We all know smartphone killed compact camera sales, but nowdays smartphones are using AI technique to generate more perfect images. And with passing time these techs are improving so well, that in near future smartphones will give tough competition to interchangeable lens camera market.
products used in the shootout – Canon EOS RP (B&H) | Google pixel 4 (B&H)
Image captured from Canon EOS RP
Image Captured via Google Pixel 4 Smartphone
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Best of both world
Why not even a single camera maker step out of box and adopt adnroid OS for their camera and spend some time and money in R&D of AI based customized camera apps for their system cameras.
If any camera maker combine the goodness of large camera sensor and AI based camera modes + image decoding algorithms as we have in smartphones, then for sure we will have best tool in our hands.
Zeiss ZX1 is a excellent attempt to create smartcameras
We all know Zeiss ZX1 is a smartcamera which uses android OS and customized camera app. But it cost too high and not in the reach of day to day shooters. We need a new series of smartcameras that can uplift the performance of existing cameras.
What will happen in next Five years ?
Do you have any idea what will happen in next five years if smartphone makers improves their AI to next level and introduce more complex and high quality camera modules behind smartphones ?
Do share your thoughts with us
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