Ever wondered why a 8mp camera could beat a 13mp camera, am sure you have. There was a time when the 8mp of the iPhone4s beat most Android Camera that had 13mp above (iPhone users don’t allow your head swell). Am sure you want to know why, let’s dive in

What makes a good smartphone camera
-is it more Megapixel like 8mp and above
The answer is No, No, No, No,seriously no .

Here are what really make a good smartphone camera
–Sensor



The sensor is the most important part of a camera. No light means no photo. Light enters through the camera lens, then passes to the camera sensor, which receives the information and translates it into an electronic signal.
The size of the image sensor is extremely important. On digital camera we have large sensor but on smartphones we have really small sensor because of the size of smartphones.
In general, the larger the sensor, the larger your pixels, and the larger the pixels, the more light you can collect. The more light you can catch, the better your image can be.
Larger sensors are the reason that 8 megapixels from a digital SLR camera (or 5 or 13) best those 8 megapixels from a smartphone camera. You get roughly the same number of pixels, but the pixels on the dSLR get to be larger, and therefore let in more light. More light (generally) equals less-noisy images and greater dynamic range.
You can start to see that cramming more pixels onto a sensor may not be the best way to increase pixel resolution.

-aperture size



In front of the sensor is all the glass and all the lenses light has to pass through to get to the sensor. Aside from the quality of the glass the spec that matters hear is the aperture size. You must have heard about aperture size. The bigger the aperture size, the more light that enters, smartphone now come with aperture size of f/2.0, f/1.8,f/2.2 which is great for allowing a ton of light in.

-Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)



At this point you are wondering what concerns phone camera and this one. Only to snap picture. Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) is good at removing Blur in your photo or minor hand shakes while the Optical Image stabilization is much better for longer exposure and with shaky hands it can still produce very sharp images and also better for low light. Not every smartphone sensor is compatible with this features but when you have it, expect your picture to be really amazing.

-image processing
In addition to the size and quality of the lens and sensor, there’s also the image processor. Most modern high-end smartphone CPUs have dedicated graphics processors built into the chip, which, being hardware-accelerated and not just software-dependent, can quickly render images like photos, videos, and games without overtaxing the main application processor.
The image processor is also what helps achieve zero shutter lag, when the camera captures the photo when you press the capture button, not a beat or two after.

-it all comes down to usability



It’s really hard to tell about a smartphone camera just by the specs of it just like how hard it is to know how well a car will drive by the specs.
It all comes to down to the user. We are the one that will determine how good the smartphone Camera will be.

Source:http://www.naijakick.com/smartphone-camera-exlplained-why-more-megapixel-isnt-always-better-2/

Nice! Tell them!


But if this topic enter fp b4 mine, then me and the mods go fight.

PhonePlanet:
Nice! Tell them!



But if this topic enter fp b4 mine, then me and the mods go fight.

only time will tell

killzone:
only time will tell

two of una self

When u tell them they won't listen. I've always said it that megapixel is not everything. Most of these Chinese phone makers use megapixel to deceive prospective customers. The most important thing is the lens and software. Same thing with number of cores and number of ram. I have a friend that owns a tecno phantom 5 (good phone no doubt) and he brags that his phone is better than an iPhone 6. I asked him why and he said his phone has 13mp camera vs iphones 8mp. He also said his phone has octa core chip vs dual core of iPhone 6 and 3gb of ram vs 1gb of ram in iPhone 6. I just laughed, there's no way I can argue with such a person.

greenhulk:
When u tell them they won't listen. I've always said it that megapixel is not everything. Most of these Chinese phone makers use megapixel to device prospective customers. The most important thing is the lens and software. Same thing with number of cores and number of ram. I have a friend that owns a tecno phantom 8 (good phone no doubt) and he brags that his phone is better than an iPhone 6. I asked him why and he said his phone has 13mp camera vs iphones 8mp. He also said his phone has octa core chip vs dual core of iPhone 6 and 3gb of ram vs 1gb of ram in iPhone 6. I just laughed, there's no way I can argue with such a person.

reason for creating the post, the iPhone 4s 8mp camera then beat most 13mp camera out then, Another example is the galaxy j5 and j7 they both use 13mp but the 13mp of the j7 beats the j5 own

greenhulk:
When u tell them they won't listen. I've always said it that megapixel is not everything. Most of these Chinese phone makers use megapixel to deceive prospective customers. The most important thing is the lens and software. Same thing with number of cores and number of ram. I have a friend that owns a tecno phantom 5 (good phone no doubt) and he brags that his phone is better than an iPhone 6. I asked him why and he said his phone has 13mp camera vs iphones 8mp. He also said his phone has octa core chip vs dual core of iPhone 6 and 3gb of ram vs 1gb of ram in iPhone 6. I just laughed, there's no way I can argue with such a person.

Spot on, bro. Well said.

okay

killzone:
reason for creating the post, the iPhone 4s 8mp camera then beat most 13mp camera out then, Another example is the galaxy j5 and j7 they both use 13mp but the 13mp of the j7 beats the j5 own

bro very true. Phantom 5 13MP is better than camon c8 13mp own. I concur

FP material!! Mods!! Come n move this to its permanent place!!

Marvell23:
bro very true. Phantom 5 13MP is better than camon c8 13mp own. I concur

Correct, but the camon c8 camera is not bad tho

Nice write up.
Some people still think that more megapixels is better.
Not in all cases.
If you are looking for detail in your picture then more megapixels is better. But sadly most of them do better in only well lit environments .

Hotdiamond:
Nice write up.
Some people still think that more megapixels is better.
Not in all cases.
If you are looking for detail in your picture then more megapixels is better. But sadly most of them do better in only well lit environments .

they won't hear some still thing a 13mp is better than a 8mp camera

kolexepana:

Correct, but the camon c8 camera is not bad tho

Tecno tried with the phone camera

killzone:
Tecno tried with the phone camera

Yeah, Super clear camera

iPhone pictures always appear too processed to me. I'll give the king of mobile phone camera to Nokia/Microsoft, their Carl Zeiss lens is just too good!

kolexepana:

Yeah, Super clear camera

for the price range

FredBloggs:
iPhone pictures always appear too processed to me. I'll give the king of mobile phone camera to Nokia/Microsoft, their Carl Zeiss lens is just too good!

for me it's Samsung

killzone:
for the price range

I think the price is still okay for its specs
Now that dollar have even increased

kolexepana:

I think the price is still okay for its specs
Now that dollar have even increased

this dollar of a thing just spoil show

killzone:
this dollar of a thing just spoil show

You sef for don buy the c8 since na

Ok

mosjames:

You sef for don buy the c8 since na

loll

killzone:
this dollar of a thing just spoil show

You should have bought it a long time ago

killzone:
for me it's Samsung

seriously, Samsung? That's new. I dont think any smartphone camera beats lumia 1080. camera is Nokia's strong point you know!

kolexepana:

You should have bought it a long time ago

The dollar is actually spoiling every market. Almost all smartphones have changed price

FredBloggs:
seriously, Samsung? That's new. I dont think any smartphone camera beats lumia 1080. camera is Nokia's strong point you know!

Nokia has about one of the best lenses. Two things I give to Nokia, durability and camera. Samsung has nothing on them.