I barely use the camera on my phone aside from taking necessary pictures at work for documentation or random important stuff in life. I almost never look at camera specs on the latest iPad/MB/phone anymore.
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Most of the time I use the camera to send pics of stuff on the shelves at Walmart so my wife can make a choice about what she wants.
Last weekend I sent her five pics of end aisle displays to prove to her that what she wanted wasn't there (on the end aisle displays).
30 seconds after I took the last pic (a display of beer) someone knocked over an entire case. Shattered glass and beer everywhere.
Most action my camera has seen in a long time.
Last weekend I sent her five pics of end aisle displays to prove to her that what she wanted wasn't there (on the end aisle displays).
30 seconds after I took the last pic (a display of beer) someone knocked over an entire case. Shattered glass and beer everywhere.
Most action my camera has seen in a long time.
I use mine all the time, this is what’s needed when you have six grandchildren
I have children and bad memory, so I use it constantly.
I have two kids and pictures of the important stuff.
But my sister and I grew up with a camera happy dad who was always taking pictures when we least wanted to be photographed and then trapping the whole family into watching carousels of 35mm slides no one wanted to look at.
My wife is similarly allergic to cameras and that got passed on to our own kids. So we have a family of four who since 2003 has always tried to avoid being photographed.
Pretty much works out.
I use my iPhone Mini’s camera as a scanner and a documenting photo machine for interesting stuff more than for “real“ photography.
I barely use a couple of things I would really hate to lose. But my iPhone camera, I may not use it every single day but certainly a few times per week without fail.
I'm exactly the same, which I think is part of why I've lasted so long loving my iPhone SE1. The continual camera improvements on the newer phones would be mostly lost on me -- or at least isn't a big upgrade pull for me.
Same -- I do that sort of thing more than I take "normal" photos with my iPhone
I buy an iPhone because I need a 'phone', not a camera......
If you look at latest Apple/Samsung adverts, 95% of the promo is for the camera, it drives me nuts....🤣
It's a phone, with some additional functions not the other way around.
Additional rant....
Saying that, car ads are similar, it's all about phone integration......
I have only used the camera of my iPhone 7 Plus for QR code scanning, feature introduced in iOS 11
I have used the camera of my iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5s for photos and videos back then but only when I don't have my DSLR with me... As to why I am not using my iPhone 7 Plus, you could say I'm still waiting for the perfect moment/photo to capture...
I have used the camera of my iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5s for photos and videos back then but only when I don't have my DSLR with me... As to why I am not using my iPhone 7 Plus, you could say I'm still waiting for the perfect moment/photo to capture...
iPhone camera for me is like having insurance. I almost never need it but when I do I’m glad I’ve got it.
This 100%. I usually use it to remember things when I’m too lazy to write things down. A quick snapshot and that’s it. No matter what Apple and other claim, the cameras in phones are still pretty bad when it comes to quality, then they add automatic image processing to make things look better. It’s physics in the end… guess what happens when you up the resolution year after year and make the pixels smaller and smaller. It’s not a good thing. To quote Walter Lewin “Physics works”. Good enough for snapshots, but “real” photography, nope. That’s what real cameras with proper lenses are for.
Likewise. It's one of the reasons I went for - and continue to be happy with - my SE 2020.
I admittedly don't use my iPhone camera a ton, but I think some are selling it short.
For situations where the lighting, subject matter and focal length are a good fit for the iPhone cameras, I think they do a phenomenal job.
You can get exceptionally good "real" or "actual" photos with iPhone cameras in the right situations.
We sound like weird old fogies when claiming that only dragging around a DSLR and a bag of lenses is "real photography"
For situations where the lighting, subject matter and focal length are a good fit for the iPhone cameras, I think they do a phenomenal job.
You can get exceptionally good "real" or "actual" photos with iPhone cameras in the right situations.
We sound like weird old fogies when claiming that only dragging around a DSLR and a bag of lenses is "real photography"
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I don't use it a lot (like everyday or taking tons of images / videos when I do).
But when I do, I want to capture life memories (or whatever) in the best possible way and it's absolutely worth it.
Switched from iPhone 7 to iPhone 11 pro, camera improvements was massive and by far the best new feature (addition of wide-lens, much improved low-light situation photos, better contrast overall, abillity to extend light capture time, etc). The sole reason i probably couldn't go back anymore.
But when I do, I want to capture life memories (or whatever) in the best possible way and it's absolutely worth it.
