Originally Posted by
Popeyecahn
This would be the only reason I would bother carrying a separate camera, jpegs are pretty much all created equal and most smartphones today can capture images that are close enough in overall quality to that of compact cameras that the advantage for me in making room onboard is negated. Besides I can share the image via email, text, social media or Bike Forums in a snap.
I know this is heresy to say, but I've not found shooting in RAW all that useful. I do it on the off-chance there is a photo I really love that can only be saved with some manipulation in RAW. On the other hand, a compact camera offers true zooming (some at very long ranges), image stabilization, much faster lenses, exposure control, and a host of other things that a cellphone camera does not.
I guess it depends on how important the photos are to you and what you plan to use them for.