Photography has for a long time been the preferred way for people to immortalize and share moments of their lives. And with the recent explosion of smartphones the number of photos taken daily has grown exponentially. And the vast majority of said photos is garbage. Smartphones are the perfect tool to capture a moment for your own use, and play at http://se.europalace-casino.com/casinospel for a while when you have some time to kill, but are in no way a replacement for a dedicated camera.
"Why do you say that? Look, I have the [insert name of the latest iOS/Android/Windows 10 flagship phone here] and it has an amazing camera!" you might think. And you will always be wrong. Smartphone cameras have their innate limits, which can't be overcome by a better sensor or a more sophisticated set of filters.
Professional photographers have for a long time known the difference, but it's not that obvious for everyday users like you and me. To this end, Ars Technica's Lee Hutchinson has done an in-depth comparison of the camera in Apple's iPhone 6 and a "prosumer" model from Canon, EOS 5D Mark III. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/smartphone-camera-vs-dslr/ – The results? As you expected: the "prosumer" camera model outclasses the iPhone camera by several orders of magnitude.
Even with their settings as close as possible, the dedicated camera has made much superior photos compared to the iPhone. The reasons are multiple.
For one, Apple is not a camera maker. It lacks the necessary expertise to create a camera which would even get close to (semi-)professional grade. Canon, in turn, has a whole division dedicated to photography, and even its compacts - which are known to have major limits - are superior to smartphone cameras. Then, there's the small fact that the vast majority of smartphone cameras have fixed lenses. This means that all zooming is done by software, which inherently degrades the quality of the end result. And I think there's no need even to mention the sensor itself.
When it comes to technology, a DSLR will always be superior to any smartphone camera. Most of the times, though, using a DSLR to shoot photos of your children playing on the beach is overkill. The smartphone camera is perfect for everyday use. But never underestimate the power of skill, though - it can mean the difference between a good picture and a pile of garbage.
With the right eye and the right amount of care taken when snapping the picture, the iPhone's camera can be a perfect alternative to any other. It's all about making the most of the circumstances - and the knowledge to do so. And these photos snapped with a smartphone are perfect to be published on social media or your blog. Even if you didn't pay several grand for equipment.
(Photo by danielygo via Flickr)
Article written by Joe
Professional photographers have for a long time known the difference, but it's not that obvious for everyday users like you and me. To this end, Ars Technica's Lee Hutchinson has done an in-depth comparison of the camera in Apple's iPhone 6 and a "prosumer" model from Canon, EOS 5D Mark III. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/smartphone-camera-vs-dslr/ – The results? As you expected: the "prosumer" camera model outclasses the iPhone camera by several orders of magnitude.
Even with their settings as close as possible, the dedicated camera has made much superior photos compared to the iPhone. The reasons are multiple.
For one, Apple is not a camera maker. It lacks the necessary expertise to create a camera which would even get close to (semi-)professional grade. Canon, in turn, has a whole division dedicated to photography, and even its compacts - which are known to have major limits - are superior to smartphone cameras. Then, there's the small fact that the vast majority of smartphone cameras have fixed lenses. This means that all zooming is done by software, which inherently degrades the quality of the end result. And I think there's no need even to mention the sensor itself.
When it comes to technology, a DSLR will always be superior to any smartphone camera. Most of the times, though, using a DSLR to shoot photos of your children playing on the beach is overkill. The smartphone camera is perfect for everyday use. But never underestimate the power of skill, though - it can mean the difference between a good picture and a pile of garbage.
With the right eye and the right amount of care taken when snapping the picture, the iPhone's camera can be a perfect alternative to any other. It's all about making the most of the circumstances - and the knowledge to do so. And these photos snapped with a smartphone are perfect to be published on social media or your blog. Even if you didn't pay several grand for equipment.
(Photo by danielygo via Flickr)
Article written by Joe
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