Why do smartphones have triple-quadruple cameras when “dedicated” cameras have just one? What makes it better and why do we not see the 3-camera setup on actual cameras then?

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Why do smartphones have triple-quadruple cameras when “dedicated” cameras have just one? What makes it better and why do we not see the 3-camera setup on actual cameras then?

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On an actual camera, you can change the lens. This means you only need one camera. On a phone, you can’t. The upshot is that to have different lenses (which you need depending on the kind of shot you’re trying to get), you need multiple cameras.

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