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front-facing camera

A camera in a laptop, tablet, smartphone or desktop computer monitor that has the lens facing the user on the same side as the screen. Also called a "selfie camera" in a mobile device or a "Webcam" in a laptop, a front-facing camera is required to make video calls. Contrast with rear-facing camera. See Webcam, selfie and video calling.


Front and Rear
These tablet specs show five megapixels (MPs) for the rear camera but only two for the front. Camera photos might be printed; however, Webcams are typically used for Facetime and Skype, and 2 MP is more than adequate.
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"People are moving from using their front-facing camera to take a close-up selfie or have a solo Skype call, to making it much more about where they are and what they are doing," said Jon French, vice-president (Middle East), Microsoft Mobile Devices.
With a 5MP front-facing camera, high-quality selfies are guaranteed, and re-takes won't be required, as the front camera's self-timer gives you ample time to prepare your pose before the image is captured.
"Perfect for 'selfies', the Ascend P6's industry-leading 5MP front-facing camera and auto facial-enhancing capabilities create model-gorgeous shots," the firm said in a statement.
The first is the security and integrity of the personal data from front-facing cameras, which has already been declared dubious, bordering on unlawful by the Surveillance Commissioner.
The phone has a water drop notch on top of it, which houses the front-facing camera only.
The smartphone has a 21-megapixel fast-focus camera system with f2.0 aperture and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with Phase Detection Auto Focus and f2.2 aperture.
The update allows greater use of the front-facing camera by lighting up subjects with a pseudo-flash.
Sporting a 16-MP front-facing camera, the OPPO F1 Plus launched at an event in Pakistan.
It runs on 4G LTE and features a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm quad-core processor, a 5 MP rear-facing camera and VGA front-facing camera, a large capacity battery and expandable storage space, as well as the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system.
With a premium layered design Glance Screen front-facing camera and more memory than the Lumia 530 Lumia 532 Dual SIM enables people to achieve their goals with Microsoft experiences.
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