Why do I look gross on my iPhone camera, but not on an actual camera?

I took two videos: one on my iPhone and one on my sister's new camera to test it out. On my phone, I look gross, blotchily red- and white-faced, every blemish is exaggerated, and my skin looks oily. On my sister's camera, I looked exactly the way I do in a mirror (well/evenly tanned, no extremely noticeable blemishes, not too oily). They're both 1080p, but my phone makes me look a lot worse. Even my really old 480p camera makes me look better than on my iPhone.

Iphone is very good camera and was probably also taken much closer.

Because your phone has a tiny image sensor.

Congratulations - you have just figured out why so many of us firmly believe a TELEPHONE should be used for talking to people, and a CAMERA should be used for taking photos.

You wouldn't try to build a house with a toddler's plastic building toy set, would you?

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