Cell Phone cameras
Sep 17, 2019 20:10:07 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
Now my extreme bias is going to show. If you want to take "snapshots" use a phone. If you want to take photographs, get a camera.
Sep 17, 2019 21:40:39 #
cahale wrote:
Now my extreme bias is going to show. If you want to take "snapshots" use a phone. If you want to take photographs, get a camera.
No one but you is talking about DSLRs.
Sep 17, 2019 22:37:21 #
cahale wrote:
Now my extreme bias is going to show. If you want to take "snapshots" use a phone. If you want to take photographs, get a camera.
I hate to be the one to say it, but that is not bias - its ignorance. The current crop of camera phones may not be able to do everything you can do with a camera, but the things they do, they do very well - plus many other things.
Sep 18, 2019 15:08:24 #
i agree with the rec for the iPhone 7+, great pics, larger screen and now not too expensive
Sep 18, 2019 15:39:45 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
pmorin wrote:
No one but you is talking about DSLRs.
Did I miss something? I'm fairly sure that my diatribe did not have the combination "DSLR" anywhere in it. And I do like cell phones; for talking.
Sep 18, 2019 20:19:06 #
I have an 8 right now, and it’s a big upgrade from the 5 you have. That said, I’m going to get the 11pro...mostly to replace an aging iPad mini4, but also because I use my phone quite a bit for mobile databases that involve taking 100’s of photos at a site to catalog signage conditions. Often times those images are taken in subpar lit construction areas. The 11pro should excel in those conditions. I also find it helpful to use SnapSeed to edit photos too on my phone, albeit it looks like the 11 pro has better editing capabilities over the 11.
Sep 18, 2019 21:23:43 #
cahale wrote:
Did I miss something? I'm fairly sure that my diatribe did not have the combination "DSLR" anywhere in it. And I do like cell phones; for talking.
Just what this site needs. Another Troll.
Sep 18, 2019 21:27:35 #
cahale wrote:
Now my extreme bias is going to show. If you want to take "snapshots" use a phone. If you want to take photographs, get a camera.
Apple seems to be selling iPhones as ‘cameras’ that can do other things also.
Sep 18, 2019 21:29:39 #
SteveFranz
Loc: Durham, NC
I've had good luck with "unlocked" cell phones. Virtually all cell phones are made in china, so I just look at specs and get what I want. My current phone is Xiaomi MI8. I really like the camera, I thinks it's 12 mp, but has fantastic depth of field. I took a picture inside a lighthouse, the light room was about 3' X 3' and I had the light in focus as well as bay. Cost of a good chinese phone can run from $100 to $300, most have space for two sim cards so you can either have two cell carriers, or one cell plan plus extra storage.
Sep 18, 2019 22:23:43 #
SteveFranz wrote:
I've had good luck with "unlocked" cell ... (show quote)
An ‘Apple camera’ can be used like a regular P&S .... with WiFi. Several years after retiring an older iPhone - and switching from AT&T to Verizon - I got that old iPhone out, recharged it, took a few pictures, then transferred them up to the cloud with its still-functioning WiFi {no cell connection was available, of course}.
Sep 19, 2019 14:51:11 #
digitalexplr
Loc: Central Missouri
Cdouthitt wrote:
I have an 8 right now, and it’s a big upgrade from... (show quote)
The photo editing options in iOS 13 will make a huge difference for you! I have been using 13 since the first beta on my XR and iPP 11. I was sold on 13 just with the photo app enhancements!
Sep 19, 2019 15:20:36 #
digitalexplr wrote:
The photo editing options in iOS 13 will make a huge difference for you! I have been using 13 since the first beta on my XR and iPP 11. I was sold on 13 just with the photo app enhancements!
are you saying that a person with an iPhone 8 should experience the changes brought by iOS 13 before upgrading to an iPhone 11?
Sep 19, 2019 15:23:23 #
rehess wrote:
are you saying that a person with an iPhone 8 should experience the changes brought by iOS 13 before upgrading to an iPhone 11?
did you watch the keynote speech? It sure looks like it will.
Sep 19, 2019 15:29:53 #
digitalexplr
Loc: Central Missouri
rehess wrote:
are you saying that a person with an iPhone 8 should experience the changes brought by iOS 13 before upgrading to an iPhone 11?
The cameras on the 11 are big improvements over the 8. But the new editing capabilities in iOS 13 allow for a lot of enhancements on the older phones, especially in poorer lighting conditions. iOS 13 does not bring the older camera up to the functionality of 11's, but for some it may be enough to not worry about upgrading this year.
The more serious you are about picture capabilities, however, will certainly make you want to move to the 11.
My wife tells me I will just have to make do with my XR this year and she is happy with her 8+. So I will just have to be happy with iOS 13. ; )
Sep 19, 2019 21:57:06 #
digitalexplr wrote:
The cameras on the 11 are big improvements over th... (show quote)
For casual photos, I don't do any editing.
Whatever editing I do, I use gimp on this computer, but I guess I should learn the basics of their tools also.
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