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Why the smartphone generation loves retro digicams

Most modern smartphones can easily replace the compact digicam. But more and more influencers prefer to use retro technology.(Bild: stock.adobe.com)

The classic digital compact camera is actually a discontinued model: most smartphones now deliver comparable image quality and can do far more than just film and take photos. Nevertheless, the retro digicams that were thought to be obsolete are enjoying growing popularity among the "smartphone generation". Krone+ explains why.

It is not only an unwritten law of fashion that everything that has gone before will eventually become fashionable again, there is also a trend towards "retro" in the world of technology - among gamers who continue to play on the games consoles of their youth, among smartphone users who are slowing down their digital lives with classic push-button phones. And now "digital natives" are turning to compact digicams - premium models from Sony, Fujifilm and Canon are proving popular. However, some advocates of the classic digicam even deliberately reach for the old models of the digital photography era 20 years ago. They are pursuing a very specific goal.