And even if you're snapping away on one of the best camera phones, the sheer volume of photos many people take can quickly take up a lot of space.Įven beyond size, there's safety to consider, too. Photo file sizes can be big these days: JPEGs from the best cameras can come in at 15-20MB, while RAW files can be as big as 95MB! That's going to fill a hard drive in no time.