This Video Shows Just How Far Phone Cameras Have Come

Phone cameras have come quite a long way in the past decade, going from an easy way to take casual snapshots that can be quickly shared with family and friends to powerful devices that can produce high-quality results in a wide variety of scenarios. This neat video shows just how far they have come.

Coming to you from Brent Hall, this interesting video follows him as he shoots long exposures of waterfalls with a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra phone. Of course, to get the exposure times necessary for silky smooth water, Hall needs ND filters, and he uses a very portable set of Moment filters for the task. Personally, I think it is super neat to see these sorts of capabilities in a phone. Certainly, there is absolutely still a place for dedicated professional cameras, but it is neat to see how much a portable kit can accomplish. I do not always carry a dedicated camera around, but I always have my phone, and knowing that I can get such great results by just adding in a small set of filters I could easily drop in my pocket is pretty neat. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Hall.