investigating camera and lenses

What do you know about your phone camera...

iPhone 12

The phone has 3 cameras, 2 at the back and one front-facing camera.
The back-facing camera at the top is used for a wide-angle image and allows more to be included within the frame. The bottom camera is for a closer shot and doesn't include as much in the frame. 

As technology advances there is more available on a mobile device.

MP- MegaPixels, means 1 million pixels. A pixel is a dot which forms an image, the higher number of MP, the better the resolution.
Flash- the light which allows you to illuminate the subject
Standard lens- the lens the camera comes with, which can often be changed depending on the requirements of the shoot.
Zoom- Optical is a true zoom which gives best quality
Digital is done inside the camera, cropping and magnifying an image as you would in editing.
Also details magnification amount (e.g. 5x optical zoom)- simply how many times the camera is able to magnify the image.

Sensors- simply the device which captures light in the camera, which is the key to the process of taking a photograph. A very technical area, but in simple terms the larger the physical sensor, the better the quality of photo as it captures more light to more accurately reflect the subject.

AI- artificial intelligence. Any dynamic digital adjustments the camera automatically makes to improve the quality (stability, clarity, focus) of a photo.

Video- whether the camera has video capabilities. Many camera today come with dual photo/ video functionality. Video comes with it's own set of technical specs but the quality is largely dependent on the sensor, zoom and MP too.

Memory- the storage the camera has. Modern DSLR tend to have limited internal memory built into the camera, and rely on the use of external storage e.g. an SD card. Phones tend to rely more on a large internal memory.

Screen/ display- the size of the device the photographer uses to review photos. Usually photographers consider the size of the screen in inches, the resolution of the screen in pixels and the make of screen (e.g. OLED).

Connectivity- how the photographer can connect the camera to a computer or other device. This could be wired through a port on the camera (e.g. micro USB) or wireless (e.g. Bluetooth).

Nikon D3300