If the camera has sufficient dynamic range, then it can give a sense of the effect, even if it's not as cool as the real thing. I thought I remembered reading t

If the camera has sufficient dynamic range, then it can give a sense of the effect, even if it's not as cool as the real thing. I thought I remembered reading that small sensors are worse at dynamic range than other cameras though, so a phone picture is least likely to capture it compared to other devices.