Front-Facing Camera
(FFC)
A camera on the front of the phone, facing the user, or on the same surface as the main display. This enables two-way video calls (such as Apple FaceTime) and video conferencing.
It is also useful for capturing self-portraits ("selfies"). Therefore this is sometimes called a selfie camera.
The resolution and quality of the front-facing camera is often inferior to the rear, main camera.
It is most common for the front-facing camera to be fixed-focus, even on high-end phones, but some are auto-focus.
See: Auto-focus
Last updated Jan 26, 2024 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
