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GOOGLE PIXEL 3 AND COMPUTATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: HOW SOFTWARE IS DRIVING THIS CHANGE

Google’s camera team executive Marc Levoy think that software-driven approach is the new trend when it comes to improving smartphone photography.

There is a general move towards software-defined camera on smartphones, rather than just relying on fixed hardware, according to Marc Levoy, distinguished engineer at Google and currently leading the team responsible for modes like HDR+, portrait mode on the Pixel smartphones.

Computational photography on smartphones essentially combines a number of frames at various exposure levels to ensure the best possible result for a photograph. “There is also a move towards machine learning, which is replacing traditional algorithm. In machine learning you have better training data, which results in better accuracy on the tasks,” Levoy explained.

With Pixel phones, Google has shown that smartphone photography does not really need a lot of extra hardware in order to deliver excellent results. The Pixel 3, like the Pixel 2, continues with a single rear camera, which also supports Portrait mode.

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GOOGLE PIXEL 3 AND COMPUTATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY: HOW SOFTWARE IS DRIVING THIS CHANGE

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