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Re:Vathographs: Photographic depth maps as creative expression by xnx on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @07:05AM (#50350963)
Phones (Google Pixels at least) use sensor data from inertial sensors and slight hand movement as part of their depth calculation: https://research.google/pubs/depth-from-motion-for-smartphon...
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Re:Vathographs: Photographic depth maps as creative expression by itishappy on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @10:13AM (#50353015)
It looks like this research applies specifically to AR video streams, leveraging motion to combine data across frames.

I do not believe this technique is used for photographs.

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