Originally posted by Adam beyond specific features, is that phones are good enough most of the time
I have one of the best camera phone currently available. After comparison of phone images (best available to date) and Pentax K1 images, I concluded that the phone is fine for A5 prints (A4 is the max). I'll use the phone for macros and document sharing, and I'll use a camera for photography in case I want to print. The trouble is, I never know in advance if I will print an image or not. If I leave the DSLR at home and I face a great scenery, photograph it with the phone and once back home want to make a print... there may be no come back to the same location with the same light exposure another day for the DSLR. The good enough most of the time, for me, means that if I want to bring photographic material home, I need to take the camera anyway and I don't want to mess up with two sources of RAW images with vastly different quality levels, I much prefer keeping a single source of high quality RAW files and be able to post online with a simple workflow. So yes, for me, a WiFi workflow for FHD or UHD sized images would be great.
Originally posted by peterh337 And people wonder why DSLR sales are declining...Just a little list:- no battery charging without removing the batteries- no wireless charging (with batteries in the camera, obviously)- nearly useless wifi speed- nearly useless wifi functionality (e.g. cannot browse the camera storage over a local network, for drag/drop file transfer; this is done by implementing Samba shares)A mobile phone can and does do all these things.
1) Wireless charging: have used that for a while => inefficient, potentially reduced lifetime of the phone/battery (heating up). I've ditched it and came back to charging via USB.
2) USB charging for camera: can be useful when traveling, using same usb chager as for the phone, no need to bring a specific charger for the DSLR. Can also save money for the camera maker => no charger included with the camera.
3) WIFI: doesn't work great, if it works, not only Pentax is concerned, also Nikon have issues. THAT WIFI, avoids taking the same picture with both your DSLR and your phone, use the DSLR image downsized to post online via phone, that has some utility. BUT, if WIFI on DSLR doesn't work flawlessly, better remove it completely, would save power and cost. So, a
half working WIFI from camera makers is not good IMO. If the bandwidth of Wifi isn't enough for full sized images, then downsizing to HD, FHD or UHD should still be well working options.