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It has come to my attention that the iPhone’s built-in camera has recently been the camera of choice for many photographers who use the popular photo-sharing site, Flickr. 

Using Flickr’s camera finder we can clearly see that the iPhone’s camera is among the top 5 cameras used by photographers on Flickr, that in it of itself is a great feat. And if that wasn’t enough, the iPhone’s camera beats out the Canon EOS 40D and trails closely behind the Nikon D80. 

It is my opinion that the iPhone ranks so highly amongst professional SLR cameras mostly because of its portability and handiness. Now, that’s not to say that the iPhone doesn’t have a relatively high-quality camera for a phone, just that the main reason it is so popular amongst photographers on Flickr is because of its inherint handiness factor.

By “handiness” I mean the ability to quickly take photos and then upload them directly up to the website. Chances are if you are walking to lunch with your buddies and see a car-fire you’re going to have your iPhone camera in your pocket and not your SLR!

How are these statistics measured you ask? CNet’s Stephen Shankland has just the answer,

“Though the trajectory is clear, there are caveats. First, Flickr measures popularity on the basis of the number of users who’ve uploaded a photo on a given day. In other words, the camera used by a person who uploads one photo a day will fare better than one who uploads 100 pictures one day a month. Second, many camera phones don’t identify themselves to Flickr, so their use isn’t logged. Last, these statistics fluctuate daily, and who knows what kind of anomalous behavior is going on during the holidays.”

See Flickr’s camera comparison charts here

[CNet]

PS: I stumbled across this story on Digg.com, which, for those of you who don’t know, is a great website for sharing popular internet news, photos, videos, etc.