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

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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 threadMark Emer Anderson
Yeah digital images have always had this HDR problem, we really need better post processing settings on the phone to fix it.
Sep 21, 2024 at 8:40pmWeb
Show threadNilay PatelSep 21, 2024
Well no, it started with the Pixel 2 and iPhone XS
Show threadMark Emer AndersonSep 21, 2024
Sure - but the issue is inherent to digital sensors, they collect all the light they can across the full range and the better they get the worse it gets. Now that the sensors are super good in smartphones, we need to introduce something like the "ISO setting" from DSLR and mirrorless gear. Although I think the real problem is, people want this shadow less and soulless stuff, or they think they do.