That particular question will always revolve around: “for what purpose?”
If it’s for the sake of just taking good photos as a memory? Yes. There’s been a huge reduction in people buying point and shoots , or even low end cameras for vacations or lower end special events.
If it’s for the sake of more important special events or control, then no. They’re aimed at very different market segments. When it comes to mirrorless (DSLR is almost dead) there’s very little capability difference between low and high end today. The market is just: “what can you afford and what niceties do you want”. But the people who will buy one will likely want immediate physical control that a phone cannot offer.
So imho it’s less about the low end of the camera products and more about the low end of the customer needs.
If it’s for the sake of just taking good photos as a memory? Yes. There’s been a huge reduction in people buying point and shoots , or even low end cameras for vacations or lower end special events.
If it’s for the sake of more important special events or control, then no. They’re aimed at very different market segments. When it comes to mirrorless (DSLR is almost dead) there’s very little capability difference between low and high end today. The market is just: “what can you afford and what niceties do you want”. But the people who will buy one will likely want immediate physical control that a phone cannot offer.
So imho it’s less about the low end of the camera products and more about the low end of the customer needs.