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No you can't - try it. Take a picture of the moon.

sethammons 2y ago
careful, you may get an AI moon to make up for the fact you can't really get a good picture of it. https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-galaxy-cameras-combine-super-resolution-technologies-with-ai-to-produce-high-quality-images-of-the-moon/?srsltid=AfmBOoreE4Mb2oKg05LaTIoOx-p7K4ga2SS76IgjnrrA7V2E_la62ZMI https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-galaxy...
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- HPsquared 2y ago
  The same probably happens with blurry small aircraft in the scene. It'll "upscale" (i.e. draw in) all kinds of objects with what it thinks is most likely from the context, from its training set.
karamanolev 2y ago
Probably not with a phone, but "affordable" full-frame MILC/DSLR cameras with 100-400mm or 600mm lenses exist and people have them. Much better chances.
- The_Colonel 2y ago
  This article links photos from a Sony full frame camera and 600mm lens but it clearly struggles: https://eu.app.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/12/10/drones-in-the-sky-over-toms-river/76891229007/ https://eu.app.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/12/10/drones-in...
  - ycombinete 2y ago
    These photos look very much like a helicopter. Especially the fifth photo.
  - sandos 2y ago
    Odd, one of those pictures clearly show either a regular RC helicopter, or a full-scale helicopter. You can see the boom and tail light clearly. And no sound associated with it? There are designs for "silent" blades. I mean theyre not silent, bud at least less noisy.
- haswell 2y ago
  Even decently fast glass won’t do a good job of capturing drones at night unless there’s a significant amount of ambient light. And telephoto lenses with the range you mention with fast apertures are not exactly cheap. A 600mm F/4 goes for $12-15K and is still not fast enough for shooting moving subjects in the dark.
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- theodric 2y ago
  I did find it odd when this news reporter said of the craft "it's really difficult to show you with our camera, so we have to show you with our phones." You'd think a broadcast-grade camera rig would be better than a smartphone at this. At the 11-second mark: https://youtu.be/M186uZ1RCxU?t=11 https://youtu.be/M186uZ1RCxU?t=11
ben_w 2y ago
I can get an acceptable picture of the moon with my phone (at least when autofocus doesn't decide to do something stupid), yet also I can't get good pictures of birds in nearby trees or urban foxes on the other side of the road. Phone can do night with just hand jitter ok, can't effectively compensate for target motion.

careful, you may get an AI moon to make up for the fact you can't really get a good picture of it. https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-galaxy-cameras-combine-super-resolution-technologies-with-ai-to-produce-high-quality-images-of-the-moon/?srsltid=AfmBOoreE4Mb2oKg05LaTIoOx-p7K4ga2SS76IgjnrrA7V2E_la62ZMI https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-galaxy...

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HPsquared 2y ago
The same probably happens with blurry small aircraft in the scene. It'll "upscale" (i.e. draw in) all kinds of objects with what it thinks is most likely from the context, from its training set.

karamanolev 2y ago

Probably not with a phone, but "affordable" full-frame MILC/DSLR cameras with 100-400mm or 600mm lenses exist and people have them. Much better chances.

The_Colonel 2y ago
This article links photos from a Sony full frame camera and 600mm lens but it clearly struggles: https://eu.app.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/12/10/drones-in-the-sky-over-toms-river/76891229007/ https://eu.app.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/12/10/drones-in...
- ycombinete 2y ago
  These photos look very much like a helicopter. Especially the fifth photo.
- sandos 2y ago
  Odd, one of those pictures clearly show either a regular RC helicopter, or a full-scale helicopter. You can see the boom and tail light clearly. And no sound associated with it? There are designs for "silent" blades. I mean theyre not silent, bud at least less noisy.
haswell 2y ago
Even decently fast glass won’t do a good job of capturing drones at night unless there’s a significant amount of ambient light. And telephoto lenses with the range you mention with fast apertures are not exactly cheap. A 600mm F/4 goes for $12-15K and is still not fast enough for shooting moving subjects in the dark.
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theodric 2y ago
I did find it odd when this news reporter said of the craft "it's really difficult to show you with our camera, so we have to show you with our phones." You'd think a broadcast-grade camera rig would be better than a smartphone at this. At the 11-second mark: https://youtu.be/M186uZ1RCxU?t=11 https://youtu.be/M186uZ1RCxU?t=11

ben_w 2y ago

I can get an acceptable picture of the moon with my phone (at least when autofocus doesn't decide to do something stupid), yet also I can't get good pictures of birds in nearby trees or urban foxes on the other side of the road. Phone can do night with just hand jitter ok, can't effectively compensate for target motion.