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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