Debate: How many cameras should a smartphone have? What type and why?

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zellotac
zellotac
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• 1y ago

3 in the back macro wide and telephoto 2 in the front wide and a focus enabled main sensor. Selfie pics are as important as regular camera photography.

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Samm89
Samm89
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• 1y ago

3 cameras at the back makes sense...

And 1 or 2 on the facing part .

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Mixkhata1
Mixkhata1
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• 1y ago

One outstanding rear camera is better than 3 excellent rear cameras. That's what I need.

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mebegreat
mebegreat
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• 1y ago
↵stferrari said:

I am an electronic engineer not an optical enginner but i will give this a shot and please forgive any technical ignorance i may exhibit. If you include the front facing camera (selfie), which I believe should only be retailed for video calls as i am anti selfie, four. A main camera with around a 25 to 35mm focal length, ~1.6 aperture and >50mp for normal every day shooting. An optical zoom camera with a minimum of 10x optical and a maximum of "as high as you can get without destroying quality", as low of an aperture as reasonable, a focal length of between 60 and 250mm and with a >30mp rating. The third an ultra wide an aperture size of ~f2.1, a focal length of between 10 and 15mm and around a 15mp rating. All cameras should have a sensor size of around 1/3.x. I arrived at these specs by reviewing as many of the top rated phone cameras I could (within reason) and reading how most people tend to utilize and review these cameras. Of course, as I stated in mu opening, I am no expert and am just trying to digest and collate all the data I gather. I belive phone cameras are great for convenience photos and will never really replace high end DSLRs for professional use.

1/3 sensor is way too small.

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RUCKUS23
RUCKUS23
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• 1y ago

THE GALAXY S21/S22/S23 ULTRA ARE THE PERFECT EXAMPLES OF HOW MANY FOCAL LENGTHS ONE NEEDS FOR A PERFECT CAMERA. HAVING TWO TELE CAMS, MAIN AND AN ULTRA WIDE IS BY FAR THE BEST CAMERA SETUP ON A SMARTPHONE

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pecapello
pecapello
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• 1y ago

at least 40

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traman124
traman124
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• 1y ago

3 - main, ultra, and a decent vertical telephoto

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