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The article admits this (and is a 'top highlight'). >This isn’t the first time a camera manufacturer has put a dual camera system into a camera phone — but wit
by terms 10y ago
The article admits this (and is a 'top highlight').
>This isn’t the first time a camera manufacturer has put a dual camera system into a camera phone — but with Apple’s software app ecosystem behind it, I believe we will change photography forever starting September 7th.
Seems as though the author is saying that because Apple is doing it, that this will now become the norm. If true, I hate that this is true and Apple gets the credit.
- coldtea 10y ago>If true, I hate that this is true. What's exactly to hate? In most fields it's not the first-comers that set trends, it's those that have significant market impact. Especially if the first-comers have half-baked implementations, where the one with the more polished and market-ready one wins.
- astrodust 10y agoHTC puts a dual camera system in their phone and nobody uses it because it's a tiny subset of all Android phones. That's a lot of engineering effort for a consumer base that is largely oblivious to that feature. Apple puts a dual camera system in their phone and everyone uses it because they know it'll be a popular product. People who appreciate photography will buy that phone specifically for the dual camera system. It's a positive reinforcement loop here. If HTC had their own software ecosystem and they managed it as well as Apple does then you'd see the same thing, but that's not the case. They're just another Android phone in a market crowded with phones of all sorts. Their dual camera feature looks like a gimmick and for the most part is.