Mobile phone photography is so strong now. Why don't mobile phone manufacturers switch to digital cameras?

We know that the function of taking pictures on mobile phones is becoming more and more powerful. People will take photos with their mobile phones, and few people take photos with special digital cameras. So some people think that digital cameras will be replaced by mobile phones. What are the possibilities?

In fact, the digital camera market has been really depressed in recent years. Take the digital camera industry in Japan as an example. Relevant data show that the sales of digital cameras in Japan have been declining for six consecutive years, and the entire digital camera market is shrinking. There are indications that digital cameras are about to become a sunset industry.

However, some experts said that digital cameras will not be eliminated by mobile phones, because the current camera function of mobile phones can not reach the level of digital cameras, and in many film and television dramas, professional camera equipment is needed, and only one mobile phone can not be so professional.

In addition, we also know that the camera function of mobile phones is still limited, for example, it cannot be waterproof and anti-shake, and only professional digital cameras can be anti-shake and waterproof.

Generally speaking, digital cameras still have very high practical value and will not be eliminated by mobile phones for the time being, but if digital cameras have not upgraded their technology, it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated by mobile phones. Do you think digital cameras will be eliminated by mobile phones? Why?

I am glad to answer this interesting question. From the following aspects, mobile phone manufacturers will not produce cameras.

Nowadays, the mobile phone is mainly a communication tool, a terminal in the network and a product with stronger life attributes. With the development of the times and technology, the shape and function of mobile phones have changed greatly. Since Toshiba mobile phones were first equipped with photography function, photography, as an important pole of mobile phones, has reached today's position.

The situation of the camera is relatively simple. Since the birth of 180 photography, the camera's shape, material and scientific content have also developed by leaps and bounds, but the core attributes and functions are not far from the essence of photography, and basically revolve around the motif of photo production, or the acquisition of higher quality photos. So we didn't find the possibility of the camera playing music.

We don't just refer to the technological level of chips and some core components in mobile phones. We only say that most of the current mobile phone companies are actually integrated processing, and Apple mobile phones are directly outsourced without self-built factories. The lens and imaging related parts of the mobile phone camera are provided by Samsung Company of South Korea.

And the lens is a completely different scene. Today, only a few companies can independently develop and manufacture imaging systems. Why? Because the camera involves optics, chemistry, machinery, precision instruments, electronics, engineering and other very complex subject systems, it is a technology-intensive industrial type and should be regarded as the jewel in the industrial crown. If you want to make achievements in this field, years of technical investment and capital accumulation have become very high barriers in this industry.

However, from an economic point of view, because the demand for professional cameras is small, not only consumer goods, but also with the development of mobile phone photography technology, the overall trend of further miniaturization is bound to further increase the R&D and input cost of cameras, making the sales price more expensive and more and more difficult to sell.

Therefore, from the perspective of economic attributes, it is not necessarily a good business to develop and produce high-input cameras.

In fact, our country itself is fully capable of manufacturing core components with excellent imaging quality and accuracy. In our manned spaceflight project, there are actually a lot of shooting equipment.

However, the imaging technology and photographing principle are completely different from those of civilian digital cameras or high-end digital devices on the market. It includes camera digital technology, lens imaging technology, material engineering, information engineering, software engineering, ergonomics, and the psychological and practical needs of the consumer market, so that we can choose different types and prices of camera products.

These are just another huge investment. The vast majority of Japanese companies have made achievements in this field and continue to operate, as have a few German companies and some European companies. Imagine that some companies in Germany and Switzerland have produced the most expensive photographic equipment and precision instruments in the world. What do you think of Swiss watches? The best craftsmen make the best movements and clocks.

Because the quality of mobile phone photography is getting higher and higher, it largely meets the consumption and demand of ordinary people's actual photographic images. The mobile phone is connected to the internet, and a large number of images have actually been internetized. Generally, the image information on the terminal can be clearly viewed only in one or two hundred KB, and the mobile phone can fully meet the needs of photography.

This further reduces the consumption space of professional cameras. Camera manufacturers are moving towards more professional fields and people's needs. Yes, the price and professionalism of photographic equipment are more severe, and the scenes used are narrower. There are also many video equipment manufacturers who have been engaged in the production of professional film and television equipment for a long time. Many optical companies that produce lenses are actually producing medical equipment or equipment and facilities in other industrial fields, which has nothing to do with ordinary consumers.

In short, with the progress of the Internet and technology, the photography function of mobile phones will become more and more powerful to meet the needs of consumers, and cameras are actually further improving the quality and technological content of all aspects, and consumers will become more and more accurate. Mobile phone manufacturers are also not allowed to produce cameras.

This is like, the development of the Internet has brought about the development of e-books and electronic reading devices, and mobile phones can also read books, newspapers and magazines, but we can't think that this situation will turn Lei Jun's Xiaomi Company into a publishing house and print a set of Guinness World Records.

Interlaced like a mountain.

Mobile phone photography and camera are completely different fields, which cannot be mentioned in the same breath. Camera is a high-precision instrument integrating optics, machinery and electronics, and mobile phone photography is its incidental function. Moreover, the microlens and cmos used are also provided by Germany and Japan, which is by no means something that anyone can do if he wants to do it. Germany has a strong ability to manufacture high-end cameras, but it can't compete with Japan in areas such as Volkswagen SLR. It is estimated that it will be difficult for China mobile phone manufacturers to make profits within ten years if they invest in this field. Who wants to let a lot of investment go to waste?

Each has its own advantages! No one can replace anyone!

Mobile phones are closely related to people's lives, and the sales of mobile phones are very large. Digital cameras are just a few people's professional needs or hobbies. Mobile phones can replace digital cameras, and digital cameras can't replace mobile phones.

Let me talk about my cognition on this issue!

I am a photographer and bought a Nikon 5300 half camera. Let me talk about the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones and cameras first, and then you will naturally understand why mobile phone manufacturers don't produce cameras.

Mobile phone:

superiority

2. High frequency of use! Mobile phones are small in size, large in screen and easy to carry, that is, instant transmission. They have almost become our second brain, and we are inseparable!

Disadvantaged

1. The photosensitive sensor (CCD or CMOS) is very small! Due to the limited design space, the sensor size of mobile phone camera, that is, the size of our fingernail, is already very good (most low-end mobile phones don't even have the size of fingernail). As the saying goes, the bottom kills people. This is a camera.