Nikon will reportedly stop making DSLRs to focus on mirrorless cameras

13 July 2022
Increasing competition from smartphone cameras and mirrorless technology drives the industry shift.

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SuuperBaka, 13 Jul 2022The amount of mental gymnastics to get to that is insane, y... moreMan to spit that kind of phrases its difficult to understand for my englighted, insighted and ascended logic which cant think on a such low level of yours.
But i appreciate your try.

    AnonD-731363, 13 Jul 2022Hahahah. One Xiaomi 12S Ultra came out and many cameras fr... moreThe amount of mental gymnastics to get to that is insane, you always seem to surprise me every single time

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      blue, 13 Jul 2022You have already seen the images from 12 Ultra? Or you just... moreMan you speak like you know and you dont know at all.
      And yes i seen.
      Youtube is full of camera samples and videos.
      Stop being like clumsy covard please who acts like he knows everything when we all exactly know that you have zero idea.

        -Trix-, 13 Jul 2022https://www.boredpanda.com/wedding-photographers-compare-ip... moreThank you for this. I just couldn't be bothered to post links.
        People live in perpetual echo chambers, constantly haunted and tormented by their cognitive dissonance. You might as well try to explain to a pig how to fly.

        Your post just shows what's been known for almost a decade now. There's countless tests and comparisons one can look up, whether YouTube or otherwise...that is, if one actually cares about the truth.

        So basically 99% of the quality + a small computer attached to it, for the same price (or even less) lol.

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          AnonD-731363, 13 Jul 2022Thats chinese crappy xiaomi brought best smartphone of the ... more700 ? LOL Not evenn12s Pro is only 700.

          Have you seen samples? Cant not beat X80 Pro despite much stronger cam hardware.

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            IpsDisplay, 13 Jul 2022Will these genius camera makers ever realize they can inclu... moreSo, instead of editing photos on large computer that uses Pro grade monitor, you would rather use the camera screen that is no more than 3" , with 720p or even lower resolution.

            🤦🏻‍♂️

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              Akashi Seijuro, 13 Jul 2022They look comparable to DSLRs/professional-grade proper dig... moreSpot on! Smartphone cameras have severe shortcomings, hence the software tries to compensate by post processing.

              Thing is, the smartphone shots are good enough for most people to not invest in the time and money required to get even better results from prosumer or professional cameras.

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                TheAlienNextDoor, 13 Jul 2022I had 2 mirrorless and 2 DSLRs. I had cameras with APSC se... moreKid, you never had a camera in your hand, if you can write such nonsense.

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                  AnonD-731363, 13 Jul 2022Thats chinese crappy xiaomi brought best smartphone of the ... moreYou have already seen the images from 12 Ultra? Or you just guess by the "fact" of 1" type sensor, which they even don't use in full size?
                  You still know nothing about things you try to talk about.

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                    blue, 13 Jul 202290 % of the quality? You kidding, right? Maybe about 10 %..... moreThank you for saying what we are all thinking. I commend you.

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                      -Trix-, 13 Jul 2022https://www.boredpanda.com/wedding-photographers-compare-ip... moreSo the phone does not take technically better images, just more "nice looking" images. That's what phone photography is about, making pleasing and nice looking images far from reality. But as for image noise, detail capture, dynamic range, depth of focus, zoom range... all is in favor of dedicated cameras.
                      Just the possibility of having a true zoom from almost any focal lenght possible is something a phone can never have. Not even Sony with their zoom telephoto camera. But I know that people degraded so much that they don't really care about quality, just quantity.

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                        Phone cameras wont be anywhere near a mirrorless camera, when you can get the same sort of results like using a full frame with a 85mm prime lens or similar then we can start making them sort of crazy comments.
                        I will happily stay with my Full frame Nikon and know it will just work + having the ability to use it for just about anything and know the battery wont just die on me :) Once you can just leave a Mirrorless camera on rather than turn it off and on to save the battery I might change my mind.

                          Akashi Seijuro, 13 Jul 2022They look comparable to DSLRs/professional-grade proper dig... morehttps://www.boredpanda.com/wedding-photographers-compare-iphone-11-professional-camera-photos-jamie-lauren-eichar/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

                          And this was already two years ago, camera quality since that have gone up a lot.

