I've been using my trusty Canon Powershot A550 with 7.1 mega pixels. Recently bought a SmartPhone LG G2 with 13 mega pixels. Time for some comparisons. I already notice some good vs bad in each of them. I tried keeping the same distance. And no enhancements or cropping was done and they are all saved at the same size and resolution. camera - needed flash indoors ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone - no flash indoors ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) camera - no flash indoors ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone - no flash indoors ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) camera - outdoors no flash ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone - outdoors no flash ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) camera outdoors no flash ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone outdoors no flash ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) camera indoors no flash ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) Phone indoors no flash ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) camera outdoors no flash ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone outdoors no flash ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
Your camera 'phone is amazing compared to the one I have. Overall it's photographs appear clearer, sharper and truer in colour than most of the actual cameras ones.
Same here. My phone and ipad don't seem to me to take as good of photos. I have gotten too lazy to use my camera any more
Yes Eileen... the colors on the phone's camera seem to be much closer to reality. And it wins hands-down in low light situations. In the indoor photos, I had to manually turn off the "real" camera's flash just to get the comparison.
I llke the colours and contrast in your phone camera more Cheryl. I've noticed that also since getting my smartphone that my regular digital camera is getting zero use. I kind of feel bad for it!
Interesting comparison Cheryl. I suppose the only downside to the phone camera is that you can't change any of it's parameters,unlike your powershot which can be adapted according to your taste and for more flexibility. I have taken a couple of good shots with my i-pad mini,but it needs good lighting or everything is very,very grainy. I don't have a smartphone and don't need one so I'll be sticking to my trusty Canon 550D. PS-I really like your smiley kitty behind the racoons
I'm not surprised with your results Cherylad, as I have noticed the same thing! My Fuji takes photos just fine, but my iPhone camera takes photos just as sharp and sometimes better. It works much better in low light situations too. My camera is much bigger (read harder to carry) and since my phone is always on my person it gets used for photos much more.
Cheryl, I don't know about your phone, but on mine there are choices. Not in terms of aperture or anything like that, but filters and such that I can use, to give me a different look to the shots. I can make them black and white, sepia, I can fade them, flip the colors etc. It comes with my OS, but there are also apps you can download to do similar if yours doesn't have that option.
Jewell and Frank... I don't think my phone will replace a real camera...well... maybe it will... guess that depends on my little testing. Karen... the phone camera does come with different modes, night time, beauty, panoramic (which I want to try) and several others that I'm not sure what they are. I'll be doing lots of playing for sure. Ronni... Yes... it has those options of filters, and frames. I may play around with it, but I'll probably stick to using Photoshop and/or Gimp to make any adjustments. At least until I figure this thing out. Here's another test. As I was leaving for work this morning just before 7am, the beautiful full moon was starting to set. So I grabbed both devices. I was expecting the phone to take a better photo since it was still kinda dark. But I think the camera won this round. camera ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) Then I wanted to see how the zoom would work. 4X on each one. Phone is hands-down winner... for zoom quality.. but especially for the stabilization. camera ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
Then I wanted to see how the zoom would work. 4X on each one. Phone is hands-down winner... for zoom quality.. but especially for the stabilization. The last two photos aren't comparable. The phone has digital zoom which is automatic cropping and the Cannon will have optical zoom which is much more sensitive to movement.
I agree John. I want to do another zoom comparison. Outdoors in bright light... and something much more photographical than a moon. And I want to compare close-up/macro in sunlight. In the meantime, I did manage to get another comparison when I got home just as the sun was going down. Just an area snapshot. camera 5pm ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone 5pm ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) I can't really tell the difference. So I call this one a tie?
Kia... I didn't know they came with all that stuff either. These things are amazing. I'll probably never use 1/10th of it's features. Here are my last batch of comparison photos. Taken this afternoon in bright sunlight. Since I don't have any flowers in blooms now, I set a fake bouquet out in the back yard. Afterall, the majority of my pictures are of flowers. camera - no zoom ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone - no zoom ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) camera - 4X optical zoom ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone - 4X zoom ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) camera - 4X optical 4X digital zoom ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone 8X zoom ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) camera on "close-up" setting ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) phone - only held it close to the flower - no mode change ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) I think the winner of this round is the camera. The phone doesn't seem to handle the bright sunshine very well. So... my unofficial conclusion... I need both of these things! Or just one really good camera. I still want something with a really good zoom. So, I'll have to add that to my wish list for next year. Thanks for being patient with me and my comparisons!
It's interesting to see the comparisons and to see that there can be a place for both.At least you now know some of the phone's limitations because you have explored them which I'm sure not many people do.
I agree- I need both too! I use my phone for photos on a daily basis, but once a week or so I like to take my camera out to the garden for some more photos. I just find my phone so much more handy.
