Why smartphones are killing compact cameras




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  1. Already the Google Nexus 5x in HDR+ On mode took much better looking photos than a DSLR 4 years ago. Actually the Nexus 5x even takes better looking photos than a Pixel 3a (I have both) due to much better white balance, unless you zoom/pixel peep. Dynamic range is the same

  2. After going through a some DSLR's (Nikon, Sony, Canon) and a few "semi professional point and shoot's (Sony, Nikon)" over the last years I've decided that that the best camera is the one that I always have with me, my Note 9.
    My DSLR's rarely went outside since they were too bulky to carry around, and the lenses always had to be changed, for portraits or landscapes or whatever, the lenses were also to expensive to expose them to some elements, like water/rain/snow etc.
    When it comes to the semi professional point and shoot's, I really didn't bother take them with me since my Note 9 does the same job unless I would use the pictures in a professional setting.
    So therefore, my daily driver as a camera is my Note 9.
    When it comes to quality, a "real" camera is better than a phone, but the phone is always there, ready to take that picture, unless you are a camera geek.

  3. I compared a Pixel 3a in Night Sight mode with a Canon M50 + stabilized kit lens in a very dark room. It was so dark that the M50 needed Iso 50.000 for a bright 1s f/3.5 17mm photo. The Pixel 3a chose 0.8s per frame as I held the phone very steady. The results were similar, but the 3a had better colors and much less color noise. Even when I used Canon's multi shot noise reduction, which combined four 1s exposures, the M50 had more color noise.

  4. Stopped taking Android Authority videos seriously after they named Realme X2 pro the "best smartphone of 2019"

    Realme? The same company that now has enabled ads in UI like MIUI?
    No more updates if you unlock bootloader and fingerprint scanner stops working too. That realme? Lmao

  5. I don't like the comparison I have to admit. It should compare what you can do with the different devices. I have a Note 9 and the RX100 and the shots I can make with the RX100 with a little bit of post-processing are amazing.
    This video shows that smartphones do damn good job in post processing instantly but the RX100 can just capture more light in dark environment or can be switched to manual mode to capture some stars or fast moving scenes like the river.

  6. P30 pro and pixel 4? Are you sure? The kings of photography this year are the galaxy Note 10/10+ and the iPhone 11 pro/pro max, they have the most well rounded cameras.

  7. You should have included iPhone 11. In 2019, Apple took over photography and videography from Pixel ?
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    Disclaimer : Am not a Apple fan boy✌️

  8. Smartphones phased out music players and they will phase out point and shoot cams. You have an all in one device, an expensive one at that why would u spend more money for something your phone can already do? It was the same reason why music players died down. Cost efficiency and over all convience

  9. They still make compact cameras? But seriously, the issue IMHO that the major brands are now in crisis. High end enthusiasts & professionals can't generate the necessary sales to fund future professional camera developments. The whole industry is in deep trouble.

  10. A better comparison would have been to compare the two smartphones with a Sony point and shoot camera that has similar pricing to the two smartphones rather than based on the year manufactured.

  11. If I had to guess without watching a second of this video:people have to have phone regardless,but people want save money. Camera on phones improve so much in last decade the phrase "the best camera is the one you have with you" becomes reality. Now we have more pocket space and more money,the end.

  12. With a camera you're supposed to be in control and the regional "point and shoot" RX100(X) does that beautifully.

    True capabilities of a dedicated camera is unleashed when the user is willing to put in some time and effort to the pictures captured and for the time being there is no phone camera that can do a better job than any dedicated camera.
    The competition is very different. I don't think anyone buying a phone over a camera for simple shots without much time to spare for editing or even learning how to shoot with dedicated cameras is making a bad decision but to argue that it is better is downright unwise.

    While phone cameras are indeed better at point and shoot, for which I don't care. The RX100(x) is not competing against the phones but bridging the gap between professional cameras which can cost up to a car and more.

    Point and shoot cameras do not have to be social media ready, they just have to be good because it gives a better canvas to a photography enthusiast or even a professional photographer.

    You see my point here?

    The Lumia 1020 with a 41 MP 1/1.5" sensor, 1.12μm pixel size and a resolution of 7728x5368p can easily beat any of the current phones with 48 MP IMX586 sensor with a measly 0.8μm pixel size and a resolution of 8000x6000p given to a person with good photography and editing skills.

  13. And also I'm tired to pay astronomic summs of money for newest smartphones with tiny improvements in making photo. And yes, the more I'm making photos on smarphone the more I want to buy a normal photo camera with ultrazoom lenses.

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