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Cameras have never, ever been "accurate". It is not technologically possible to create a photograph that is "accurate". Cameras have always made big tradeoffs t
by user-the-name 5y ago
Cameras have never, ever been "accurate". It is not technologically possible to create a photograph that is "accurate". Cameras have always made big tradeoffs to output something that actually looks good to humans.
- bigyikes 5y agoSure, but there is a major difference between color correction and, say, replacing a head with a leaf. Historically cameras have merely altered the style of images. These days smartphone cameras are altering the content of images.
- mr_toad 5y agoMost modern cameras have noise reduction, stabilisation, the ability to combine multiple exposures and track moving targets. They might not push the envelope as much as a cellphone, but they’re only a few years behind.
- ixfo 5y agoWell, no, it's not perfectly possible to recreate a singular human vision system and capture and reproduce imagery to match that. But actually, we have lots of excellent, well-researched and proven standards for accuracy in imaging. Cameras generally target those standards, certainly professional ones. Many cameras - quite clearly - can produce very accurate photographs. The more worrying trend is that of pervasive post-processing, where we depart from reality and entertain aesthetics.
- user-the-name 5y ago> Well, no, it's not perfectly possible to recreate a singular human vision system and capture and reproduce imagery to match that How?