It's a known fact that millions of people own smartphones today and the number continues to rise.
Many even prefer to use this advanced mobile phone to take photos compared to using their digital cameras.
It's very understandable because being a multifunctional device that users often bring with them on a daily basis, people find it very convenient to use the smartphone camera when they need to take photos.
Instead of getting their digital camera which will require them to turn it on and focus on the subject, having an iPhone or Android already turned on is more convenient.
The iPhone S4 alone has numerous users today.
In fact, it is the most widely used camera today in the Flickr community.
New research in the U.
K.
has also found that, indeed, the number of people who prefer to use their smartphones over their compact digicams for taking photos and videos is growing.
Of those surveyed, almost half of the respondents claimed they do so.
In addition, the study revealed that the sales of digital cameras have been declining as more people get their own smartphones.
This is just one clear proof that consumers are showing signs of using their digital cameras less frequently particularly those who own these advanced mobile communication devices.
Researchers pointed out that convenience is the top reason why more people are now using their smartphones over their digicams when it comes to capturing images and videos.
With just one gadget that performs a variety of functions, they can easily take pictures and share them online on various social networking sites or send them via email to their friends and family.
This cuts the time of connecting a cable from the camera to the computer and then uploading them to a site when using a compact camera.
In addition to this, numerous applications have also been developed for these smartphones making it easier for people to share photos on the internet.
Apple and Android are tops when it comes to having plenty of apps available for free today.
What this means is that apart from the convenience consumers can enjoy, they also get to share photos online easily through wireless connectivity.
Since WI-fi is provided at no cost in many public places these days, it is fast and easy for people to connect to the internet wherever they may be.
With these developments, people could not be blamed if they now prefer the smartphone over the digital cameras.
Manufacturers of these digicams are responding to this demand as well with a growing number of them focusing now on improving their digital imaging sensor technology for smartphones and tablets.
The others are also focusing their efforts in advancing the connectivity options in digital cameras.
By this, it means they are creating photo capturing devices that allows images to be directly uploaded to social media and photo sharing sites from the unit itself.
Again, the wireless fidelity or wi-fi technology is what's vital in this aspect.
So which is your choice here? The smartphone or still the digital camera? Whatever it is you choose, what matters is you're happy with your device and making full use of it.