Originally Posted By: Vikas
Panasonic is better than Fuji but still under iPhones.
Can you elaborate? What are the shooting conditions? What makes the cameras "under"?
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It is just amazing that Exif data shows bigger aperture, lower iso for the similar photos taken by iPhone. Albeit shutter speed is slower too but it must have lot better stabilizer.
When light is plentiful, phone cameras generally do a pretty good job. Things start to fall apart in low light situations. I've looked at several photos my wife took with her iPhone 6s of our kid in our living room. First, shutter speed was low (1/24s), which is terrible for photographing a child that is always in motion - you end up with motion blur. Second, ISO was up to 200, which shows as pretty bad noise in the photo at full res. Granted, if you downsize it to 800x600 for posting on the web or emailing to family, it'll take care of the noise issue, but what if you want to print it and frame it in a larger size or even display on a 4K TV?
Most modern P&S cameras will have decent noise performance up to about ISO 400, give or take. DSLR - ISO 800-1600. DSLRs will also be able to capture wider dynamic range, especially if you shoot in RAW, so that you can adjust exposure, and correct highlights and shadows in post processing. Granted, most casual photographers don't want to bother with post processing. I get that.
And the answer to freezing motion and avoiding motion blur while keeping ISO down is a good flash, as that will allow you to use faster shutter speeds. I typically shoot at 1/160s indoors. You also want indirect flash for a more even exposure. Otherwise, a straight-on direct flash produces harsh results. A standalone camera makes it easier to hook up an external/indirect flash. But again, that's more gear and more setup time. Sometimes by the time I pull out my DSLR and set up the external flash, the photo opportunity is gone while my wife managed to capture it with her iPhone. Is her photo as good of a quality? Of course not, but at least she captured something.
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How in the world such micro lens of iPhone is able to beat P&S glass or for that matter sensor?
How old are the cameras? How old is the phone? Technology does not stand still.