Tony Northrup has released a video claiming that basic consumer cameras are dead. Consumer cameras are the basic cameras that families use to record their day-to-day moments (vacations, birthday parties, etc.).

I’ll summarize what he is saying. Since 2008, people have stopped buying consumer cameras. The reason is simple, smartphones have replaced them. Your smartphone can take a picture as good as the basic consumer camera. You always have a smartphone with you. And, you can instantly share these pictures with everyone you want to share it with.

Now, enthusiast and professionals are now making up most of the sales for camera companies. But, even those sales have dropped somewhat. The camera companies need to make their cameras more attractive to those who use smartphones to take pictures. This means they need to make the cameras operate more like a smartphone. It needs to be easy to control and share the images from these cameras. To be honest, they just need to make the back of the camera like a small tablet computer. This should not be difficult. Most manufacturers have apps that allow you to connect a smartphone to your camera, remotely control the camera, and even move the pictures to the smartphone. As it is now, many cameras still do not have touch screens, and it is a pain to share your photos from your camera. There is only one camera manufacturer that allows you to charge your camera from a USB port. The rest require you to remove the battery and put it in a charger. Many cameras still do not have wifi. Many still do not have touch screens. It is really sad how they are just not keeping up with technology.