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On the flipside, the smaller the sensor, the deeper your field of view becomes at a given aperture (f-stop). This is really great for phone cameras, since it ma
by semi-extrinsic 10y ago
On the flipside, the smaller the sensor, the deeper your field of view becomes at a given aperture (f-stop). This is really great for phone cameras, since it makes focusing a lot easier.
Think about it, when was the last time you got a photo or video that was out of focus on your phone? With a full-size sensor DSLR at f/1.8, I've seen professional broadcasters really struggle to deliver in-focus images. In fact, most broadcast cameras for television have significantly smaller sensors in order to get wide DOF at a large aperture.
I mean sure, super-shallow DOF with tons of bokeh can look really pretty when done well, but for 99.9% of people it would give crappy out-of-focus shots.
- semi-extrinsic 10y agoCan anyone explain why this is downvoted? If you want confirmation/more in-depth info, here is a great post on how sensor size affects DoF, using real examples from a full-frame DSLR compared to an iPhone 6: https://photographylife.com/sensor-size-perspective-and-depth-of-field https://photographylife.com/sensor-size-perspective-and-dept... From that article, which has actually done the math: "This iPhone at 4.15mm and f/2.2 gives you a similar field of view and depth of field as a full-frame camera with a 30mm lens set to f/16 does."
- cptskippy 10y ago> when was the last time you got a photo or video that was out of focus on your phone? Um... every day? Every version of Android released since Jelly Bean has made the focusing worse on my Nexus 4. Right now if I don't explicitly tap on a subject to focus then the camera will always take an out of focus shot.