Variable aperture in smartphones: What does it mean for image quality?
It doesn’t improve light capture at night time, it reduces the light intake when there is excess.
Category: Smartphones
Google Pixel 8 series will reportedly have significant camera upgrades
It will be interesting to see how the Pixel 8 series takes advantage of the improved camera hardware.
Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro to feature periscope telephoto camera for better optical zooming
Xiaomi 14 – 3.9x – 90mm periscope telephoto; Xiaomi 14 Pro – 5x 115mm
Galaxy S24 Ultra drops variable zoom, sticks with 4-camera design (updated)
We will probably have to wait a bit more for it.
Exynos 2300 running a mysterious Samsung device
SM-919O spotted on Geekbench running exynos 2300 chipset.
Why Google Pixel don’t shoot images at full resolution?
Software processing is important to Pixel cameras.
How to use Pro mode of your smartphone camera to it’s full potential
Pro mode allows you to tell the story you want.
Galaxy S24 Ultra rumored to have 3-10x variable optical zoom: How it’s better?
It provides lossless quality throughout the entire zoom range.
Megapixel requirement of your smartphone camera: specific use cases
Social media uses heavy compression while our own screens have lower megapixel counts than 4k. The 12mp binned mode is set default and there’s a good reason.
Computational photography pitfalls: here’s what you need to know
Computational photography is great, but only with the proper implementation.
Computational photography makes up for hardware limitations in smartphones
Smartphones are relying on computational processing more and more as there is very little room for improvement left in the optical equipment.
The truth about Pixel Binning: separating Fact from Fiction
Pixel binning reduces resolution while computational photography helps. However, pixel binning takes the credit for improvement which is inaccurate.
What is Pixel Binning and why it’s so important for smartphones?
Improves signal-to-noise ratio by merging data from adjacent pixels.