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Re:Sony Releases Stacked CMOS Sensor for Smartphones with 48... by andromeduck on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @09:03AM (#17600603)
Larger sensors allow for shallower depth of field and higher resolution + dynamic range but generally slower readout.

Faster lenses help up to a point but since f stops of under 1 aren't really a thing, you're not going to replicate a large sensor with a fast lense with a smaller sensor.

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Re:Sony Releases Stacked CMOS Sensor for Smartphones with 48... by _Codemonkeyism on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @09:46AM (#17600926)
Shallower DoF, yes, if you need something razor thin like 1.4 or 2.8 zooms are sharp enough for you.

Higher Resolution, yes if you need 50mp because 24mp is not enough to print 3m x 2m.

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