Nilay PatelSep 21, 2024
Absolute war waged on the shadows but notice how too-aggressive default HDR takes the highlights of the neon sign down to zero impact as well - no highs, no lows. All modern smartphone cameras do this now, the Xanax of photography

RE: https://www.threads.net/@withgeorgy/post/DALPMWauXKM
Georgy Romelashvili (@withgeorgy) on Threads

iPhone 16 Pro Max (2024) vs iPhone 3GS (2009) photography. What do you notice? Both unedited. I personally like the 37mm focal length of an old iPhone.

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Show threadSam Byford
all modern smartphone cameras in the US! xiaomi and oppo shoot tasteful jpegs right out of the box. apple (and google and samsung) just fell down a computational rabbit hole
Sep 21, 2024 at 2:46pmWeb
Show threadNilay PatelSep 21, 2024
Oh? With Apple in particular there’s always the semi-unstated notion that they’re chasing the processing tastes of the Chinese market
Show threadSam ByfordSep 21, 2024
the first thing any xiaomi phone makes you do when you open the camera is choose between "leica authentic" and "leica vibrant". the former is muted colours, dark shadows, blown out highlights, slight vignette; the latter is fairly muted colours but still with smartphone HDR stuff. you can flip between them with a button on the main camera screen whenever. personally i love authentic

oppo has a "master mode" on the main screen that's similar but a little more customisable
Show threadNilay PatelSep 21, 2024
Emailed you lol
Show threadDavid ImelSep 21, 2024
I have been so consistently frustrated at the inability to comfortably use some of the Chinese models in the US (due to bands, UI being only in Chinese or just.. bad, etc) because the camera situation over there is sooooo much more geared towards artistic photos vs ALL THE INFORMATION