I don't see declining camera sales as a threat to our future.
Yes cameras on smartphones have replaced or will replace cameras for most people. But with all due respect, are we interested in pictures from most people? Or do we prefer pictures from people who consider photography to be one of their hobbies?
Of course there will be occasions when the only photo available is one taken on a smartphone, but that brings up another trend, cameras on smartphones are much much better now than they were twenty years ago.. Somewhere I have pictures I took on a camera watch 20 years ago, I very much doubt any of them would be worth putting on Commons even if I could find them. Modern smartphones and tablets have much better cameras than the smartphones of a couple of digital generations ago, who knows how good digital cameras on smartphones will be in the future.
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- threat to future (Gnangarra)
- Re: threat to future (Lionel Allorge)
Message: 1 Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:51:11 +0800 From: Gnangarra gnangarra@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Commons Discussion List commons-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Commons-l] threat to future Message-ID: <CAD==kbJ5x+1aVAwSLm3rkwRFa65-HsFv6kHi= HL+kF9uPA7g5w@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Hi Everyone
I read this
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/camera-market-has-collapsed-84-since... with interest and some trepidation.
Reading this we face two issues;
- the good issue in that the potential for more immediate smart phone
uploads of events and the use of gps located photo needed will be be more readily addressed through the adaption and development of app technology. We should also see a rise in video contributions if we can get a consistent and widely available formats.
- the bad issue will be a drop in the ability of contributors to provide
high resolution quality images. With the immediacy benefits we'll have a fall in editing taking place with poor color, lighting, horizons.
Interesting times ahead its something we should as a community consider for potential impacts and what moves may become necessary. When QI started it helped to promote the need for quality images even of the mundane. While this shift may not yet be a disaster its an issue we need to aware of, watch how it develops, and be prepared to adjust to.
Regards
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