Will mobile phones with cameras kill off the digital camera?

shelagh77, For mobile phones to overtake digital cameras is not impossible, however I do not see it happening soon. The fact that the technologies of a digital camera is so advance, it will be sometime before the mobile phones can be on par. Even then, the mobile phone will probably be of another dimension as I am sure that the size could not be as slim and/or convenient as it is. I felt that you should have the best of both worlds if your budget permits. Picture taking using a handphone usually is an impromptu issue where you just need to take some quality snap shots. Photo taking functions on a cell phone is limited as it is simply there as an additional useful accessory. As an avid photography hobbyist, I must admit that I have yet to find a cellphone that can be on par with a digital camera at the moment. So, I would advise that you should try and get both if you can afford. Take care.

the phone takes good pics but then ya have to send it to you email on puter so you can download or up load which ever then do what ya want with it But I like the camera for I can take losts of pics and upload them to puter and print out the ones I want. DOnt really need both for my way ofthinking hugs good luck!

I don't believe mobile phones with cameras will kill off the digital camera. The camera's on mobiles are just not sophisticated enough to be effective competition. If you just want simple photographs, such as on nights out with friendsthen a mobile is adequate. If you want to be able to do more then a digital camera is better.

Well. In my opinion, I would still buy a digital camera. Nowadays, the highest megapixel that the cell phone companies have been able to fit in their phone is 5MP. I recommend that you go for digital cameras until the highest megapixel in the phone exceeds 7MP. 7MP is the average MP that a camera has nowadays.

I can't look into the future, but I can see what is going on today: and today, there are more digital cameras with more features than ever. Phone cameras are getting better, but they are not directly competing with "real" cameras. Apart from the difference in quality that others have mentioned, phone cameras are actually making a stronger market for cameras: people get a taste for photography, develop a love for it, maybe some skill; but the phone camera lets them down...it can't realise the pictures they see around them, and want to take: so they get a proper camera and the market goes on growing.

Yes, i guess the mobile phones are killing digital cameras, because most of the phones come with digital cameras now, and i personally plan to buy a camera first, but then i see myself doing everything with my cell phone and change my mood about buying digital camera. Now I really dont think I need one. I saved some money too because these digital cameras are pretty expensive.

I don't think there is any danger of cell phone cameras killing off regular digital cameras. I am on my third camera phone. BTW I only paid $50 for my current phone, a Motorola Razr, But the other two I got for free. Just wait a couple of months after they come out. They have gotten a little better over the years, But Digicams have gotten a LOT better. And cheaper. I recently bought a Canon 8mp digicam for about what most people pay for their phone. It's no professional camera for sure but It is 100 times better than my camera phone. It is easier to use, allows more control, It's more than just Point and Shoot, It allows control over focus, exposure, zoom, I can take multiple shots,etc. The photo files are Much larger, And Much clearer. Even if a CP says it is 5mp, And a digican says it's 5mp, the digicam will have a much larger CCD Chip, Or picture area. And a much higher quality chip also. CPs are great for quick shots of your friend or to capture an idea, but when compared to even a lower end digi, the difference is night and day. This shot was taken with my phone.

There is absolutely no comparison at all! I have a 1 megapixel digital camera that takes better quality photos than I've seen taken with 5 megapixel cell phone cameras. Because cell phones are so small and do so much more than just take photos, you can't fit a quality image sensor inside them. Larger image sensors make better quality images... no matter how many megapixels your camera has! The quality of cell phone cameras is improving, but it still will never be anywhere what you can get with a digital camera. I love my cell phone camera! It's very convenient and a lot of fun! I mostly take photos and then text them to my friends and family. But the photo quality isn't anywhere near good enough to print or share online. As for if you need both, it depends on what you take pictures for. If you just want snapshots of your friends, your pets, etc. to have for memories, then you might be fine with just a cell phone camera. You can store the images on your phone to look at, and text them to your friends! If you want to print photos, do a lot of photo sharing online, or take high quality artistic photos then you will need a digital camera.

