Cameras are prized possessions in every home. Before the digital revolution, every home had a camera that was the most sought-after gadget at family get-togethers to capture special moments. The advent of smartphones equipped with cameras offered the ease to click pictures on the spot. Smartphone cameras are without a doubt convenient and help take good pictures, but they never compare to a camera and the photos taken from a specialized device.

Here are reasons that justify that a compact digital camera is better when compared to a smartphone camera.

Image quality

Image quality when clicked with digital a camera gives photos that are way better than the ones taken using smartphone cameras, and this is owing to the megapixel count.

Zoom feature

Smartphones do offer a zoom feature, but they only have digital zoom, while cameras have optical zoom. Digital zoom reframes and edits the picture, which results in pixelation of the image in many cases. Taking a close-up shot does not work out well with a smartphone camera. If you get too close, the demarcation between the photographed person and the background do not stand out.

Small light sensors

Try taking a shot inside a room with low light with a smartphone. The result is not-too-good picture quality. This is because of the small-sized light sensors in a smartphone. While the latest smartphone cameras are equipped with a CMOS sensor, their picture quality is not up to the mark since they lack a powerful flash. Cameras, on the other hand, have a powerful flash that can help to click perfect photos even in low-light conditions.

Clicking in the night

City lights are the most wonderful sights at night, but a mobile camera is not equipped to click in despite having a night setting as they do not have a suitable light sensor. Also, taking photos in the dark requires long exposure times and mobile phones lack the capability to shoot night time pictures. So, when you want to capture a city’s nightlife, get yourself a good camera and the photos will turn out with exceptional clarity.

Capturing moving pictures

Have you ever tried to click a quality photo from a moving train using your mobile phone? They are always fuzzy. This is because mobile phones have limited preset modes. However, cameras have a number of preset modes plus a faster autofocus feature, which helps to click images even in rapid motion.

Battery life

Your mobile phone is going to be used for a host of other purposes in addition to clicking photos. These numerous activities guzzle up the battery and when you need to click, the mobile phone battery would be completely drained.
Plus, saving hundreds of photos on your mobile phone eats away a large chunk of storage. A camera enjoys comparatively higher battery life. If you’re traveling and clicking a lot of photos, you can transfer them to a memory stick and ensure that the camera has space to capture your entire holiday.

Despite mobile camera improvements, they can’t match the picture quality of the digital camera and the photos taken using the best DSLRs. Using a camera is comparable to creating a work of art, choosing the right light, lens aperture and focus. The result is a stunning photograph.

If you’re the one who wants special moments preserved for posterity, a camera is what helps you relive those magical moments. An SLR is the best when it comes to impeccable pictures. If cost is a limiting factor, digital cameras are a far superior alternative to even the best mobile cameras.