Pull out any compact digital point-and-shoot camera at a party and everyone will want to take selfies. Pull out your smartphone, and people think you are tuning them out (even if you wanted to ...

Smartphones have put powerful, easy-to-use cameras in our pockets and cratered the market of disposable, instant, and point-and-shoot varieties that were de rigueur for travel and special events.

Canon quietly announced the new PowerShot V1 this week, and I think this capable-looking compact vlogging camera will generate plenty of noise among camera enthusiasts and aspiring creators in the ...