I had a discussion yesterday over mobile phone cameras. My opinion is they are normally ok but will never replace a proper camera. The lens is too small, as is the sensor and the distance from the lens to sensor is too close. I'm not going to put my neck on the chopping block and say they are all bad but they are not good either.
The camera in a phone is great for snapshots but that is about it. I have a Nokia 5800 and the camera is not a patch on the Sony 800i mobile phone I still have (though the phone is miles better).
Cameras are often mis-sold on it's mega-pixels with a belief the more mega pixels it has the better the camera must be. This is not true, the important part of a camera is the lens. The photo from a camera with a good lens and a resolution of 3mp is far better than a camera with a cheap lens and a resolution of 5mp.
The results from an iPhone are very poor especially if the light is less than direct sunlight. From experiance the Sony is better than the Nokia.
I ask will the camera on a phone ever replace a proper camera or will it always be just a handy extra?
The camera in a phone is great for snapshots but that is about it. I have a Nokia 5800 and the camera is not a patch on the Sony 800i mobile phone I still have (though the phone is miles better).
Cameras are often mis-sold on it's mega-pixels with a belief the more mega pixels it has the better the camera must be. This is not true, the important part of a camera is the lens. The photo from a camera with a good lens and a resolution of 3mp is far better than a camera with a cheap lens and a resolution of 5mp.
The results from an iPhone are very poor especially if the light is less than direct sunlight. From experiance the Sony is better than the Nokia.
I ask will the camera on a phone ever replace a proper camera or will it always be just a handy extra?




