Here’s an interesting tidbit from the world of smartphone photography. Google is proposing a significant change to the Camera API in Android 11 that will prevent smartphones from using face altering algorithms that change geometry, skin tone, or apply smoothing.
The new rule was brought to light by XDA Developers Editor-in-Chief Mishaal Rahman, who posted […]. petapixel.com
With devices like its recent P30 Pro flagship smartphone Huawei has managed to established itself as one of the prime manufacturers and a major innovator in the mobile imaging space within a very short period of time. dpreview.com »
2019-05-20 19:05
Android 9, taking the moniker 'Pie,' only adds a few photography features but they're notable. With Pie, app developers will now be able to access streams from multiple physical cameras simultaneously. dpreview.com »
2018-08-06 23:32
PhotoPills has for long time been one of the most popular photography planning apps for the iPhone. Now finally, after a long wait, the Android version has arrived on the Google Play Store. dpreview.com »
2017-03-16 21:26
The latest iPhones’ tendency to aggressively smooth out skin in selfies is no more. Apple recently acknowledged that the phenomenon, dubbed “Beautygate” by some,” was a bug and promised a fix.
There has been much talk and debate in recent weeks about the iPhone XS and XR’s “beauty filter,” a default skin smoothing in selfies that sparked a controversy dubbed “beautygate.
Apple’s new iPhone XS and XS Max are at the center of a new controversy some have dubbed ‘Beautygate. ’ The front-facing camera is said to be automatically smoothing skin in selfies, and there’s no way to turn this “beauty filter” off.