serious use one
needs a specialised tool. In this case, I would imagine that smartphone
lenses will forever be of lower quality/capability than camera lenses,
primarily because of form factor constraints.

2. The software that drives single purpose cameras stinks. They are years,
> possibly even decade behind smartphone camera software. And smartphone
> camera software is only getting better, while the likes of Canon, Nikon and
> Sony seem to be crawling forward.
>

I wonder if camera firmware can be flashed.

Udhay
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