Digital Camera Market Plummets

That's very true Rob.

I was given a Samsung Galaxy Tablet for my birthday.

I used it when I was on vacation for the internet.

Didn't know it had a camera - and when I tried it for video and stills I was amazed.

No need to pack a camera now !

Just need a camera for the serious stuff .

Absolutely agree, fellow Gumbo-ists, the mobile phone cameras image resolution is quite amazing for such a small device. OK so you can not then blow the picture up greatly without loss of clarity - but how often do you need to do that?

Here is an image that I took on my iPhone at the weekend which surprised me with the good result.

I took photos on my trip to Poland, as did my professional photographer. His were much better, of course, but I was able to take pictures surreptitiously. He could not pull out his big camera when asking strangers for information, whereas I could look at my phone and snap photos of the area quietly. And he was impressed with the quality of my iPhone 5s photos.

I still like my digital camera(s) for most of my photos, but I can certainly see the appeal of using your camera phone.  For such a small lens, the quality is pretty good, as Mac's nice photo reminds us.

Still seems that the optics of 72 mms of glass should provide a much clearer image than 3 mms of glass.

What's funny is ,as you read the link above ,they tell the benefits of digital cameras over photos from smartphones in a lot of instances. I think though whats happening is as  smartphones are taking better and better pictures ,people aren't even considering they need a  digital camera.

The optical zoom  of digital cameras seems like  a strong selling argument to me for  having a digital camera too.

Samsung Tablet Camera:

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I'm impressed at both Garry's and Mac's photos above!  It is amazing how far the smartphones and tablets have come in a few years

What I'd like to know is what Garry's beverage of choice is in that photo?  Gin and tonic?