Actually i got a phone with cam and digital camera. What i like in my digital cam is it can take better photos than my phone. The kind of photos maybe differ from the kind of phone you have and digital cam you have. If you've got a nice phone with very resolution and can take more photos and videos you don't need digital camera. Happy posting.

Actually i don't think so, one gadget can not overtake another one in any case. Even thought many cell phones are with advanced cameras with mega pixel, but the photos taken with the cameras are never equal to digital cameras, We can use digital cameras for taking some wonderful photographs which is not possible when using the cell phone cameras. Whatever may be the situation i don't think that it will overtake the digital cameras.

Photos taken from a phone camera like cellphones is very useful when you are used to upload photos on the internet..the advantage here is that you can upload it immediately because the size is intended for internet photo. But if you want to blow-up your photos then you really guys need a separate digital camera which is in high quality and resolutions.

Never! Digital cameras are terrific, and you don't have to pay a monthly fee in order to use them. There are also more features that phone cameras don't have. The free camera phones are not the ones with the best pictures. It's the most expensive ones. Also, most digital cameras take short movie clips and have sound. I'm not sure if cell cameras have evolved that far yet. There is a good reason for a cell camera though, for times when you would like a picture and you don't happen to have a camera with you. For that time when you happen to see a movie star or entertainer...or if you've been in an accident at need pictures. For my money, I would recommend a decent digital phone for pictures you want to keep...and a cell camera when you need a picture quick.

Well, it all depends on the phone, as well as, the camera! For just taking pics of yourself, some casual stuff, a phone is fine! If you're trying to go out and be a photographer, a hobbyist, or something more than casual pics, I'd check out a good camera! So, figure out what you're trying to do then go from there! Taripre$

I'd go for a camera anytime. A digital camera's pic is far more superior than a phone or an upgraded phone for that matter. Cameras will still be around coz when phones upgrade, so does the camera. Agree?

While phone cameras will not take over from digital cameras,I have found that the camera phone will cost far more to use. I have both,but had the phone type first,so when trying to download to internet I had to spen $65.00 for the cable to connect both,then found out on my next phone bill,they were charging me .50 cents per picture for downloading fees. I do still use the phone camera if it is all I have with me,but will be very carefull figuring out which to download. Many Blessings.

I have a mobile phone that I can take photos on and then send to a friend. I never download my photos or print my photos that have been taken with my mobile phone. I have a digital camera and I take my the vast majority of my photos with that. I get my photos from my digital camera printed and put onto a disk. I believe the a digital camera will produce higher quality photos compared to a mobile phone. I wouldn't choose to just take photos with a mobile phone because the quality, especially when enlarged would be poor. I don't believe that mobiles with cameras will ever kill off digital camera.

my mobile phones have cameras. my sony 810i has a cybershot 3.2mp. it can take great pictures but i still think a separate digital camera is better in most cases.. we have an old canon compact 3.2mp camera and now i'm looking for an upgrade. probably i'll get at least a 8mp to 10mp compact unit.. but my dream is to own a d-slr camera as i always wanted to do photography as a hobby..

I don't think so. If you're strapped for cash, maybe a good phone with a good camera would be a good idea but no camera phone can replace a digital camera yet. Maybe in the future when they integrate a cellphone onto a camera you'll have a better camera phone but now, I don't think phones with cameras can kill of digital cams.

It really depends on which angle we're looking at. If we just want some tolerable and basic details of photographs, then we can settle for these mobile phones. They say that SLRs really has big sensors which capture a lot of details that makes a photograph. In my opinion, cameras are still cameras. Mobile phones will still remain as mobile phones. As that saying goes, you cannot concentrate on two things. Thus, one item cannot be an expert of all. Maybe, a jack of all trades/traits(?).

I don't think mobile cameras will takeover digital cameras so easily. Because mobile cameras just don't stand at the same level with digital cameras.