Why New Smartphone Cameras Feel Worse
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Top Comments (10)
To summarize: Its because of the processing
New phone cameras are just starting to look like Nvidia's DLSS 5
My phone’s HDR and AI enhancements are like the drunk uncle at Thanksgiving, it’s trying so hard that it’s actually just ruining the vibe. 💀
Phone cameras peaked with the pixel 3
What I dislike about newer phone cameras especially is that they have AI upscaling applied, even when I dont want to, making some photos look like they were AI generated. WHY?!
Thank God finally someone has mentioned this. I've always noticed that the cameras aren't the same anymore.
> uploaded 20 hours ago > dinner in hand > interesting topic > under 10 mins PEAK
apple just makes sunsets look 10x worse than irl and making the sunset the wrong colours
Netflix lighting, straight from your phone
A no processing mode would be nice
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Top Comments (10)
To summarize: Its because of the processing
New phone cameras are just starting to look like Nvidia's DLSS 5
My phone’s HDR and AI enhancements are like the drunk uncle at Thanksgiving, it’s trying so hard that it’s actually just ruining the vibe. 💀
Phone cameras peaked with the pixel 3
What I dislike about newer phone cameras especially is that they have AI upscaling applied, even when I dont want to, making some photos look like they were AI generated. WHY?!
Thank God finally someone has mentioned this. I've always noticed that the cameras aren't the same anymore.
> uploaded 20 hours ago > dinner in hand > interesting topic > under 10 mins PEAK
apple just makes sunsets look 10x worse than irl and making the sunset the wrong colours
Netflix lighting, straight from your phone
A no processing mode would be nice