Creative applications of computational photography are severely obstructed by the absence of APIs in commercial cameras that would allow custom programs to fully exploit the features of camera hardware.
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Open source camera firmware should be able to run on cameras in the same way that open source operating systems are able to run on personal computers. With the rise of computational photography, camera firmware will be an all-important part of the photography experience.
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Digital cameras should become programmable like smartphones. Waiting for the day when mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras have an API like Android that allows users to program cameras.
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I always struggled w the #iPhone's default camera app due to its #ComputationalPhotography pipeline, which optimizes image quality but often produces flat and sometimes inconsistent results. Finally, I found a solution: the #NoFusion app. The app disables #Apple's multi-frame processing, yielding single-frame outputs with natural contrast and film-like characteristics closer to dedicated cameras. Here’s my personal review:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-11-23-ios_no_fusion_app/

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500 shots, two flagships, one takeaway: camera AI is now a statement of values as much as specs. OnePlus and Samsung make distinct choices about noise, skin tones, low light, and “truth” vs enhancement. For devs and imaging folks, this is a live case study in transparent, accountable computational photography. How should we evaluate “honest” images? #AI #ComputationalPhotography #TechEthics
How One Professor Revolutionized Smartphone Photography

Millions of people everyday use this invention.

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iPhone 17 Photographers Can Now Shoot on Adobe's Project Indigo App

But not on all the iPhone cameras… yet.

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I love the Project Indigo camera app, though on my older iPhone 14 Pro, Adobe disabled super-resolution by default because of overheating.

Settings are hidden in the app, but I figured out how to re-enable the feature from the FAQ: "How do I access camera settings?" https://helpx.adobe.com/project-indigo/get-started/faq.html

So worth it for 12MP 2x and 6x shots.

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OM System Is Considering AI Upscaling as a Solution to Low Resolution Sensors

Given the relatively low resolution of its cameras versus the competition, OM System recognizes there is room to, quite literally, grow.

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