04-25-2018, 10:19 PM
It's a good question where this industry is heading to in general. With smartphones development now focusing on the camera(s), things are getting even tougher for the conventional camera manufacturers. Wide scenes can be captured in panorama mode, there's a bokeh setting so the only place where smartphones can't really go today is the long tele range. But then ...
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You can argue about quality but then how much quality do you need for the average Joe's family, cats and dogs images? Many argue that the camera industry has reached its new low plateau but honestly, I don't think so. However, maybe the camera industry will be rescued by another development - smartphones are losing their coolness factor and it seems as if they've plateaued as well now. People are no longer willing to pay 800+$ for a new phone if you can get 90% for half of that. And maybe the future will be about convergence - the Red Hydrogen may be a hint of the things to come.
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You can argue about quality but then how much quality do you need for the average Joe's family, cats and dogs images? Many argue that the camera industry has reached its new low plateau but honestly, I don't think so. However, maybe the camera industry will be rescued by another development - smartphones are losing their coolness factor and it seems as if they've plateaued as well now. People are no longer willing to pay 800+$ for a new phone if you can get 90% for half of that. And maybe the future will be about convergence - the Red Hydrogen may be a hint of the things to come.
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