Will Smartphones Soon Replace Consumer Cameras and Camcorders?

By Dennis Kuba
December 23, 2011

More people are using smartphones instead of point-and-shoot cameras for recording photographs. Smartphone share of photos rose from 17 percent last year to 27 percent this year, while camera share dropped from 52 percent to 44 percent.
Two rising camera segments include those with a detachable lens (average price $863), which rose 12 percent, and point-and-shoot cameras with optical zooms of 10X or greater, which rose 16 percent. These clearly appeal to hobbyists looking for better quality and features not available on smartphones.
Smartphones are offering “good enough” picture quality for most people while offering the advantages of constant accessibility and ease of sharing pictures with friends and family.
“A few clicks and the image is posted to Facebook, emailed off to a grandparent, or published in a blog,” reports CNBC. “And smartphone apps like Hipstamatic make it fun and easy to tinker with special effects on the image.”

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