Variable aperture smartphone cameras will make a comeback next week

by dbadmin | Aug 31, 2022 | Camera, Huawei, News, Photography

Credit: Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority Huawei has confirmed that it will offer a variable aperture camera on the Mate 50 series. This will allow the phone camera to switch between aperture sizes. Aperture adjustments affect light capture and depth of field...

I really want my next phone to have a 10x periscope camera

by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2022 | Features, Photography, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Zoom

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority 2016’s iPhone 7 series marked a major step forward for zoom when it debuted a 2x telephoto camera, with the Android world following suit and even upping the ante with 3x telephoto shooters. We then saw a massive leap forward...

Google quietly disabled a key Pixel camera feature (Update: coming back soon)

by dbadmin | Jul 27, 2022 | Google Pixel, Google Pixel 6, News, Photography

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Update: July 27, 2022: Sources within Google have confirmed to Android Authority that the Frequent Faces feature was indeed disabled while the company was working on fixing a bug that was causing issues in its Camera app. That...

Samsung’s cool 10x zoom camera could return on Galaxy S23 Ultra

by dbadmin | Jul 26, 2022 | News, Photography, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S23

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra will reportedly pack a 10MP 10x periscope camera. This is the same camera seen on the Galaxy S21 Ultra and S22 Ultra. Samsung debuted a 10x 10MP periscope camera on the Galaxy S21 Ultra last year,...

Google quietly disabled a key Pixel camera feature

by dbadmin | Jul 25, 2022 | Google Pixel, Google Pixel 6, News, Photography

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google quietly disabled the Frequent Faces camera feature on Pixel phones back in May. A statement on its forum suggests a “fix” is coming for an unspecified issue. Google’s Pixel phones have offered a “Frequent Faces” feature...

Samsung could cut one rear camera from Galaxy A phones

by dbadmin | Jul 20, 2022 | News, Photography, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy A

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung could reportedly ditch the depth sensor from some Galaxy A series phones The affected phones would therefore be left with a triple rear camera setup. It’s believed that the Galaxy A24, A34, and A54 would be affected by...