There is no way a phone can make an image of comparable quality to a reasonable ...

GuiA · on Aug 9, 2012

I enjoy photography a lot, and own a m4/3, a DSLR, and an iPhone 4S, several film cameras and polaroids.

Most of my "everyday" shots (ie. shots of friends and family at events, etc.) are taken with my iPhone. It performs better than would be desirable in all situations. That's what people care about.

ars · on Aug 9, 2012

The most difficult situation I find for a camera is taking a picture of people on a stage in poor lighting.

They are far away, so your telephoto cuts down the light, and it's too far for a flash.

That's my test for a camera.

Any camera can do well in good lighting, or with a flash. But take a picture in poor lighting and see how well it does.

This http://campl.us/posts/iPhone-Camera-Comparison finds that an S95 in ISO 32000 is equivalent to an iPhone 4S in ISO 80. That's a pretty dramatic difference.