Astrophotography with Night Sight on Pixel Phones • Hacker News Board

Re: Astrophotography with Night Sight on Pixel Phones

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Post by dr_zoidberg » Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 9:53 PM UTC

BeetleB wrote: post #65

dr_zoidberg wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That doesn't mean there wasn't heavy post-processing on the image. It simply means the user didn't have to do it.

What people are trying to say is that if this is your definition of post processing then there doesn't exist any digital camera system that produces photos without post processing. Indeed such a camera cannot exist.

I know, I work in digital image processing, and I'm an amateur astrophotographer. Demosaicing is not on the same level as star registration, stacking (posibly HDR processing in the middle), plus some more AI driven "magic" in between.

That's what I'm referring to: for the shown image "without post-processing" the phone has performed a lot more actions after demosaicing, that's why i say it was heaviliy processed.

Re: Astrophotography with Night Sight on Pixel Phones

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Post by ubercow13 » Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 10:55 PM UTC

ladberg wrote: post #69

mirsadm wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you ignore all the research and development into creating the software then sure every camera is the same.

Both the Pixel and iPhone have AMAZING camera hardware and software that is better than any others in their domain. It’s just that the two are roughly equal except for the exposure time used.

The point of the software is to allow longer exposure time while mitigating the issues that causes. It’s not “just” a longer exposure time.

Re: Astrophotography with Night Sight on Pixel Phones

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Post by cageface » Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 11:40 PM UTC

harrygeez wrote: post #63

cageface wrote: post #39

I'd prefer to see Google focus on just making the Pixel line better everyday phones than working on exotic stuff like this or the motion sensor they added in the Pixel 4. Right now there's not much reason to choose a Pixel unless stock Android is your top priority.

Having Chrome on my phone or choice of any alternative web browser is big enough of a reason for me to pick Android. Besides, my experience with Android in the last couple of years has been more solid and consistent than iOS, even if the UI and animations are less polished.

I agree and I prefer the UX on Android in a lot of respects too. I just don’t think the Pixels have been a good value compared to other Android phones lately. They either need to be cheaper or better than they are now.

Re: Astrophotography with Night Sight on Pixel Phones

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Post by ladberg » Thu, Nov 28, 2019, 7:43 AM UTC

ubercow13 wrote: post #72

ladberg wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both the Pixel and iPhone have AMAZING camera hardware and software that is better than any others in their domain. It’s just that the two are roughly equal except for the exposure time used.

The point of the software is to allow longer exposure time while mitigating the issues that causes. It’s not “just” a longer exposure time.

Yeah, but I think the software differences required for 30 seconds vs 3 minutes is minimal. 30 seconds is still long enough to have to deal with all the issues that would come up with a 3 minute exposure.

Re: Astrophotography with Night Sight on Pixel Phones

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Post by ganitarashid » Thu, Nov 28, 2019, 9:18 AM UTC

ladberg wrote: post #69

mirsadm wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you ignore all the research and development into creating the software then sure every camera is the same.

Both the Pixel and iPhone have AMAZING camera hardware and software that is better than any others in their domain. It’s just that the two are roughly equal except for the exposure time used.

Exactly