I didn’t perceive the sudden fascination with point-and-shoot cameras – till I took one on a visit

The smartphone’s devastation to the point-and-shoot digicam business was predicable – however the sudden return of the compact digicam was not. After chucking up the sponge for a number of years, the point-and-shoot digicam is on the rise, rising in each gross sales and viral social media fame.

I’ve to confess, as a photographer with a bag filled with mirrorless gear, I didn’t actually “get” the point-and-shoot digicam development at first. However then, I took a water-proof compact digicam on a household journey – and I noticed that the development isn’t about tech in any respect, however simply the other.

Earlier this yr, I took a visit with my prolonged household – and it had been fairly awhile since I’d had a real trip. I didn’t wish to spend my much-needed break with my face in my telephone, so I vowed to restrict social media and ignore my inbox.

I nonetheless snapped just a few images with my iPhone, sure, however what I didn’t anticipate was {that a} point-and-shoot digicam would get extra use than my mirrorless. I introduced alongside the OM System Robust TG-7.

I didn’t pack it as a result of the TG-7 was a compact digicam, I packed it as a result of it’s a waterproof digicam. (The rationale that I even personal a water-proof compact digicam is that additionally they make unbelievable cameras for youths, and I purchased one for my oldest.) I used to be decided to spend a great chunk of my journey on the seaside, on a ship, and by the pool.

Someplace between taking a video of dolphins from a kayak and snapping images of my kids’s first time seeing the ocean, I fell in love with a point-and-shoot digicam. Not as a result of it was waterproof. Not as a result of it was small. However as a result of utilizing a point-and-shoot digicam felt like unplugging.