[anto1ne]

I think it's wrong to assume flickr represents the camera market. Not everyone care about putting their pictures online, those who care get an iphone/android/whatever. So of course iphone is trending on flickr. But the mass market of consumers still buy un-connected point&shoot cameras and small non-smart phones.

[robryan]

I think it will naturally shift soon, given the megapixel race is pretty much over they will soon need more to differentiate their products from competitors.

[keenerd]

And let us all hope that "connection" will be considered a differentiating feature after more useful stuff such as sensor size, low light performance, cycle speed and electronic viewfinders have been exhausted.

[robryan]

When selling to your average person who just wants to take a few pictures from time to time I think connection is a better selling point that improved picture quality.

[brazzy]

Not if "improved picture quality" means being able to take unblurred pictures in less-than-perfect lighting conditions (i.e. indoors) at all.