Your smartphone's camera can do a lot more than just take photos

Some smartphones will let you use the camera to identify plants. — Florian Schuh/dpa

The modern smartphone camera is about far more than just photos and videos. Here are some of the amazing things your phone's camera can already do with recognition and scanning software.

Tell me what plant this is. Translate this menu. Add this bill to my business invoice list. Your smartphone's camera can already handle all these things with apps that scan and recognise images.