Photo library is taking up 4.9 gb of space but I only have 300 photos?

I have an iPhone 6 plus and it says that my i don't have much space left on my phone. How do I clear all the space? IIm using iOS 8.3

Two things: first, check to make sure your recently deleted folder is cleared. Go to albums, recently deleted, delete all. Second, if it is all clear, just don't worry about it. There's a glitch in iOS 8 that causes the phone to display incorrect usage information. It may be wrong. Hope this helps!

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