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DUAL CAMERA SMARTPHONES: A GUIDE

Dual cameras! Wow, What?, Why? These were the reaction when they first appeared on the HTC market in 2011 when they introduced their first flagship. Nowadays it’s a mandatory accessory that must be included in the flagship device. With APPLE bragging about its selfie mode or it is SAMSUNG with is variable aperture every device claims that it has the greatest camera setup in the industry. So what is the truth which camera setup suits you the best let’s explore the world of camera layer by layer.

Well, there is a myth that dual cameras are always the better than a single lens setup by this is Cleary a myth you can even experience it if you own a google device which rocks a single camera but has superb image quality even outshining apple in some scenarios. Then what is the fuzz of dual cameras and why everyone likes to include them in their package?

So first not all dual camera setup serve the same purpose every lens is built for a very specific purpose and you must choose which purpose serves you the best.

We will here focus on the second camera the most because the secret sauce of the camera scene goes in there so let’s start. First, we may divide the camera into the following categories:-

1.       Depth sensor

2.       Monochrome sensor

3.       Wide Angle

4.       Telephoto

Depth sensor as the name suggests it can determine what is in the front of the camera and what is on the background of it, a feature of the latest *iPhone(has telephoto) advertise as BOKEH effect though the effect is pretty incredible it is the simplest of the sensor used I a smartphone. The idea is to mimic the image of a DSLR but as you know we are near to mimic not actually to the point thus in some scenarios it results in the blurring of the foreground too which sometimes bother users the most.

 Well bored by the BOKEH effect we have another one best-lit photos. The monochrome sensor is also housed in smartphone for the sake of better lit photos as this lens has an RGB filter which results in better black and white photos for the enthusiastic user but it also lit the photo up as it has a thin layer which allows the lens to capture more light and the photo ends up as a brighter a crisper image with better contrast ratio.

Want a wider field of view grabs a phone with a wide angle lens camera. The camera is responsible to increase the field of view of the primary camera. The increased view is an advantage for shooting in panorama mode and best for scenery capturing as they require a wide view of the surrounding it’s my favorite feature too.

Lastly, we come to the flagship division of lens the telephoto. Most manufacturers today use this type of setup especially top-tier manufacturers like Apple, Samsung etc.. The lens is responsible for 2X optical zoom which I far more superior than digital zoom, to your surprise it can also sense depth I the images so it does the job of depth sensor too so kudos for that too. All in all, it’s the best second camera lens that can be put on the manufacturer list.

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I am your host Abhishek and it was today’s tech.