Re:Smartphones wiped out 97% of the compact camera market
by gernb on Friday December 02, 2022 @12:56PM
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the artificial bokeh in current phones it good enough for most people. It might not be what you want, but the same is true of every part of a smartphone camera. is night shooting as good on a phone? No, but is the computationally enhanced night photography good enough for most people? Yes. Same with bokeh
I'm too lazy to get my DSLR out of the closet but here's a F1.8 shot from a Sony RX100
I'm too lazy to get my DSLR out of the closet but here's a F1.8 shot from a Sony RX100
https://pasteboard.co/LuNcEAPrjquh.jpg
And here's the same shot from my iPhone in portrait mode set to 2 different levels of fake bokeh
https://pasteboard.co/8cBjb7EoKjhq.jpg
https://pasteboard.co/MR4AnkS8bqfN.jpg
On top of which, most people look at photos on their phones, not blown up to poster size in some art gallery