Google closed out the let’s-have-a-big-hardware-event-for-no-reason season by unveiling the Pixel 4 smartphone. Even if you tried avoiding the hubbub, the words “computational photography” probably hit your feed.
What that is: You can’t squeeze the hardware of a 600mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom lens into your phone. But you can add a potent stew of fancy sensors, algorithms, and artificial intelligence to make your pics look professional.
The “software-defined camera”
Computational photography’s been in your pocket for a while. Ever taken a panorama, used portrait mode, or enabled HDR (a feature that blends multiple photos into the perfect shot)?
- With the latest upgrades, phone cameras can take excellent pictures in the dark, zoom in farther, and color correct. You can photograph the night sky or count the hairs on your knuckle.
At their hardware events earlier this year, Apple and Samsung also rolled out serious software-based upgrades to their phone cameras and editing suites. The target market?
Budding influencers on their quest for Instagram royalty.
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