front camera

Facing the user

The front camera on a phone or laptop faces the user rather than outward.

It's the camera used for selfies, video calls, and face recognition.

Also called the selfie camera: The front camera on this phone is twelve megapixels.

Distinguished from the rear or back camera, which typically has higher resolution for general photography.

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