selfie camera

Phone's mirror eye

A selfie camera is the front-facing camera on a smartphone or tablet, positioned to face the user when taking self-portraits.

Distinguished from the main rear camera, it's optimized for arm's-length photography and video calls: The selfie camera on this phone is 12 megapixels.

Also called a front camera.

portraitArtistic depiction of someone
mirrorReflective viewing surface
smartphoneHandheld connected computer
lensLight-focusing curved glass
flashBrief burst of light

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Categories

smartphonesSamsung, smartphone, cellphone, Google, mobile phone
Flip Phonesclamshell design, hinge, Motorola Razr
Apple devicesiPhone Pro, iPadOS, iOS, Apple Pencil, FaceTime
compact cameraspoint-and-shoot, ultracompact
device partsbattery, button, buttons, screen, speaker
Space RoversCuriosity, Perseverance, Mars rover, lunar rover, Rashid

Opposites

camera orientation/subject

selfie camerarear camera

Vehicle's backward-facing lens

telephoto lens · action camera

image quality hierarchy

selfie cameraDSLR

Mirror-reflex digital camera

Family

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Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G