I remember several years back people were mad that a phone brand (can’t remember which one, I think it was Samsung?) was claiming to be able to take superzoom photos of the moon, but were actually just replacing the very fuzzy moon with a clear image. Nowadays, you have phone brands (all of them, not just the one) actively promoting adding people into image, removing people from images, hell, even changing the entire SKY, with little to no reaction from most people. What happened, why doesn’t anyone care anymore?

Of note, I do not feel particularly strongly for or against artificially enhanced smartphone photographs. I’m just wondering why no one is talking about any of this…

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    3 days ago

    I remember several years back people were mad that a phone brand (can’t remember which one, I think it was Samsung?) was claiming to be able to take superzoom photos of the moon, but were actually just replacing the very fuzzy moon with a clear image. Nowadays, you have phone brands (all of them, not just the one) actively promoting adding people into image, removing people from images, hell, even changing the entire SKY, with little to no reaction from most people. What happened, why doesn’t anyone care anymore?

    The difference was before, it didn’t make the fuzzy moon a clear moon when they took a photo. It was a misleading ad for a feature the phone didn’t actually have.

    Now that feature is a reality. Sorta. Personally, I’d prefer the lenses just be good enough to take a clear photo of the moon instead of having it draw one. 🤷‍♂️