Since the back facing camera has 12 megapixels, and the front has 7 megapixels, there is almost twice the image quality in the back facing camera. The more pixel data you have, the better quality image you'll be able to produce.
I found the front camera gives more pleasing pictures than the back one, for example, the pictures taken by the back one often shows my eyes are proportionally smaller. Also the front camera seems to produce completely dark pictures when the lighting isn't good, while the back camera can still produce clearer pictures.
Back camera is how you look from other people, and typically shot from distance people normally see you, so perspective will be also likely going to be close.
Why? The front camera is a more wide angle camera than the back. A wide angle lens enlarges the foreground and diminishes the background. That's why people's noses look comically large with a shorter focal length lens (wide angle).
Photos will show you a completely different perspective on your face then a mirror would. That being said, a smartphone camera shows your face as OTHERS see it. Yup. This can be pretty compromising as smartphone selfie is almost always worse than your reflection in the mirror.
No. They're just photos. They're distorted images captured at a specific moment in time, and they approximate a person's appearance. I do believe in the transformative quality of good photography to bring people self-confidence and joy, though.
Hold two hand mirrors in front of you with their edges touching and a right angle between them like the two covers of a book when you're reading. With a little adjustment you can get a complete reflection of your face as others see it. Wink with your right eye. The person in the mirror winks his or her right eye.
Both front and rear facing camera's are commonly used for vlogging because each has its own benefits. Rear cameras have better quality and more filming capabilities, but a front-facing camera provides easier viewing ability while recording.
According to multiple videos sharing the trick for taking selfies, holding the front camera to your face actually distorts your features and isn't actually giving you a clear representation of how you look.
There's a difference between your image in the mirror and in photos. The image you see in the mirror is reversed compared to the image that others see face-to-face with you. Your friends are familiar with your non-reversed image, while you are familiar with your reversed image in a regular mirror.
This happens to most of the people as human faces are not completely symmetrical and also camera puts on some weight. So, that's why we look better in mirrors than pictures.
Just a simple answer. The front camera acts as a mirror, that is, it show us the image which mirror shows us or it shows us the image which other person can see which is the mirror image. On the other hand, the back camera shows us the image which we can see with our own eyes also.
Assuming the photograph is a good one, the photo is more accurate. It looks wrong to the person in it, because we are more used to seeing our image in a mirror, which, of course is backwards. A mirror reflection is a more accurate interpretation of the way a person looks.
This is because the reflection you see every day in the mirror is the one you perceive to be original and hence a better-looking version of yourself. So, when you look at a photo of yourself, your face seems to be the wrong way as it is reversed than how you are used to seeing it.
However, pictures show your image the way you really look. When you look at yourself in pictures, it's a slightly different version of yourself than you are used to seeing. Psychology Today added that not everyone prefers their mirror image over their actual image because some like how they look in photographs.
“Which is more true, the mirror or the camera?” The camera is objective. It simply records an image. The mirror requires your eyes to see the image, and your brain to interpret the image.
Use The Rear Camera for Best Quality Pictures
But the rear camera has plenty of space. It usually has a few more megapixels than the front camera. The front camera may make certain photos easier to take. But it can be worth not using it if you want better camera quality.
The front facing camera can take 1080p 30fps video. But the rear camera can take 4K at 60fps or even 1080p at 240fps and the quality is way better. So if you want good video go with the rear camera! Also you must change the video recording quality settings in Camera panel in the settings app to take 4K or other.
No. The image you see in the mirror is inverted. Other people see you the way you appear in a photograph, not the way you appear in the mirror.
A flat mirror has no aberrations or distortion like a lens does. So your reflection in a mirror will always be a more accurate representation of you. A mirror reflection is a more accurate interpretation of the way a person looks.
Sometimes it makes them look better, but the mirror is always more accurate. Unless you're using your phone screen as a reflective surface, in which case you can trust it.
Cameras today have millions of little dots of light. Those dots together create your image, and 1 individual dot of light is a pixel. Since the back facing camera has 12 megapixels, and the front has 7 megapixels, there is almost twice the image quality in the back facing camera.
The lens on phone cameras is too short for facial photography. Taking face photos with short lens cameras and up close results in the whole face, nose, and eyes appearing wider and face and nose longer than in real life. This facial widening distortion also causes the ears to disappear on the photographs.
Facial Stretch
Elongate the face while looking up and pull the tissues under the upper lip to cover the bottom lip. Smile widely with the face still in the elongated position. 20 repetitions of this exercise will refresh the skin and align the facial muscles for a more noticeable symmetrical face.