Looking closer we notice some loss of detail in the water in the image on the left. We expect that from a full-frame camera, but it is an impressive achievement for a smartphone. Lambert, PetapixelР вЂќР вЂЎirst, itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs worth noting that both images are quite impressive for a night scene. Doing anything with photos captured on a traditional digital camera typically requires a lot of effort, and often a complicated set of steps: Just as importantly, smartphones revolutionized photographic workflow. As the famous saying goes (made even more famous by iPhone icon Chase Jarvis), Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™The best camera is the one you have with you.Р Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ As a result, nearly everyone had one, and had it with them all the time.

The first major factor that helped make smartphones the camera of choice for most people was simply that they became essential tools for daily life. Convenience and ease-of-use made the smartphone the top choice for photography But in hindsight it is straightforward to see what caused the rapid adoption of smartphones for photography. Initially, it wasnР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt obvious that this transition would happen so quickly-and it certainly caught many camera makers flat-footed. By 2013 they were outselling digital cameras of all kinds by a factor of more than 10 to 1. The sheer number of photos taken on smartphones is one obvious result of their increasing market share overall. By 2015, smartphone sales dwarfed traditional camera sales, and the numbers have only become more extreme since then ( Source: CIPA).

Camera and smartphone sales by year showing the explosive growth of smartphones compared to standalone cameras.

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