PetaPixel The Limits of Tech and Why Smartphones Don’t Operate Under the Same Rules as ‘Real’ Cameras


An illustrated hand holds a smartphone showing 3:33 on the screen. Text on the left reads, Have we reached the limits of phone camera quality? The TED-Ed logo is in the top right corner.

While smartphone cameras and standalone cameras (which are sometimes referred to as "real" cameras) are often marketed using the same terms, the way they each function is very different. In a video published to TED-Ed, electrical engineer Rachel Yang simplifies and explains why smartphones don't operate by the same rules that standalone cameras do.

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