{"id":58415,"date":"2012-09-02T00:07:42","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T22:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=58415"},"modified":"2012-09-02T00:08:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T22:08:56","slug":"which-smartphone-has-the-best-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/58415-which-smartphone-has-the-best-camera.html","title":{"rendered":"Which smartphone has the best camera?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cameras have become expected features on the latest smartphones, with quality and capabilities rivalling even some dedicated digital cameras.<\/p>\n

Megapixel-ratings are merely one-factor to picture quality, therefore, if you\u2019re looking for the best snapper on your smartphone, there are some things to consider.<\/p>\n

Apple’s iPhone 4S, Samsung’s Galaxy S III, HTC’s One X, and Nokia’s 808 PureView are considered the top-of-the-range phones in the photography department.<\/p>\n

Comparisons can be made between the phones’ sensors, megapixel capabilities, resolution, lenses and features.<\/p>\n

The four devices are compared below:<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nApple iPhone 4S<\/th>\nSamsung Galaxy S III<\/th>\nHTC One X<\/th>\nNokia 808 PureView<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Sensor Type<\/td>\n1\/3.2-inch<\/td>\n1\/3.2-inch<\/td>\n1\/3.2-inch<\/td>\n1\/1.2-inch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sensor Size<\/td>\n4.54\u00d73.42 mm<\/td>\n4.54\u00d73.42 mm<\/td>\n4.54\u00d73.42 mm<\/td>\n10.67\u00d78.00 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Effective Pixels<\/td>\n8MP<\/td>\n8MP<\/td>\n8MP<\/td>\n38MP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max. Image Reslution<\/td>\n3264\u00d72448 pixels<\/td>\n3264\u00d72448 pixels<\/td>\n3264×2448<\/td>\n7728\u00d75368 pixels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crop Factor<\/td>\n7.6\u00d7<\/td>\n7.6\u00d7<\/td>\n7.6\u00d7<\/td>\n3.2\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lens<\/td>\n4.28mm (33mm) f\/2.4<\/td>\n28mm f\/\/2.6<\/td>\n28mm f\/2<\/td>\nCarl Zeiss Tessar lens
\n8.02mm (26mm) f\/2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video<\/td>\n1080p30 Full HD<\/td>\n1080p30 Full HD<\/td>\n1080p30 Full HD<\/td>\n1080p30 Full HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camera Key Features<\/td>\n8-megapixel iSight camera
\nAutofocus
\nTap to focus
\nFace detection in still images
\nVideo stabilization
\nPhoto and video geotagging<\/td>\n		Simultaneous HD video and image recording
\ngeo-tagging
\ntouch focus
\nface and smile detection
\nimage stabilization<\/td>\n		Capture photo while filming
\nVideo stabilization
\nHigh quality slow motion video capture and playback<\/td>\n		Touch focus
\nLandscape orientation
\nExposure compensation
\nSequence mode
\nGeo-tagging
\nAuto and manual white balance
\nStill image editor
\nFace recognition
\nFull screen viewfinder
\nSelf timer
\nCenter weighted auto exposure
\nAuto Exposure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flash<\/td>\nLED flash<\/td>\nLED flash<\/td>\nLED flash<\/td>\nXenon Flash (4m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

One of the standout differences between the four devices is the Nokia 808 PureView’s megapixel count. At standard resolutions (2 or 3, 5 and 8 megapixels), Nokia’s oversampling technology will let the 808 PureView zoom without loss of clarity. It captures up to seven pixels of information which it then condenses into one pixel in the final image.<\/p>\n

A photo comparison of the iPhone 4S,\u00a0HTC’s One X, Nokia’s 808 PureView, and Samsung’s Galaxy S III respectively:<\/p>\n

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Photo quality comparison between iPhone 4S, HTC’s One X, Nokia’s 808 PureView and Samsung’s Galaxy S III<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo source: Recombu<\/a><\/h5>\n

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The top-tier smartphones face-off for the best picture-quality crown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":340900,"featured_media":58427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[5432,14921,14923,79,35,11467,9181,14925,5556],"class_list":["post-58415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-apple-iphone-4s","tag-camera-phones","tag-camera-quality","tag-comparison","tag-headline","tag-htc-one-x","tag-nokia-808-pureview","tag-picture-quality","tag-samsung-galaxy-s-iii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/340900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58723,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58415\/revisions\/58723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}