I used to think a phone camera was fine for mall photos until I tried a real one

For years I just used my phone to take pictures in places like the old Northgate Plaza. Last month I borrowed my buddy's basic DSLR, a Canon T7, and the difference was huge. The phone shots always looked flat and grainy in the dark food court, but the real camera caught the light coming through the broken roof perfectly. I got a clear shot of a 1992 calendar still hanging in an office that my phone would have just made a blurry mess. Has anyone else made a switch like that and been shocked by how much detail you were missing before?

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gibson.elizabeth21d agoTop Commenter

Borrowing a camera was a game changer for me too. My phone always made indoor light look muddy and weird. I took my sister's old Nikon to a flea market and the pictures of the old signs just popped. You could read every faded price sticker. It made me realize my phone was just guessing at the details.

the_james20d ago

Right? It's like your phone is just making stuff up to fill in the blanks. My old phone would turn a slightly dark room into a grainy yellow mess, all the textures just gone. @gibson.elizabeth seeing those price stickers is the perfect example. The camera actually grabbed the crinkle in the paper and the dust on the glass. Phones just smooth everything into a weird painting. Makes you wonder what else you're not seeing.

daniel_wright2921d ago

Yeah, it's wild, right? @gibson.elizabeth is spot on about the phone just guessing, you don't know what you're missing until you try a proper lens.