Smart HDR photography
ALL CAMERAS HAVE a lens to focus light, a shutter to control how much light gets in, and something — film or a sensor chip — to record the light hitting the sensor. But there’s one more crucial element of every modern camera: the software. ‘Computational photography’ relies on a combination of hardware and software processes before, during and after you ‘take’ the photo.
It’s particularly important in phone cameras, because the laws of physics aren’t keen on miniaturizing optics. It’s impossible, for example, to shoot with shallow depth of field using a lens and sensor that will fit into a
