Re:About Bokeh
by throwanem on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:41PM
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> who’s to say what Apple could do when given an image from a high end camera sensor instead of the tiny one in an iPhone?
Ruin it. But they wouldn't, because there'd be no need.
The thing about a big high-end camera sensor is that having one means you don't need to fake bokeh. You can put a good fast prime lens in front of it and get the real thing. Phone cameras have to post-process their way to it because the physics of their small sensors mean they simply aren't capable of capturing enough off-axis light to produce true bokeh.
Ruin it. But they wouldn't, because there'd be no need.
The thing about a big high-end camera sensor is that having one means you don't need to fake bokeh. You can put a good fast prime lens in front of it and get the real thing. Phone cameras have to post-process their way to it because the physics of their small sensors mean they simply aren't capable of capturing enough off-axis light to produce true bokeh.