The modern photographic landscape looks vastly different than it did 25 years ago. Before about the year 2000, photography was exclusively an analog medium. “Digital Photography” existed, but not in the way we perceive it today. However, as technology advanced, the digital camera became more and more capable of providing the sorts of images we had come to expect from film photography. And now, everyone carries a camera with them everywhere they go. As we frequently report on camera sales, people are obviously still buying them. So why buy a dedicated camera system when smartphones are so widely available? Let’s explore a little further before making a decision, shall we? Technology has advanced at such a fast pace, and it seems like we may now be entering a new era of photography with the inclusion of AI into cameras, whether smartphones or not. So, while it’s unclear where we’re heading, it’s interesting to look back at where we came from. Not so black and white A fascinating animated infographic published by VisualCapitalist.com shows the growth of sales for cameras over the course of 70 years, from 1951 to 2021. What’s fascinating to me about this chart is that it doesn’t necessarily tell you what you think it does. In simple terms, it tells you how many people bought cameras over the years, and you see that sales skyrocketed when digital cameras were introduced into the market. But it doesn’t (only) mean that more people were buying cameras. It means that...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 7 August, 2024