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And that just begs the question of why... if we are talking about the incredibly-contemptible cop-out of "the average consumer" than this 100 megapixels is lite

And that just begs the question of why... if we are talking about the incredibly-contemptible cop-out of "the average consumer" than this 100 megapixels is literally for the marketing bulletpoint. 25 megapixels is more than enough for those clowns. Again, we can figure out better optics and processing without having to computationally invent details that didn't exist. We are seeing the same thing happen with DLSS, new games are coming out with frankly unacceptable performance and the cop-out is "just use DLSS"

TaylorAlexander 3y ago
> 25 megapixels is more than enough for those clowns. I find it irritating to talk to people who speak this way, just FYI. > Again, we can figure out better optics and processing without having to computationally invent details that didn't exist. Computational photography is not just inventing details that didn't exist. The 100 megapixel mode on the G9ii physically shifts the sensor a minute amount to collect details which are there but fell in between the pixels on other exposures, and then it computationally combines multiple frames to reconstruct the details. I want this functionality because I print my photos in large format and the printer is capable of reproducing MUCH more detail than my current 21Mp camera can. > we can figure out better optics and processing There will always be a limit to optics, and "processing" is always going to be used. Whether a marketing department calls that processing AI or not doesn't matter. Every camera has a manufacturing budget to fit a target price, and that will always mean trade offs and choices made in lens quality. Spending on "processing" will always be part of the calculation. Even on a high end micro four thirds camera, there is just a limit to what you can do even with expensive lenses, and computational techniques are going to be used to optionally extend the capability.
- pdntspa 3y ago
  Are you trying to print billboards? Absolutely nothing about large-format printing is 'mainstream'. Sensor fuckery is still a hack that can't do many types of shots (any kind of quick movement for example) while leading people to believe you can. That's the very definition of stuff you should be using specialized hardware for. Are they going to incorporate a 10+ bit sensor and at least an sRGB color space too? Otherwise it's like putting 16gb of VRAM on a geforce 1060 I've done large format printing, you need at least those things in place for the print to come out accurately. > I find it irritating to talk to people who speak this way, just FYI. I find the gentrified, milquetoast corpo-speak that seems to be the norm here to be just as annoying

TaylorAlexander 3y ago

> 25 megapixels is more than enough for those clowns. I find it irritating to talk to people who speak this way, just FYI. > Again, we can figure out better optics and processing without having to computationally invent details that didn't exist. Computational photography is not just inventing details that didn't exist. The 100 megapixel mode on the G9ii physically shifts the sensor a minute amount to collect details which are there but fell in between the pixels on other exposures, and then it computationally combines multiple frames to reconstruct the details. I want this functionality because I print my photos in large format and the printer is capable of reproducing MUCH more detail than my current 21Mp camera can. > we can figure out better optics and processing There will always be a limit to optics, and "processing" is always going to be used. Whether a marketing department calls that processing AI or not doesn't matter. Every camera has a manufacturing budget to fit a target price, and that will always mean trade offs and choices made in lens quality. Spending on "processing" will always be part of the calculation. Even on a high end micro four thirds camera, there is just a limit to what you can do even with expensive lenses, and computational techniques are going to be used to optionally extend the capability.

pdntspa 3y ago
Are you trying to print billboards? Absolutely nothing about large-format printing is 'mainstream'. Sensor fuckery is still a hack that can't do many types of shots (any kind of quick movement for example) while leading people to believe you can. That's the very definition of stuff you should be using specialized hardware for. Are they going to incorporate a 10+ bit sensor and at least an sRGB color space too? Otherwise it's like putting 16gb of VRAM on a geforce 1060 I've done large format printing, you need at least those things in place for the print to come out accurately. > I find it irritating to talk to people who speak this way, just FYI. I find the gentrified, milquetoast corpo-speak that seems to be the norm here to be just as annoying