Switched from iPhone 7 to iPhone 11 pro, camera improvements was massive and by far the best new feature (addition of wide-lens, much improved low-light situation photos, better contrast overall, abillity to extend light capture time, etc). The sole reason i probably couldn't go back anymore.
I am one of those that are intrigued every year by the camera updates, hardware and software, but do not use the camera nearly as much as I claim to use it in my mind.
I rarely use the camera on my iPhone — unless it’s to take pics of something I’m selling or a quick photo of my son. I have a couple mirrorless cameras that I primarily use to take photos.
Needless to say, the specs on the iPhone camera don’t make a huge difference to me.
Needless to say, the specs on the iPhone camera don’t make a huge difference to me.
I know this is not the direction Apple would ever go, but I'd be more likely to use an iPhone camera in an enthusiast fashion if there were more hardware controls.
I find the fiddling around on the screen, especially out in the sun, to be "not fun at all".
I wonder if they've ever prototyped a first party "photo case" that could add a bunch of hardware controls.
I find the fiddling around on the screen, especially out in the sun, to be "not fun at all".
I wonder if they've ever prototyped a first party "photo case" that could add a bunch of hardware controls.
All the time! I have 56k photos and it's going up and up. One of the big reasons why I upgrade my iPhone is the camera. Pictures help me remember and they allow me to enjoy the past (or remember what made the past valuable).
I also use my iPhone camera to Scan Documents constantly to OneNote and to iCloud.
I'm finding that over the last few years (with covid and staying at home) - that the camera has been a way for me to "hey, check this out" to my relatives and share pieces of my life with them.
It's a handy : "Hey hun, did I get the right thing you wanted me to get at the grocery store?"
At work it's a great way for me to "remember" things for later too. Whiteboards, post-it notes, etc.
What do they say, a picture is worth a 1000 words?
Camera is very useful and my usage of it is going up. Definitely an extension of my brain.
I also use my iPhone camera to Scan Documents constantly to OneNote and to iCloud.
I'm finding that over the last few years (with covid and staying at home) - that the camera has been a way for me to "hey, check this out" to my relatives and share pieces of my life with them.
It's a handy : "Hey hun, did I get the right thing you wanted me to get at the grocery store?"
At work it's a great way for me to "remember" things for later too. Whiteboards, post-it notes, etc.
What do they say, a picture is worth a 1000 words?
Camera is very useful and my usage of it is going up. Definitely an extension of my brain.
I use mine for everything from scanning docs to photos and video of kids (x6), grandkids (x17), pets, landscape, travel and interesting things that I see every day...
Someone once said "the best camera is the one you have with you" ... my phone is always in my pocket unless I am actively using it... camera ready...
To the OP, I also don't consider the camera specs of the iPhone any longer... they are always improving, so the camera in whatever I get is better than the one I currently have.
Someone once said "the best camera is the one you have with you" ... my phone is always in my pocket unless I am actively using it... camera ready...
To the OP, I also don't consider the camera specs of the iPhone any longer... they are always improving, so the camera in whatever I get is better than the one I currently have.
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This is pretty much how I use my iPhone camera. I have noticed that the cameras on my latest Android phones and my 13 Pro take photos that look a bit uncanny valley. They over process everything so a photo doesn’t quite look like a photo anymore and looks like cgi. That’s especially true of landscape photos. i really love the flexibility of the zoom lenses but I’m more partial to pictures taken on my iphone XR when I still had it. I also like my iPhone 11 camera. My 13 Pro is too much. I just wish my iPhone 11 had a zoom lens.All the time! I have 56k photos and it's going up and up. One of the big reasons why I upgrade my iPhone is the camera. Pictures help me remember and they allow me to enjoy the past (or remember what made the past valuable).
I also use my iPhone camera to Scan Documents constantly to OneNote and to iCloud.
I'm finding that over the last few years (with covid and staying at home) - that the camera has been a way for me to "hey, check this out" to my relatives and share pieces of my life with them.
It's a handy : "Hey hun, did I get the right thing you wanted me to get at the grocery store?"
At work it's a great way for me to "remember" things for later too. Whiteboards, post-it notes, etc.
What do they say, a picture is worth a 1000 words?
Camera is very useful and my usage of it is going up. Definitely an extension of my brain.
I use the iPhone to take pictures of and document historic (late 1800s early 1900s) buildings, then using online sources like newspapers.com to study and document their histories. I’ve done this for app. 1500 buildings throughout the southwest, and have around 190 of them (yes, I have a long way to go!) documented at my website linked to in my sig. A smartphone camera is ideal for this. I also take a lot of personal pictures - like a previous poster in this thread I also have six grandchildren!