How smartphone cameras took over the world

What's Tech? by Vox Media Podcast Network

Oct 25, 201625:27Technology

In the early 2000s, the digital photography revolution made it possible for miniaturized camera hardware and image sensors to be packed into cell phones without adding a significant amount of weight. Then the iPhone was...

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