Camera wars: Computational photography to differentiate smartphones

Tech companies are turning to computational photography to differentiate their cameras

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Smartphone makers are increasingly turning to software wizardry to improve the camera in their phones.

Last week, Apple rolled out its Deep Fusion photography feature - described by marketing chief Phil Schiller as "mad science computational photography" - to its latest iPhone 11 models via a software update.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 06, 2019, with the headline Camera wars: Computational photography to differentiate smartphones. Subscribe