Have we come that far or is it just the advertising?

This shot was a hit at my photo club meeting last night. This is noteworthy for several reasons. The members are very interested in the latest gear and the latest software. Some of them are having second careers in art photography. A lot of them travel extensively.
This picture goes against all that. It was taken in San Francisco which is less than 70 miles away. It was taken with what is now referred to as a bridge camera(?). But the punchline… it was taken in 2004.
The camera was a Canon G6. This was my first serious (it cost $700US!) digital camera. And it was the beginning of the end for my film cameras. The sensor was tiny, 1/1.8. It had a fixed, 4x zoom. It was a lot of fun. And even though the camera was introduced 18 years ago and has a similarly small sensor, it still beats my 2020 iPhone. (That was the point I was making for the amusement of the club members)