And the great majority of consumers are completely happy with the photo limitations that come from a small sensor and tiny lens just as they are happy listening to compresed audio files nearly bereft of dynamic range through crummy little earbuds so the market is going to be fairly small. Most consumers will see the listed spec of a very high MP count or multiple lens built in and never question the actual quality of the image.
At times I have had my iPhone but no camera and tried to capture an image of a pet or something else temporarily in an interesting pose but by the time the camera decides it has focused and takes the photo, the pose has passed. It reminds me why when I need a camera I use a "real" camera 🙂 Smartphone cameras do fine for simple non demanding task such as for social media sharing but most owners either don't care or don't realize the lack of quality that results from trying to stretch the limits of a tiny lens and sensor.
It is sort of fun to watch people at high school night football games with their phones out taking photos of fast moving plays from the stands. Because I see some of them doing it over and over they either like the results or are eternally optimistic that the next will be the good one but a lot of those games are under lighting conditions that push the capabilities of a 1DX II and 300 2.8 located on the sidelines.
Rodger
EOS 1DX M3, 1DX M2, 1DX, 5DS R, M6 Mark II, 1D M2, EOS 650 (film), many lenses, XF400 video
