> When Samsung got caught doing this, there was a pretty easy test for this to prove they were doing it: people would take a photo of a white circle on a monitor from far away in a dark room, and they noticed that the phone replaced the entirely white circle with a png of the moon.
Long story short, I have used a Nikon Coolpix for many years. A P510 (24-1000mm effective focal length) and upgraded to a P1000 (24-3000) when I thought the old one was flaking (it recovered) So, zooming to 1500mm is a "snap". While it's fun to try things that are way outside the box, like eating spaghetti with a spoon, there really is a suitability argument. And phone cameras are really great with wide angle shots. I have some macro iphone photos that have depth of field that is impossible with the fixed f/1.8 lens, so it MUST have done focus-stacking. ALL phone photos are "computational photography" So are deluxe camera jpegs, when not RAW files.
Apple is very secretive about that computation.
Here is a 1500mm moon photo from the other day. I think it was hand-held. Not bragging. Others do a lot better and have expensive editing software. I live on a ridge and the surrounding ravines mess up the air with thermals. Just to say, the camera suits the job very well. The old coolpix seems tiny now, and I toss it in the car whenever I leave the house, because "you never know"
> I can foresee a future where ads replace common objects in photos. Corporate sponsored post processing AI enhances photo and replaces Pepsi with Coke.
Samsung.
> When Samsung got caught doing this, there was a pretty easy test for this to prove they were doing it: people would take a photo of a white circle on a monitor from far away in a dark room, and they noticed that the phone replaced the entirely white circle with a png of the moon.
Long story short, I have used a Nikon Coolpix for many years. A P510 (24-1000mm effective focal length) and upgraded to a P1000 (24-3000) when I thought the old one was flaking (it recovered) So, zooming to 1500mm is a "snap". While it's fun to try things that are way outside the box, like eating spaghetti with a spoon, there really is a suitability argument. And phone cameras are really great with wide angle shots. I have some macro iphone photos that have depth of field that is impossible with the fixed f/1.8 lens, so it MUST have done focus-stacking. ALL phone photos are "computational photography" So are deluxe camera jpegs, when not RAW files.
Apple is very secretive about that computation.
Here is a 1500mm moon photo from the other day. I think it was hand-held. Not bragging. Others do a lot better and have expensive editing software. I live on a ridge and the surrounding ravines mess up the air with thermals. Just to say, the camera suits the job very well. The old coolpix seems tiny now, and I toss it in the car whenever I leave the house, because "you never know"
https://i.ibb.co/TBVz1w4Z/moon1500.jpg (imgbb.com)
You should brag. This is a great shot! I could hardly keep my binoculars on target without a tripod.
This comment in the thread seems very prescient.
> I can foresee a future where ads replace common objects in photos. Corporate sponsored post processing AI enhances photo and replaces Pepsi with Coke.
This was discussed about Android years ago. Doubtful it's an iPhonre gotcha... But maybe?
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