Why Our DSLR’s Gather Dust While Our Android Phones Shine It started innocently enough. On a whim during a trip to Germany, we left our cameras at home – too heavy, too much hassle for what was supposed to be a relaxed holiday. For us, it was a huge leap of faith to even consider going without a camera. As avid photographers, virtually every time we travelled, we’d pack multiple DSLRs, lenses, power cords, chargers, Micro SD cards etc. and spare batteries – all crammed into a couple of bulky (and heavy) camera backpacks. Instead, on that trip I relied on my then-Samsung A8 phone (16-MP primary sensor + 8-MP secondary sensor) – Gail used her trusty TCL 20 Pro (48-MP main camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), a 16-MP ultra-wide lens alongside a 32-MP front-facing camera) to take pictures of castles, villages and towns on our trip. To our surprise, the photos weren’t just “good enough.” They were vibrant, detailed, and ready to post to social media or keep in our travel files on …