Cameras on mobile phones was the first thing that got people crazy. The next big thing about them was enhancing them to meet expectations of high grade Cameras (DSLRs), still nothing matches reel ones. Years ago, LG and HTC announced their dual camera phones which were the first kind, but did not get any success. It was Huwaei who first introduced the dual 8MP system on the Honor 6+, which was able to click good 3D photos. Well, Microsoft already had the perfected out 3D imaging technology using 3 cameras altogether.
Talking about Dual cameras, LG was first to implement it on the right path, by introducing an extra camera, that clicked wide angled photos. Reviewers got impressed, instead of 3D images (that weren't that much different), ultra wide photos were in need when you want to capture more of the scene. This impressive feature got shifted in the next generation of the phones with increased parameters like, better lens system, wider lens (f/1.9 on the LG V30) bigger sensor (on LG G6) which could capture better photos in difficult lighting conditions. The outcome was also very fruitful for LG.
The wide angle feature was already better, but Smartphone companies wanted to experiment with DSLR level features, including the Macro or Bokeh photos. Again Huwaei introduced this first, with a dual 13MP+2MP setup, the later is used to create a shallow depth of field that distinguished the subject focused on the foreground from the background. This was done by creating a blurred background, the subject on focus. Though, this worked out quite well, it dint worked out on all phones, since either the camera system was not that able enough or the hardware inside was inferior in power. The Depth shots were very much different from the normally focused shots (by the camera itself) and the effect came out very much good.
The Depth effect got shifted out to both low price and flagship phones, though when compared with shots from single but good quality camera, there was not that much difference. Huwaei then implemented another Dual camera setup that got an Monochrome camera (just a simple black and white). It got better over the years with better lens system (Huwaei had Leica optics on every Phone that got released with the Monochrome camera), bigger sensor. One aspect of the Monochrome camera was that it was able to capture more information as compared to the color one, thus on difficult or low light, better photos can be achieved. Plus, there is a difference between a true monochrome photo and an coloured out photo just edited black and white. It was able to give the photos an old 1900 look, that looked astounding.
All other implementations of the secondary camera were innovative enough (the wide one remains still the best ever), until Asus with its zenfone zoom did what only actual cameras did. That was the ability to zoom out optically, since on phones it was just cropping out the actual LIVE resolution of the photo(Digital Zoom) which resulted in loss of valuable detail. OK, the old age Lumia 1020 had a Loseless zoom option that did preserve detail when zoomed digitally. The zenfone zoom had a 3X optical zoom option with variable aperture (which also helped out in macro shots too). Now you know how optical zoom works, by the lens system and optics. Even the latest phones (GALAXY NOTE 8, Mi A1, Nokia 8 sirocco) has this impressive feature with a better camera hardware and the results are quite impressive and sometimes you do need a bit of zoom without wanting to compromise the quality.
Smartphones are still evolving, since technology is not staying at one point. More and more innovation, more implementation and more of these left to see.
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| LG V20 had an incredible dual camera setup with a ultra wide angle camera |
Talking about Dual cameras, LG was first to implement it on the right path, by introducing an extra camera, that clicked wide angled photos. Reviewers got impressed, instead of 3D images (that weren't that much different), ultra wide photos were in need when you want to capture more of the scene. This impressive feature got shifted in the next generation of the phones with increased parameters like, better lens system, wider lens (f/1.9 on the LG V30) bigger sensor (on LG G6) which could capture better photos in difficult lighting conditions. The outcome was also very fruitful for LG.
The wide angle feature was already better, but Smartphone companies wanted to experiment with DSLR level features, including the Macro or Bokeh photos. Again Huwaei introduced this first, with a dual 13MP+2MP setup, the later is used to create a shallow depth of field that distinguished the subject focused on the foreground from the background. This was done by creating a blurred background, the subject on focus. Though, this worked out quite well, it dint worked out on all phones, since either the camera system was not that able enough or the hardware inside was inferior in power. The Depth shots were very much different from the normally focused shots (by the camera itself) and the effect came out very much good.
The Depth effect got shifted out to both low price and flagship phones, though when compared with shots from single but good quality camera, there was not that much difference. Huwaei then implemented another Dual camera setup that got an Monochrome camera (just a simple black and white). It got better over the years with better lens system (Huwaei had Leica optics on every Phone that got released with the Monochrome camera), bigger sensor. One aspect of the Monochrome camera was that it was able to capture more information as compared to the color one, thus on difficult or low light, better photos can be achieved. Plus, there is a difference between a true monochrome photo and an coloured out photo just edited black and white. It was able to give the photos an old 1900 look, that looked astounding.
All other implementations of the secondary camera were innovative enough (the wide one remains still the best ever), until Asus with its zenfone zoom did what only actual cameras did. That was the ability to zoom out optically, since on phones it was just cropping out the actual LIVE resolution of the photo(Digital Zoom) which resulted in loss of valuable detail. OK, the old age Lumia 1020 had a Loseless zoom option that did preserve detail when zoomed digitally. The zenfone zoom had a 3X optical zoom option with variable aperture (which also helped out in macro shots too). Now you know how optical zoom works, by the lens system and optics. Even the latest phones (GALAXY NOTE 8, Mi A1, Nokia 8 sirocco) has this impressive feature with a better camera hardware and the results are quite impressive and sometimes you do need a bit of zoom without wanting to compromise the quality.
Smartphones are still evolving, since technology is not staying at one point. More and more innovation, more implementation and more of these left to see.
(Image source-flickr
link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebetterday4u/33009289380/ )
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