gessman Loc: Colorado

Of course it varies and while not meaning to speak for others, my cell phone uses a 256gb microSD card for storage which should hold a lot of 45.4mb Raw files from a D850.

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

I was a carpenter. Many tools will do a job, but usually only one"right" tool. My razor edged chisel would open a paint can.Do not let me catch you using mine for that.

Chris_Cyster Loc: Sussex, England

Being new here I hope you'll forgive any errors of judgment I may make or putting forward ideas from other sites, but here we go. I have been on Guru Shots for a while and I know some hate it but a lot of very good shots on there are taken with smartphones. You will not have the flexibility or adaptability and there's loads of shots you can't take. But it's in your pocket and you need a shot now and your camera's in the boot (trunk) and that shot can't wait. So I'll use the 16 mega pixels I have and shoot as long as I can and hope the perfect picture is there. It does work, the pictures are there as proof. As I said, they may not be perfect but there's loads of good ones. (Some winners are crap)

gessman Loc: Colorado

Not meaning to "settle" the idea that a dslr and a cell phone are comparable or interchangeable by any stretch but, as was mentioned above by "Ken0west," there are apps available that will give you total control over your cell phone just as you have with your dslr, total manual shooting, aperture or shutter preferred, for instance, everything but change the size of the sensor and therein lies the major difference. Were it not for the sensor size, there is little advantage of a dslr over a cell phone when it comes to fundamental picture capture. You can shoot in low light, long, timed exposures, phone mounted on a tripod with a remote trigger, hdr, etc., zoom the view, shoot macro, shoot high frame rate, add wide, macro, and tele lens, just about anything you want to do and can do with a dslr including intelligently resizing the image to narrow the gap in image quality, PLUS shoot 4k video as with my Samsung Galaxy S8+. There are even apps that let you do photographic things on a cell phone that you cannot do on a dslr way beyond using it as a phone and I say that as owner and user of a Sony a6500, one of the most feature rich and "effects" capable cameras on the market today. If you haven't investigated these apps and capabilities that do these conversions on newer cell phones, perhaps it's time if you want to intelligently discuss the issue. As soon as the folks figure out how to get a bigger sensor in a cell phone, if they do, it'll be time to rethink equipment requirements for some of us.

repleo Loc: Boston

Its not about which is 'best' - its about which will you have with you.

mleuck

There is no conundrum. Case closed.

tenny52 Loc: San Francisco

yes, case closed.
One is for casual, the other serious.
I hope my last words would not create any new arguments.

Jack Mac Loc: Suwanee, GA

I’ve read all the posts as far as they’ve come so far. Interest ! Most have missed the point. Some have come close.
For some time now it’s been Nikon Vs. Canon.
Today it’s DSLR/SLR Vs. Smartphone Cameras.
Don’t you get it. These are a variety of TOOLS for making photographs. That’s why some of you call yourself Photographers, the rest of us are just “takers of pictures”.
I submit to you that any of these TOOLS in the right hands can turn out excellent Photographs.
I’ve seen some. But not from me !
I owned my first 35mm camera in about 1939.
I have SLRs and a Canon DSLR and 5 Lens. I also have an iPhone 7 Plus Smartphone but I lack one Gift - Composition. Yes, at this point I feel like it’s a gift. Oh, I occasionally make a pleasing to me photograph. Enuff!

tenny52 Loc: San Francisco

that is right, no new arguments, but wrap-ups, and conclusions.
Is that any difference among the three?

berchman Loc: South Central PA

I may not be as serious as someone setting up an 8x10 view camera to take a picture, but I'm serious enough. Instead of using the Fuji X-T2 with its 18-135 hanging by my side or the other one with its 12mm lens in an LL Bean shoulder bag, I pulled my iPhone out of my pocket and took these shots while feeling plenty serious at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Well, if it is a phillips head you gotta have a strange fork.

bigdukeor

A cell phone is handy to have to capture a fleeting moment, knowing its limitations. Great snapshot device. Even with all the advances being done, like on the iPhone 10, they are no match for a DSLR.

Bill_de Loc: US

They shouldn't, it's ok to be wrong once in a while.

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therwol Loc: USA

Here is the thing for me. I'm not going to carry a dedicated camera everywhere I go, not even on that can fit in a pocket. If you do, that's your choice. I've appreciated having a phone with me to grab a picture once in awhile. If I set out to take pictures, I take a camera. If not, the phone is always there for a picture I otherwise would have missed. This isn't rocket science or difficult to conceptualize.

Jdronan

I started photography with a Minolta SRT101. Used Minolta exclusively for many years. During which I listened to the “great” workshop leaders who used Canon and Nikon put down and ridicule every major innovation Minolta accomplished (auto focus etc), only to have their brands rush to catch up technologically. Photography was always afunhobby forme. Over the years, as a hobby, Using my “inferior” camera, I dold photos to major magazines, regionals, won international photo contests, and had fun. When Minolta quit thebusiness I was sad. Went digital first with Nikon, then Konica who had bought Minolta. I use Sony cameras (mostly mirrorless) now. I was a late bloomer to iPhone. 90+ % of my photos now are taken with iPhone. I have mird than paid for my iPhone 7Pluss with Max memory from sale through micro stock agencies for my camera phone, and a new lens for my Sony Mirrorless. I use my Dslr amd mirror less now with focused intent ( star photos, light painting, travel photos for submission) And right along side I take iPhone photos, which often outsell the DSLR pics. Both have their place. They are tools. Neither is better. they have different uses and capabilities. Dont compare. Maximize your shooting bredth and depth and never be without a camera!