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Very true. For me the only thing I want from regular camera is amazing zoom capabilities. However if I compare pictures from e.g. Nikon Coolpix P950 which has

Very true. For me the only thing I want from regular camera is amazing zoom capabilities. However if I compare pictures from e.g. Nikon Coolpix P950 which has small sensor but big zoom, the picture quality is not nearly as good as with phone cameras with smaller CMOS. I wish camera manufacturers started to mount these cameras on a phone hardware, maybe even run Android directly, if they can't get their act together.

cesaref 6y ago
Android was originally designed as an OS for cameras, if I remember correctly...
- hawski 6y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#His... > Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White.[16][17] Rubin described the Android project as "tremendous potential in developing smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner's location and preferences".[17] The early intentions of the company were to develop an advanced operating system for __digital cameras__, and this was the basis of its pitch to investors in April 2004.[18] The company then decided that the market for cameras was not large enough for its goals, and by five months later it had diverted its efforts and was pitching Android as a handset operating system that would rival Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile. Emphasis mine. It sounds like it was intended as an OS for cameras, but in the end it was not designed as one. However source from [18], confirms OP's memory - https://www.pcworld.com/article/2034723/android-founder-we-aimed-to-make-a-camera-os.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/2034723/android-founder-we-a... >The creators of Android originally dreamed it would be used to create a world of "smart cameras" that connected to PCs, a founder said, but it was reworked for mobile handsets as the smartphone market began to explode. > "The exact same platform, the exact same operating system we built for cameras, that became Android for cellphones," said Android co-founder Andy Rubin, who spoke at an economic summit in Tokyo.
  - throwanem 6y ago
    I'm glad they pivoted. Having a smartphone OS on my DSLRs would be a nightmare.
    - noelherrick 6y ago
      Tons of people loved the Samsung Android cameras. I think Sony A7 MILCs 1st and 2nd generation had Android-people still miss the apps you could install. There’s an appeal to some folks

cesaref 6y ago

Android was originally designed as an OS for cameras, if I remember correctly...

hawski 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#His... > Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White.[16][17] Rubin described the Android project as "tremendous potential in developing smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its owner's location and preferences".[17] The early intentions of the company were to develop an advanced operating system for __digital cameras__, and this was the basis of its pitch to investors in April 2004.[18] The company then decided that the market for cameras was not large enough for its goals, and by five months later it had diverted its efforts and was pitching Android as a handset operating system that would rival Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile. Emphasis mine. It sounds like it was intended as an OS for cameras, but in the end it was not designed as one. However source from [18], confirms OP's memory - https://www.pcworld.com/article/2034723/android-founder-we-aimed-to-make-a-camera-os.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/2034723/android-founder-we-a... >The creators of Android originally dreamed it would be used to create a world of "smart cameras" that connected to PCs, a founder said, but it was reworked for mobile handsets as the smartphone market began to explode. > "The exact same platform, the exact same operating system we built for cameras, that became Android for cellphones," said Android co-founder Andy Rubin, who spoke at an economic summit in Tokyo.
- throwanem 6y ago
  I'm glad they pivoted. Having a smartphone OS on my DSLRs would be a nightmare.
  - noelherrick 6y ago
    Tons of people loved the Samsung Android cameras. I think Sony A7 MILCs 1st and 2nd generation had Android-people still miss the apps you could install. There’s an appeal to some folks