I'd use a smartphone. My phone (Galaxy S4) has a 13 mega-pixel camera, so it would be a pretty decent standalone camera in the first place. Not to mention, it's always with me and a lot smaller.
I actual prefer both.
I've tweaked the settings on both and it just depends on if I have my camera with me or not.
My camera was fairly inexpensive but it's 27X zoom optical (160X zoom digital) make it a beast at times. Both record video in 1080p HD, so again it merely matters how I feel or which ever is closer.
I don't own a camera because I think that they are pretty useless. Nowadays, smartphones has 5, 8 or more megapixels which are okay for my needs. It is more convenient and the price is much lower because cell phone have many other secondary features. The cell phone that I want to buy, the iPhone 5S has 8 megapixels so it is perfect, isn't it?
Grand opening was pushed back once again, we'll just say it's TBA for now. We are still waiting on the completion of some custom development that has been in the works.