                          Here’s newer https://fstoppers.com/reviews/5000-pro-camera-vs-iphone-13-pro-can-see-difference-583063

                          Also i think my comment went way over you head, i’m talking in big picture. How close phone camera quality is to DSLR and adding the fact that you have your phone pretty much ALWAYS with you without carrying some bulky camera is pretty incredible and camera companies are in very big trouble and it’s just a fact which they can’t turn https://www.statista.com/statistics/799526/shipments-of-digital-singe-lens-reflex-cameras-worldwide/

                            -Trix-, 13 Jul 2022Best smartphone cams are actually surprisingly close in qua... moreThey look comparable to DSLRs/professional-grade proper digital cameras because the youtubers (I don't even want to call them 'reviewers' because they simply aren't, based on what they're doing) are comparing the straight-out JPEG shots from the proper cameras, that have minimal to almost no image processing enhancements done, to the heavily processed files from smartphone cameras.
                            If the proper cameras' results were to be processed accordingly to improve them, they can be even better than smartphone cameras for sure (in terms of sensor's natural dynamic range, white balance, resolution, image integrity, color gradation, noise, etc.)
                            That is just the JPEGs, how much better do you think the RAW photos are when properly processed? It's miles better for sure, and no amount of software processing will help make the smartphone images look as good as the results from the proper cameras that involve little to no software editing whatsoever (except of course when editing the RAW files, which is exactly how it should be done anyway).

                            It's all physics, there's no way a tiny sub-1" sensor could gather more light than a proper M4/3, APS-C, or full-frame sensor. With your logic, if smartphone cameras are really that close already to proper cameras in terms of shear quality, then we should be seeing professionals using these phones instead for their professional works, because why wouldn't they want the convenience of not having to carry around bulky camera gears when smartphone cameras are "supposedly" almost just as good already but much more compact, right?
                            Once you see results from proper cameras, your perspective will change. Suddenly, all smartphone camera results would look low-quality to you, even those from high-end flagships.

                              Bebochekov, 13 Jul 2022You can change the battery yourself, and the SD card , plus... moreUhmm, everyone already knows at this point that the batteries of these cameras are user-replaceable, but doing it every now and then would be a huge inconvenience for professional photographers. Shooting sport games for about 12 hours would require at least 5 to 10 battery swaps throughout the shooting session if these mirrorless cameras are to have heavy processing stuff to do in the background while the photographer is shooting photos. And we still haven't tackled the thermal constraints on the camera's processor if we were to have such intensive task on the camera. Shooting 8K 30fps or 4K 120fps on these cameras with high bit rate for at least 10-bit color already causes them to rise up in temperature, now you'd want the camera to perform software processing as it does this, knowing that what you're asking for is a processor-intense task??

                              It just don't make sense to me at all. I'm not against progress or anything, but this suggestion is ridiculously absurd as it stands today with the current available technology that we have now.

                                I can understand why Mirrorless camera is more popular than DSLR camera because of its compact body but both of them can still beat smartphone photo quality all day long, and that's coming from someone who used to own a Sony NEX-3N Mirrorless camera before selling it in December 2018 in favour of Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. Now, I'm eyeing the quirky-yet-brilliant Sony QX1 detachable APS-C camera.

                                  -Trix-, 13 Jul 2022Best smartphone cams are actually surprisingly close in qua... morei will believe that review when they give out the files for independent comparison purposes 😂

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                                    Anonymous, 13 Jul 2022Definitely can't wait to see what future photographic ... moreMan to me will be enough if they manage to add Xiaomi 12S ultra main specs to a body of Oukitel WP19. Then you get a superior camera along with a superior durable phone with unbelievable battery.
                                    Oukitel WP19 at atandby last more than 90 days no other phone does that.

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                                      blue, 13 Jul 2022I still use a DSLR and I'm not a Pro... just someone, ... moreGoPro = Smartphone camera grade, but more Sports Oriented, Rugged ready.

                                      only amateur try to use low spec iPhone for everything.

                                      Nikon now focused on mirrorless cameras, strategy will be seen soon, readying to bring it to next level.

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                                        And then there's Pentax who aren't doing mirrorless at all

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