Not everyone carries a $200/month phone. My 3 phones for $30/month are useless for taking puctures.

Good and inexpensive can't be used in the same statement when talking cameras. I have a $200 Canon pocket point and shoot and even at $200, it takes horrid quality photos. Automatic anything won't take good photos. I have a nice wide strap on my manual control superzoom Fuji that I just throw over my head on the opposite shoulder and twist it to rest on my back if I ride with it. I took the Canon last time so I could carry it in a pocket and didn't get a single good shot because I couldn't set anything and even ISO100 left the images noisy and soft.