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I love having it as a backup/secondary option when traveling and hiking with a dedicated camera. Having a wider option in my pocket if I’m using a telephoto, for example, is great. And now that I’ve switched to the more “point and shoot” sized SE, it’s going to be even more pocketable 👍💯
I’m going to be kayaking this year, which I’ve not done before, and the iPhone will certainly be the first camera I take with me.
But my regular camera usage is for practical stuff that’s already been mentioned, and often fairly minimal.
I’m going to be kayaking this year, which I’ve not done before, and the iPhone will certainly be the first camera I take with me.
But my regular camera usage is for practical stuff that’s already been mentioned, and often fairly minimal.
56,000?? I have 7500 and I thought that was a lot! I guess I’m just a beginner!
So you constantly take pictures of your children to be able to remember what they look like?
My photographic needs are modest enough that I would prefer the camera to be flush with the backside.
What @CE3 said. Hiking trails I've been on before, occasional snapshot/spur of the moment. Have cameras for more "serious" picture taking.
And as others mentioned, more record type functions than anything else. Using it for scanner functions in Notes, Dropbox, etc. Take a picture of the serial/model number of something that needs fixing. Snap for later reference.
And as others mentioned, more record type functions than anything else. Using it for scanner functions in Notes, Dropbox, etc. Take a picture of the serial/model number of something that needs fixing. Snap for later reference.
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Heh, no. I have a hard time remembering most of the trivial things I have done previously in my life, and have a hard time remembering how my kids behaved while they grew up. So I use my camera extensively to document my past.So you constantly take pictures of your children to be able to remember what they look like?
I do this. Unfortunately I now have about 500 pictures of teenagers flipping the bird at me.
I don't use mine often. My wife does take a lot of photos with Kids but I have been starting to take few photos here and there.
So you constantly take pictures of your children to be able to remember what they look like?
That’s what I do it … at least the grandkids now… they REALLY DO grow up so fast, and change almost daily.
Not to mention manual controls. I wish we had more and better options with the native app.
At this point I think the camera is the most important thing for me, and I'm more than happy for them to take up the whole back of the phone to improve it. They can remove the 'phone' bits if they need to, I never make any phone calls
Having 3 beautiful kids led to more than 100k photos in the last 15 years. My wife curates them whenever she finds time. I personally also take quite many plantlife pictures, they are much more calming than having 3 kids. 🌼🧘♀️
So the camera is the absolute main reason for me to have and upgrade my smartphone.
So the camera is the absolute main reason for me to have and upgrade my smartphone.
Use the camera on my phones all the time. Not only they're essential for QR code scanning for contactless payment and contact tracing, they have become my primary camera/camcorder.
Having said that, I'm not a professional photographer. Thus there's a diminishing return on camera features. To me, night mode will be the only feature I want for my next upgrade from my iPhone 7+. The other stuff are less important for me.
Meanwhile I'm completely satisfied with the cameras on my S21.
Having said that, I'm not a professional photographer. Thus there's a diminishing return on camera features. To me, night mode will be the only feature I want for my next upgrade from my iPhone 7+. The other stuff are less important for me.
Meanwhile I'm completely satisfied with the cameras on my S21.
I've got approx 39k photos on my phone but most of them are Snapchat etc., so I don't really care about the specs of the camera.
This made me chuckle, as my wife and I have done this to each other for years.
When cameras were just starting to be "important" on phones, I was lining up some feminine products for my wife on the belt when the cashier said to me, "I wish I could get my husband to buy that stuff for me, but he'd screw it up, or pretend he would." I showed her the photos I took of all the right items before I left the house, and she had a lightbulb moment, replying "That's awesome! He's in trouble now!"
I use my camera on my phone regularly. I used to be a fanatical photo taker with dedicated cameras, but then I was always designated the "official photographer" and never allowed to go someplace and just enjoy the moment without pound upon pound of gear strapped to my body. So eventually I sold all my gear, and now am happy with the camera I always have in my pocket. Sometimes I'll take a few photos to mark the occasion, other times I'll take a few dozen. But my phone camera has been most important to me while hiking. It has helped me capture great moments while not adding weight and bulk to my pack.
I have kids and my iPhone is the camera I have on me the most so it’s used daily. It’s probably the most important element of smartphones generally I would say and the main feature that gets improved annually for added appeal.
I very rarely use my phone camera for "photography", as in a situation where I am taking pictures for pictures sake. I use it to record things, or find things to show other people or post to twitter, but if I want to actually take photos, I use a camera which produces higher quality and less processed photos.
I never used the cameras a lot apart from the first couple of days of getting a new phone. Once the novelty ran out, I only use the camera now and then at work and when I have something to share with family and friends.
This is one reason why it was so easy for me to go from a multi-lens camera setup to a single lens setup in the SE.
This is one reason why it was so easy for me to go from a multi-lens camera setup to a single lens setup in the SE.