The Inquirer: Cameras or Camera Phones?

Question: Do you prefer compact cameras or smartphone cameras?

Camera:  Excellent image quality, zoom, lens versatility, portrait, scaling, colour, black and white, film, negative, big, and portable.

Phone camera: Convenience, quality pictures, zoom, portrait, recording, scaling, colour, black and white, lightweight, and portable.

I'm not an expert, however, there are many pros and cons to using a compact camera or smartphone camera. Despite the constant influx of new smartphone models, cameras are still popular. With a some cameras, there is more equipment to carry, however, it enables you to develop great photos with full manual control. Artful camera skills even look good on your resume. Perhaps you could set up your own business – the possibilities are almost endless.

Nonetheless, a camera phone is not the same as a traditional camera. You can still have great images with aid of smartphone apps to enhance the photos. You can even create amazing slideshows and a camera phone is easy to carry. If you see beautiful flowers or freshly served food, your phone is there to snap those moments! The convenience is unparalleled. Although my passion for photography has only recently flourished, I want to take a closer look and hear opinions from people around the world to discuss their interesting views.

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Is there still a place in your pocket for cameras? Here are some opinions from people around the world. 

"Phone camera, it's a lot faster to grab hold of and take the picture straight away. Phone camera now are very clear and good quality. A picture needs to be taken quickly. Your phone camera is always carried with you but you don't always carry a camera. It take a little while to turn on and set up."

Annie Van

"Photography is not always about the camera equipment but rather the experience that is portrayed through the image's framing. Both a DSLR and a camera phone is a real camera and useful for various situations. I always try to make the most of what ever camera is at hand to snapshot the occasion."

Roydon Ng

"When I go on vacation I prefer my actual camera because they're better quality than my phones. Plus I like the experience of a traditional camera and then editing the pictures as opposed to just taking them on my phone and instagramming it."

Meher Masalawala

"Phone camera, as I will always have it on me and the best camera is the one you have with you. Obviously a DSLR is a better camera but if I'm out and about and if i see something cool I want to take a pic of,  I probably won't have my DSLR with me."

Sam Tam

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Source: The Inquirer: Cameras or Camera Phones?