Point and Shoot

CMoore · Jun 11, 2018

Regards most technology, i am Hopelessly behind the times.
My cell phone is one of those flip-phones. It has a screen that is the size of a large postage stamp.
So, about 5-6 years ago, i bought a Nikon Coolpix.....like in the link below.
https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-26518-...&qid=1528731079&sr=1-4&keywords=nikon+coolpix

I wanted something that was like my Canon Sure-Shot 80...only digital.
I am simply curious is all.......
I see they are still made, but is there much of a Market for these things anymore.?
Have they been replaced by the cell phone.?
Thank You

MattKing · Jun 11, 2018

In the marketplace they have been nearly supplanted by the cel phone.
There still are some being made, but they tend to offer something different - think of cameras that are water-resistant or have enhanced video capabilities.
I certainly know of people who want something simple and prefer that their camera is used for just that purpose, but they are clearly in the minority.

Chan Tran · Jun 11, 2018

Canon still make a lot of Power Shot and Nikon still make the Cool Pix.

DDTJRAC · Jun 11, 2018

I like a little Oly M43 or Sony RX100

Shot this with the little Sony...

4season · Jun 11, 2018

The traditional (small sensor, non-waterproof) point-n-shoot market is on life support and has been for some time now. Likely anything on the market today is a rehash of an older design. I think some of the last-gasp efforts to inject new life into the market included products like the Pentax MX1, Olympus XZ2 and Canon's Powershot N, and those are all a few years old already.

CMoore · Jun 11, 2018

4season said:
The traditional (small sensor, non-waterproof) point-n-shoot market is on life support and has been for some time now. Likely anything on the market today is a rehash of an older design. I think some of the last-gasp efforts to inject new life into the market included products like the Pentax MX1, Olympus XZ2 and Canon's Powershot N, and those are all a few years old already.

I was wondering if that wasn't, kind of, the case.....mostly selling whatever is still on a shelf.
No doubt, as Matt implies there are probably SOME Niche/Exceptions.
Thanks everybody, kind of what i thought.

tedr1 · Jun 11, 2018

Have they been replaced by the cell phone?

The more inexpensive point and shoots perhaps have been outrun by smartphone camera advances but the midprice and higher price ranges for point and shoots, eg Canon Powershot range, have evolved to compete. I am not sure, not being a smartphone user, but I would expect that for those who want such things as, for example, fast optics, longer focal lengths and RAW image processing, smartphones may be at a disadvantage.

CMoore · Jun 11, 2018

tedr1 said:
Have they been replaced by the cell phone?

The more inexpensive point and shoots perhaps have been outrun by smartphone camera advances but the midprice and higher price ranges for point and shoots, eg Canon Powershot range, have evolved to compete. I am not sure, not being a smartphone user, but I would expect that for those who want such things as, for example, fast optics, longer focal lengths and RAW image processing, smartphones may be at a disadvantage.

Right.....while looking up the link for the type of Nikon that i have, i did notice that there are some pretty Nice/Bigger (and much more expensive) models with some nice looking lens attached.
Maybe like you say, a "better" camera with a better quality lens and smoother, more advanced features, so to speak.

Ko.Fe. · Jun 12, 2018

I have old iPhone which works. I have no intention to pay 1K$ for new iPhone. It will do exactly the same, except it will be bigger.
I have 40$ P&S with Leica fast zoom lens and true IS and I have 20$ Canon P&S with OK zoom and optical viewfinder. And they don't die after few hours like iPhone crappy batteries.

Paul Howell · Jun 12, 2018

In the used market there are plenty of DPS's I have a couple of Fujifinepix, don't use them much, but has enough MP for a good 11X14, in auto a point and shoot with a zoom lens, use AA batteries. Canon, Nikon, and Sony have their own line ups to look at. Thinking a little more upscale, Sony A3000, in auto mode, point and shoot with interchangeable lens. New Rioch still makes a few as well.

Ste_S · Jun 13, 2018

tedr1 said:
Have they been replaced by the cell phone?

The more inexpensive point and shoots perhaps have been outrun by smartphone camera advances but the midprice and higher price ranges for point and shoots, eg Canon Powershot range, have evolved to compete. I am not sure, not being a smartphone user, but I would expect that for those who want such things as, for example, fast optics, longer focal lengths and RAW image processing, smartphones may be at a disadvantage.

I'd say the mid/top end is also being squeezed by the smaller mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. Olympus and Panasonic both make plenty small enough cameras. The Olympus e-p/pl range with a pancake lens on for instance is roughly the same size as a Trip 35

blockend · Jun 14, 2018

The sub £$150 compacts that comprised the market a decade ago haven't moved on. They just got more megapixels. Build quality, longevity, start up times and focus speed are as creaky as they ever were. As I said in the adjoining thread, the GX80/85 is a full system compact camera that fits in a jacket pocket. Mine came with the kit pancake zoom for £350, new. It isn't as small as the quasi credit card sized point and shoots, but it still barely warrants the enclosed neck strap, I use mine with a thin wrist cord.

it depends what you feel denotes "compact". If funds are tight I would buy a used M4/3 camera rather than sped money on a new P&S, which are no better and mostly worse than an old phone.

blockend · Jun 18, 2018

This guy gets very good stills and video results from Panasonic fixed lens compacts. Seems he's a guru of the marque:
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He also has a YouTube channel.

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