Damn. I didn't expect the results to be so impressive. I will be a bit envious when the iPhone 7 Plus is finally released with this. It is a shame that the video didn't do a low-light test. By the way, I'm not really disappointed by my 6S Plus in low light. The only time I've been dissatisfied with a night shot was when I was trying to shoot the moon. Of course that's not gonna turn out well without a tripod and a decent zoom lens. This new tech might make it doable with just the phones in our pockets. Wow!
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Video Demo Shows Benefits of Dual-Camera Technology
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I first came across this idea in the mid-1990s. There was a program that took multiple frames of input from a video camera, and generated a "hi-res" image. That image was still only about 1 megapixel, but considering the input from the Hi-8 camera was 480i, it was pretty impressive (at the time).
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I use Turboscan. I've never tried the 3X mode. I'm mostly scanning receipts or tax bills, and the quality with just one image is more than sufficient for that.
This could be it, the main selling point of the 7. If Apple really does incorporate this tech into the 7 and gives the camera amazing quality, great lowlight performance, and optical zoom, this could totally be the "killer feature". It has to be a huge upgrade to the camera though, but if true than I'm totally sold.
Hell, combine it with true water-proofing and show that it can take pictures and videos underwater. A man can dream, a man can dream...
Hell, combine it with true water-proofing and show that it can take pictures and videos underwater. A man can dream, a man can dream...
What was it called? I wonder if there are modern versions of this. With so much more computing power, you could even up-res a video.
any stacking software used for planetary astrophotography can do this - you can play around with autostakkert! and registax. also software like enfuse can align and stack multiple still camera images. enfuse works well even on jpeg images and does a pretty good job of cleaning up jpeg noise and photon shot noise.
what they are doing with the 2 sensors is pretty awesome and it's great to see it coming to the masses. there's a lot of good stuff to be "consumerized" in the computational photography space.
what they are doing with the 2 sensors is pretty awesome and it's great to see it coming to the masses. there's a lot of good stuff to be "consumerized" in the computational photography space.
Ha.... that's an even bigger beast. My wife says i already have a big enough beast.
So what if it offends someone? Your post offends me but I'm not crybullying you about it.
This is great technology and Apple will probably implement it better than anyone. But this is unlikely to remain an Apple-exclusive feature.
To those complaining that the iPhone takes poor photos in low light, try finding another digital camera of the same size that can do better. Low light photography requires large (or many) sensors and large lenses - neither of which fit in a smartphone. Nonetheless, an iPhone 6S takes better low light photos than many expensive, full sized digital cameras from a few years ago.
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That's mainly for depth perception. Having two eyes doesn't give us sharper vision nor better low light performance.
On that note, camera designs using multiple micro-lenses can be used to record distance information for different parts of the image. This can then be used to simulate adjustable depth of field after the photo is taken.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/26/apple-patents-lytro-like-refocusable-camera-for-iphone
To those complaining that the iPhone takes poor photos in low light, try finding another digital camera of the same size that can do better. Low light photography requires large (or many) sensors and large lenses - neither of which fit in a smartphone. Nonetheless, an iPhone 6S takes better low light photos than many expensive, full sized digital cameras from a few years ago.
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Nature was on to something when it gave us two eyes.
That's mainly for depth perception. Having two eyes doesn't give us sharper vision nor better low light performance.
On that note, camera designs using multiple micro-lenses can be used to record distance information for different parts of the image. This can then be used to simulate adjustable depth of field after the photo is taken.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/26/apple-patents-lytro-like-refocusable-camera-for-iphone
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Really looking forward to dual lenses. I would probably upgrade to the 7 when it comes out anyway but if it gets dual lenses I am definitely making the move.
I don't think the 7-series will have this but I'd like some real world examples as the video doesn't really tell me anything except that it can zoom. The picture in the article has less noise, but is softer.
Pretty ALL phone cameras are poor in low light. That's simply due to the size of the lens and sensor though compared to an SLR or standalone camera, and no matter what the technology, this will likely never change.
I think you got that wrong, cyclopse. Of course a human brain composing one unified image from twice the information acquired by two separate sensory organs must result in a better approximation of reality. Not just depth perception, but also image resolution, color accuracy and low light performance.
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Otherwise known as a simplified/manual version HDR which has been around for years.
Ooh, Apple's coming out with a upgrade to Blade Runner's Esper photo machine - now it's going to be built right into your phone!