> In 2012, I predicted that point-and-shoot cameras and camcorders were so dead that my son would never use them. Point and shoot digital cameras are interesti

> In 2012, I predicted that point-and-shoot cameras and camcorders were so dead that my son would never use them. Point and shoot digital cameras are interestingly bad compared to cellphones nowadays. The camera will generally have better glass, better sensor, beefier battery, more space to house the components, but will get beaten by a 7mm thick phone in most circumstances. Amazing how much can be done just by crunching numbers harder and faster. On the contrary, DSLRs and mirrorless cameras have held their own against camera phones. The hardware advantage is too vast to be bridged by software right now. Or maybe the camera manufacturers are starting to use some software tricks themselves in their newest stuff.