Apple: The No. 2 camera brand!

Christine Tham · 01-12-2015, 09:04 PM - **1 Like**

Interestingly, Apple has now overtaken Nikon to become the No. 2 most popular camera brand (based in terms of Flickr images):
Canon and Apple Were The Top Flickr Cameras in 2014

I am going to use my iPhone as a serious camera more and more this year - not just to capture what I had for lunch.

Here's a photo I took yesterday:

Steve.Ledger · 01-12-2015, 09:10 PM - **4 Likes**

Apple don't make cameras.
So the #2 brand is Sony who make the camera that Apple fit inside their phones.

Sony IMX145

**geomez** · 01-13-2015, 12:24 AM

I'd love to enjoy using my smartphone to take pics but I hate it. The ergonomics are complete garbage. I end up only using it as a last resort.

shemazar · 01-13-2015, 01:30 AM

Apple's software for camera capture, HDR, panoramas, and more is also really excellent -- all of which is built on top of the sensor itself. The sensor is part of the game, but not all of it.

**clackers** · 01-13-2015, 01:54 AM

The ARM processor in the iPhone is also customized to support the imaging.

cxdoo · 01-13-2015, 02:22 AM

This is a fun fact, but not very indicative of anything in camera business. In the same vein, you could say Apple overtook [whoever] as No1 TV brand, as technically you can watch shows and movies on it.

**geomez** · 01-13-2015, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by shemazar

Apple's software for camera capture, HDR, panoramas, and more is also really excellent -- all of which is built on top of the sensor itself. The sensor is part of the game, but not all of it.

It's a lot more than Sony's sensor that Apple uses, it is also the lens. Now-a-days a camera is a camera is more than a lens and a light-sensitive medium (body, buttons, software, LCDs, etc.), but at it's essence the Sony unit being used is a camera. I think that Steve.Ledger hit the nail on the head. Still the camera is not complete without all of Apple's extra hardware and software.

**clackers** · 01-13-2015, 03:56 AM

Originally posted by geomez

It's a lot more than Sony's sensor that Apple uses, it is also the lens.

I think it's something with the Zeiss name on it, Geomez - or was last time I looked.

TBH, the Samsungs used the same combination in the years they became the number one smartphone sellers.

**UncleVanya** · 01-13-2015, 07:18 AM

My LG G3 takes very good pictures, much better than my iPhone 5s, but they are cameras of last resort for me.

**geomez** · 01-13-2015, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by clackers

I think it's something with the Zeiss name on it, Geomez - or was last time I looked

Quite possibly. My point was that it is more a camera unit than a sensor.

Christine Tham · 01-13-2015, 01:46 PM - **1 Like**

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Christine Tham · 01-14-2015, 02:54 PM

Day 3 of my iPhoneography project. By the all, images are captured on an iPhone 5S, edited and published on iPhone. No cropping on any image - basically I am treating the iPhone like a rangefinder film camera with a prime.

nomadkng · 01-14-2015, 03:10 PM

Pentax is Doooooomed!!

K-9 · 01-15-2015, 09:57 AM

Completely unrealistic comparison and article here. Apple phones are designed to quickly post images to flickr. Nikon cameras are not.

normhead · 01-15-2015, 10:13 AM

So you're saying Christine's picture suck because they aren't taken by a Nikon.

Or exactly what are you saying.
So pictures taken with an iPhone don't count because they are more connected than Nikons?

Great pictures by the way Christine.... amazing what you can do with that small sensor DoF.
A great example, you can complain about what you've got isn't, or you can learn to use what you've got to it's strength. It's always the user's choice

01-12-2015, 09:04 PM - 1 Like	#1
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01-12-2015, 09:10 PM - 4 Likes	#2
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Apple don't make cameras. So the #2 brand is Sony who make the camera that Apple fit inside their phones. Sony IMX145 Attached Images

01-13-2015, 12:24 AM	#3
geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	I'd love to enjoy using my smartphone to take pics but I hate it. The ergonomics are complete garbage. I end up only using it as a last resort.

01-13-2015, 01:30 AM	#4
shemazar Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 43	Apple's software for camera capture, HDR, panoramas, and more is also really excellent -- all of which is built on top of the sensor itself. The sensor is part of the game, but not all of it.

01-13-2015, 01:54 AM	#5
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	The ARM processor in the iPhone is also customized to support the imaging.

01-13-2015, 02:22 AM	#6
cxdoo Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Limassol, Cyprus Posts: 1,150	This is a fun fact, but not very indicative of anything in camera business. In the same vein, you could say Apple overtook [whoever] as No1 TV brand, as technically you can watch shows and movies on it.

01-13-2015, 02:46 AM	#7
geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	Originally posted by shemazar Apple's software for camera capture, HDR, panoramas, and more is also really excellent -- all of which is built on top of the sensor itself. The sensor is part of the game, but not all of it. It's a lot more than Sony's sensor that Apple uses, it is also the lens. Now-a-days a camera is a camera is more than a lens and a light-sensitive medium (body, buttons, software, LCDs, etc.), but at it's essence the Sony unit being used is a camera. I think that Steve.Ledger hit the nail on the head. Still the camera is not complete without all of Apple's extra hardware and software.

01-13-2015, 03:56 AM	#8
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by geomez It's a lot more than Sony's sensor that Apple uses, it is also the lens. I think it's something with the Zeiss name on it, Geomez - or was last time I looked. TBH, the Samsungs used the same combination in the years they became the number one smartphone sellers.

01-13-2015, 07:18 AM	#9
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,401	My LG G3 takes very good pictures, much better than my iPhone 5s, but they are cameras of last resort for me.

01-13-2015, 12:26 PM	#10
geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	Originally posted by clackers I think it's something with the Zeiss name on it, Geomez - or was last time I looked Quite possibly. My point was that it is more a camera unit than a sensor.

01-13-2015, 01:46 PM - 1 Like	#11
Christine Tham Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,269 Original Poster	The Bridge

01-14-2015, 02:54 PM	#12
Christine Tham Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,269 Original Poster	Day 3 of my iPhoneography project. By the all, images are captured on an iPhone 5S, edited and published on iPhone. No cropping on any image - basically I am treating the iPhone like a rangefinder film camera with a prime.

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nomadkng Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,448	Pentax is Doooooomed!!

01-15-2015, 09:57 AM	#14
K-9 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,971	Completely unrealistic comparison and article here. Apple phones are designed to quickly post images to flickr. Nikon cameras are not.

01-15-2015, 10:13 AM	#15
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	So you're saying Christine's picture suck because they aren't taken by a Nikon. Or exactly what are you saying. So pictures taken with an iPhone don't count because they are more connected than Nikons? Great pictures by the way Christine.... amazing what you can do with that small sensor DoF. A great example, you can complain about what you've got isn't, or you can learn to use what you've got to it's strength. It's always the user's choice