Hasta La Gadget!

Which camera is dominating Flickr? Is it a high-end D-SLR or a moderately priced point and shoot? Nope, it’s that cheap little thing that’s built into the iPhone. Apple’s popular little handset recently overtook Canon’s pricey Digital Rebel XTi, becoming the top picture-taking device for the photo sharing site.

The phone has been hovering around the number two spot for a while now, finally edging to number one, perhaps due to a number of improvements introduced with the iPhone 3GS. A Flickr spokeswoman told The LA Times,

The graph in Camera Finder updates at every moment so there’s no specific reasoning behind the changes. One can assume though that with the recent iPhone 3GS launch, the iPhone now includes two models whereas other manufacturers separate out their models, which could explain the inflated numbers.