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While there is clearly a sensor gap, this actually sounds like a huge and valuable application problem. DSLRs are not conventionally software extensible, while
by xyzzy123 12y ago
While there is clearly a sensor gap, this actually sounds like a huge and valuable application problem. DSLRs are not conventionally software extensible, while phones are...
- DanBC 12y agoIsn't that because DSLR manufacturers don't want people with an entry level phone getting the same software as the pro-sumer phone, or the pro-sumers upgrading software to the pro version?
- alkonaut 12y agoThe processing of dslr photos usually takes place outside the camera (raw conversion etc.), so my requirements for in-camera processing are quite small for a dslr. For my smartphone on the other hand I need pictures usable directly (typically).
- antihero 12y agoThat said, it would be really nice if you could take RAW in Android/iOS. Is there even possibly a way with the current APIs/drivers?
- maaaats 12y agoLumia 1020, 1520 and some other Windows phones support RAW.
- andrewaylett 12y agoAndroid 5.0 introduces APIs that let camera apps get raw images, but the standard apps don't use those APIs yet.
- vibrolax 12y agoThe camera2 api in the just-release Android 5.0 contains support for RAW images. The current Nexus camera app doesn't use it yet. https://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/camera2/package-summary.html https://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/cam...
- Thimothy 12y agoThe Android stock camera app (The one you have in nexus and some motorola devices) will take RAW photos with the next Android version.