Questions tagged “smartphones”

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How should I fairly compare detail between smartphone cameras with different focal lengths?

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Landon Ham

3mo ago

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Are 50MP smartphone camera sensors useful, or mostly marketing?

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Kiah

1y ago

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How can I tell whether a smartphone’s front camera has a real flash or just a screen flash?

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hi_there

1y ago

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229

Do studio cameras show a more accurate likeness than a mirror or smartphone selfie?

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Kutasov

2y ago

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Why don't smartphones use a rotating lens turret with one larger sensor?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

2y ago

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Are small sensors or pixels fundamentally limited in dynamic range?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

4y ago

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Do I need more megapixels for readable photos of price tags and product labels?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

4y ago

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Where can I get a standard camera test chart, and does printing it myself affect results?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

4y ago

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What causes the smeared or "painterly" look in some compact and smartphone photos?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

5y ago

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Why do smartphone cameras struggle in low light compared with DSLRs?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

5y ago

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Phone or compact camera for quick nature and wildlife photography on a budget?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

5y ago

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Will a 1-inch compact at f/1.8 blur backgrounds more than a phone camera at f/0.95?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

6y ago

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Can I edit photos in-camera and print directly from an SD card without using a computer?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

6y ago

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What does the second camera do on dual-camera phones, and how does portrait blur work?

depth-of-field smartphones mobile-photography dual-camera portrait-mode

Photography Stack Exchange contributor

7y ago

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Why do consecutive tripod shots from a phone shift by a pixel or two?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

7y ago

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Do phones with the same camera sensor produce the same image quality?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

7y ago

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Do any smartphones offer a true 50mm–90mm equivalent lens for portraits?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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Can you photograph stars with a phone or compact camera?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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How do multi-camera phones handle very close subjects?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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Can a budget DSLR beat a smartphone for simple point-and-shoot photography?

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user76552

8y ago

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