Bye,Bye point & shoot ??

[Bydand]

That may have been true just a couple years ago Tightwad, but the difference has closed so that there is effectively no difference anymore.

[beach.guy]

Originally Posted by kdog

Never say never.

"In fact, the iPhone 4 actually bested two full-fledged point-and-shoot cameras when it came to two testing categories: We included sample images from the Samsung HZ35W and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 in our image-evaluation pool, and the iPhone 4 outscored both of them in terms of exposure quality and color accuracy."

Source: Smartphone Camera Battle: iPhone 4 vs. the Android Army - PCWorld

But they also trailed way behind in distortion and sharpness. Also,if they chose two different cameras the results could have been very different.What settings did they use on the cameras ? They also can have a major affect on the outcome.

[builder24car]

I personally hope P&S cameras are around forever. There are some places I shoot that are not the safest in the world. I always carry my P&S to those places because if I'd rather them get my P&S any day then my good camera. Just my 24 cents on the matter.......