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Re:Introducing the new Snapchat by otachack on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:10AM (#15807884)
Depends on what you mean by "high quality" If you're talking about >1MB photos, that can be a hefty payload to upload for a subset of users with poor connections. Keeping the photos lean enough but where it still looks great on the wide variety of phones is probably a better approach. That being said, I'm not sure if they get that kind of quality just from a viewfinder screenshot.
Re:Introducing the new Snapchat by squeaky-clean on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:14AM (#15807914)
It would be the same amount of data if they scale the image on the client and transfer it. The problem isn't compression quality or resolution, it's that it doesn't properly autofocus or adjust for very bright or low light conditions.