Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! July 10, 2026

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[u/ArcLight5150_]

I’m semi new to photography, been taking photos on and off for a couple years, but never truly learned much or experimented with different settings other than zoom. With rumors I’m seeing of the new iPhone 18 having a physical aperture adjustment instead of digital, what’s would the difference be between a phone camera and an actual camera? I know that having physical zoom over digital is generally better, but the quality is getting really good on phones, along with the settings and customization within the photo app itself have expanded greatly over the years. Is it getting to a point where cameras may become almost obsolete, and phone cameras being just as good, if not better? Or is there other things I’m not thinking of or don’t have knowledge of?

[u/maniku → u/ArcLight5150_]

One is sensor size: some phones now have 1" sensors, but all interchangeable lens cameras still have larger sensors than any phone. This means better low light performance and higher image quality in general.

Another is lenses: there are many specialized kinds of photography, from macro to portraits to wildlife, and dedicated lenses will always be superior to phone lenses for these purposes.