Woody said:
Presently, I cannot think of devices that can produce the same image quality as large scale sensors. If, however, digital software manipulation in cell phones is able to produce the same effect (high ISO, bokeh and speed), then, yes, I agree the age of Canikon is over.
It's only a matter of time before Apple starts using clustered sensors, the first dual sensor prototypes are already in the rumor mill. Cellphone IQ is going to keep going up.
The 1DX has nothing to worry about but Rebels are going to become more and more questionable as time goes by.
I still suspect that the eventual release of a Full Frame Rebel isn't out of the question.
I'm actually still kind of shocked that Canon doesn't have an Android phone. It's an open platform and they're excellent hardware manufacturers, it would probably take them all of a week to come up with something that takes phone calls and has a great camera. Not to mention the option of getting stock Android is a luxury right now, the less they mess with it the better.
At the very least they need to sell something as an accessory. The DxO One is probably on the right track, their implementation is just horrible, that thing does not look vacation friendly at all.
Canon just needs to make a hard case for the iPhone with a big juicy battery and nice camera built in. Maybe give it some expansion memory and an extra port.
Heck, if anyone would make an iPhone case with a big battery and expandable memory it would sell like hotcakes.
That or something super tiny but still better quality than the camera on your phone, if you can give people a camera that's even more convenient than digging your phone out of your pocket, that would sell.
People will pay for a better camera, but it needs to complement their existing device.
