I'm not a camera snob, at all. I used to get great pictures out of my first digital camera, the Olympus C-40 back when I first started shooting digital images. I do have to admit though that my mobile phone's camera is just for emergencies.
I have a Nexus One Android phone which sports a 5-megapixel camera. It's not the size of the images that is a problem; it's the quality. A tiny little, non-zoomable lens just can't cut the mustard. I've yet to see software on a camera phone that will match the cheapest, little $80 dedicated camera.
Still, it's rather nice having the option of taking a picture anywhere and at anytime. I might not have one of my cameras with me, but surely I'll have my phone. It is a little scary to consider how many cameras there are in a crowd of people nowadays. Whereas in the past, just a few may have had a camera, today, a very high percentage would be able to take a photograph. That means, in any crowd, there is a potential explosion of folks ready, at a moment's notice, to snap a picture. Nothing in a public setting has a chance of going undocumented nowadays. Power to the people!
I just snapped a picture from my balcony to upload to some friends on Facebook as the east-coasters were displaying a dusting of October snow in their backyards. Obviously, there's none here in New Westminster, BC!
