Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
I have an SLR. Beth has a smart phone and is pleased with its camera. The last time we went over Washington Pass we stopped and both got a photo. When we looked at the two of them on the computer - shot in day light, pretty "easy" scene for a camera - she immediately understood why people still use cameras in the era of phones.
Sure. Of course.
Smartphones are for snapshots. "Cameras" are for something more important than that. The lines, however, are getting blurry between them - especially when the lighting is good.
But I think we're going to see the P&S camera, as we've known it, market implosion accelerate. There is shortly going to be insufficient profit and volume to maintain the development on such a rapidly dropping market. So, I guess if the OP wants a P&S, don't put it off until next year.
J.