We never ask this question?
Back in the day, you needed a multi-thousand dollar piece of equipment and a dedicated darkroom to be considered a true photographer. At the very least, you had to first frame up your shots by holding your thumbs and forefingers in a rectangle , like a true artiste. It was, honestly, a hassle, and it alienated amateurs who couldn’t even manage to work with semi-complicated cameras.
But then came the smartphone, democratizing photography forever. No longer were non-proffesionals doomed to wield disposable cameras or lacklustre lenses. Suddenly, we had an impressive photographic monster in our pockets.
As a result, we now live in a age where people don’t fully appreciate the differences between certain phone cameras( the front and back cameras).
So, what is a megapixel?
Whenever a new phone is launched to much fanfare, you’ll hear the makers brag about the megapixels (or MPs) of its cameras. But whether that number is ‘8’ or ‘800’, it won’t mean a damn thing if you don’t appreciate what a ‘pixel’ even is.
Basically, every digital picture is made up of tiny little dots, and the smallest of these physical points is called a pixel.If you have a low-resolution image, that means it’s made up of only a few pixels, and probably isn’t very crisp. You can tell when you start to zoom in and the pic gets blurry.
A ‘megapixel’ represents one million pixels. So, if a phone camera is 8MP, that means it’s pictures contain eight million pixels, and will remain decent quality as you zoom in further. In short, more the pixels better the image.
That sounds cool, but I still have questions. Like,which lens should I use?
Cameras weren’t always on the front of phones, but they were eventually added for the ease of regular selfie-taker. However, many wondered why their front-facing selfies were worse quality ( even if they were better framed ). That’s because the front of the phone couldn’t fit a powerful camera while also keeping the screen flat, so the front lens had to settle for being slightly less powerful than the lens ( or lenses) on the back.
Like for example in the case of the new Samsung S20, the front camera is still an excellent 10MP, while the three rear cameras are 12MP,12MP and 64MP ( that’s the telephoto lens).And don’t forget that the Ultra has that 108MP lens on the back too. Keep in mind when you pose for your next Self- photograph
Thank you.
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