Are Smartphones Killing Cameras? Flashcards
Frustrated with sth
If you are frustrated with sth it means you are disappointed(Unhappy) with it, you are not happy with it.
Sometimes getting a bit frustrated with the quality once they sort of started pushing their creative skills… .
Getting into Sth
Getting into sth means becoming very interested in it.
… & sort of getting into photography that way & that’s really great first step into it … .
Say cheese.
Thank you, a little souvenir of our time together.
Let’s have a look.
Hang on a minute.
You just took a selfie, I wasn’t even in the picture.
Well, that’s the magic of the smartphones, two cameras!
Dropped of a cliff
Dropped of a cliff, this rather dramatic expression describes a very big fall in sales.
I think while compact camera sales have really sort of dropped of a cliff, it’s the lower end, … .
We are certainly in the digital age of photography but when was the first digital camera photo released?
I know this one, I’m gonna be fair & keep it for myself.
In the year 2000.
There are compact cameras, which are small & mostly automatic & usually come with a fixed lens.
Obsolete
Obsolete, which describes sth that’s being replaced & is no longer the first choice.
Have cameras been made obsolete by the smartphones?
And then there are SLR’s & DSLR’s which are bigger, & You can change the lenses on these cameras & they allow for a lot of manual control.
And there are also mirrorless cameras, which are cross between compact & DSLRs.
Opt for sth
Opt for sth You choose it rather than sth else.
… & cheap compacts where people have opted for a smartphone & I think manufacturers are looking @ the more … .
Taking the next rung up
A rung is the horizontal step of a ladder, so the expression taking the next rung up is a way to describe doing sth @ a higher level.
… & then looking to see what’s the next rung up is it’s people wanting to broaden their creative skills a bit.
