Have phones really reached a point where they rival and even outperform dedicated "real" cameras? And if so, when did this happen?
I wanted to dive in to the past 15-ish years of smartphone camera development to see how far things have come and how phones stack up against professional-level cameras from different eras.
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1:44 - Old School Tech Recap
4:02 - When Did Phones Become Better Than “Real” Cameras?
6:05 - Phones vs. a Broadcast Camera
8:13 - Comparing 15 Years of Smartphone Cameras
10:19 - iPhone 3GS (2009)
11:38 - iPhone 4 (2010)
12:16 - iPhone 6 (2014)
13:56 - iPhone XR (2018)
14:43 - iPhone 14 Pro (2022)
16:25 - Comparing Phones to “Real” Cameras
16:47 - Canon XL1 vs. iPhone 3GS
17:14 - Sony Broadcast DVCAM vs. iPhone 3GS
17:56 - RED ONE vs. iPhones 4/6/XR
19:20 - Sony FX3 vs. iPhones XR/14 Pro
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Episode 370: The Moment Phones Outperformed "Real" Cameras
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