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Cellphone camera question
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Phones have all kind of built in filters and stuff in them now. A lot of my cell pics will have HDR in the file name. My cell phone is 16MP, and my antique kinda semi pro Nikon D300 is only 12.3MP. There is no way my cell phone can take a High Dynamic Range image from one picture.
I took a pic last month of the sun setting on Lake Marion, I thought it came out most well, and it looks good on here and social media, but when I brought it up in photoshop to level out the horizon, you can tell it was a cell pic.
Took my camera and my Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 lens down a few days ago. Messed up my timing and couldn't get the same pic as I took with my cell, but got one.
I think the cell pic is more interesting, but there's no comparison between the two when it comes to the quality of the images.
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I took a pic last month of the sun setting on Lake Marion, I thought it came out most well, and it looks good on here and social media, but when I brought it up in photoshop to level out the horizon, you can tell it was a cell pic.
Took my camera and my Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 lens down a few days ago. Messed up my timing and couldn't get the same pic as I took with my cell, but got one.
I think the cell pic is more interesting, but there's no comparison between the two when it comes to the quality of the images.
Cell Pic
Camera Pic
I took this with my cellphone. The resolution is good enough for me.
coltle6920
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My last phone was a Samsung. Current phone is a LG7. They might be smartphones but in my prehistoric mind they're cellphones.
For me the camera serves little purpose unless I'm in an accident or at a protest.
Once in a while I would see something that I'd wish I took a snapshot but never pulled over to do so.
I guess for me the camera on my phone is just for that spur of the moment time. All of the newer smartphones take excellent pics and video. I just don't see the need to own the Cadillac version.
For me the camera serves little purpose unless I'm in an accident or at a protest.
Once in a while I would see something that I'd wish I took a snapshot but never pulled over to do so. I guess for me the camera on my phone is just for that spur of the moment time. All of the newer smartphones take excellent pics and video. I just don't see the need to own the Cadillac version.
Fishinfool
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Pictured is my Nikon 300mm, f2.8 VR lens I use for wildlife photography. I paid $4,000.00 for it years ago. New ones are closer to 6k now.
As advanced as cell phone cameras have become, there is no way a cell phone camera lens and sensor can compare when it comes to resolution, depth of field, ability to stop action, or low light ability. Not even close.
But, as others have said, modern cell phone cameras work well for most casual users, and the camera (phone) you have with you works worlds better than the heavy, bulky gear you don't.
I am going to guess that one aperture value is the one your camera is capable of, the other is what it actually chose for the picture based on Shutter speed and ISO / lighting available.
Larry
As advanced as cell phone cameras have become, there is no way a cell phone camera lens and sensor can compare when it comes to resolution, depth of field, ability to stop action, or low light ability. Not even close.
But, as others have said, modern cell phone cameras work well for most casual users, and the camera (phone) you have with you works worlds better than the heavy, bulky gear you don't.
I am going to guess that one aperture value is the one your camera is capable of, the other is what it actually chose for the picture based on Shutter speed and ISO / lighting available.
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Nope, no cell phone with a greasy popcorn finger print on the lens would have grabbed this one.
One thing about cell phone cameras, when you 'need' to get that shot you gotta wipe the lens. But, you typically find that out AFTER you take the first two or three images.
enjoy,
bdGreen
One thing about cell phone cameras, when you 'need' to get that shot you gotta wipe the lens. But, you typically find that out AFTER you take the first two or three images.
enjoy,
bdGreen
I don't use iphones, but thumbing through a few shots on my Samsung shows ISO ranging from 50 to 640 and everything in between and shutter speeds from 1/20 to 1/500 at f1.8 I guess the aperture is fixed since they seem to all be at f1.8.
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Hair Trigger
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On my i-12, I can vary the EV from +3 to -3, and the aperture from f/1.4 to f/16, if I want to customize the exposure or depth of field; or just leave it in automatic. I can change FOV with a swipe of the screen and do panoramic shots that are seamlessly joined, something difficult to do with either a film camera or DSLR. Another thing I like about it, and I think many other smart phone do, is post-process without needing to download the picture. I do agree that a good standalone DSLR can still make the superior image, but in order to do so, you'll need equipment (mid to high end body and lenses like Fishinfool has), plus the gear to haul it around, and none of it fits in a shirt pocket or can make a phone call as well. I've been down the rabbit hole of photographic equipment, still haven't climbed completely out.
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