Originally Posted by
tyrion
The main problem with smartphones is that it can be really hard to see the screen to frame the picture in bright sunlight. Basically impossible at some angles. This applies cameras without a viewfinder as well.
The image quality of smartphones is just getting better and better with software "tricks" like combining multiple exposures, but in bright sunlight the usability is second rate.
Ahhhh, I miss viewfinders on cameras. I have an old (probably close to 10 years old) Kodak digital point and shoot with a viewfinder. Even though it still works, I hardly use it anymore but when I do, I get folks looking at me like they've never seen that kind of camera.