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Phone photography
Digital zoom on a phone
A larger subject on the display does not automatically mean more captured detail.
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Phone photography
Explore what a phone camera can and cannot do in everyday situations.
Phone photography
Choosing the main phone camera
The main camera is a starting point for comparisons, not a guarantee for every scene.
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Phone night mode
Holding still for several seconds helps the camera, but moving subjects still need a separate decision.
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Phone portrait mode edges
Hair, glasses and gaps reveal how cleanly portrait effects separate subject and background.
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Tapping to focus and expose
The focus point establishes sharpness; brightness can then be assessed separately.
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Phone lens cleaning
Inspect the camera glass before investigating more complicated sharpness problems.
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Scanning documents with a phone
Readable pages depend on even lighting and carefully checked page edges.
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Phone panoramas
A panorama combines a sweep into one picture; movement and nearby edges require particular care.
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Photographing screens with a phone
Moiré, moving bands and reflections require different solutions.
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Food photos with a phone
Choose viewpoint and light for the dish before changing colours or blur.
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Phone macro distance
For close-ups, working distance, light and the position of focus matter more than the largest zoom setting.
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Phone self-timer and support
The self-timer separates touching the phone from the moment of capture.
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Saving original phone photos
Seeing a photograph does not prove that its full original has been transferred.
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Phone HDR and moving subjects
Combining several captures can affect movement; inspect the moving parts of the image deliberately.
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Phone camera grids
Use an on-screen grid to align a photograph and arrange its visual areas deliberately.
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Using a phone ultrawide camera
An ultra-wide camera includes more surroundings, but close viewpoints change apparent size relationships.
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Phone burst selection
Choose a moment from a burst without judging sharpness alone.
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Phone photos in low indoor light
Prepare indoor photographs with available light, steady handling and attention to subject movement.