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Idea stolen: One click High Dynamic Range Photography

Back in October 2008 I wrote, regarding doing HDR in-camera with one click:

is there anything to stop the camera from capturing multiple exposures and doing this stitching for you within the camera?  Then you could have Ansel Adams shots at the touch of a button

Today, MacRumors reports Apple building HDR into iOS 4.1:

High Dynamic Range photos are photos created using 3 separate photos captured in quick succession at varying exposure levels. The photos are then combined using some complex algorithms to create an enhanced composite photo.

Good question to ponder: why did it have to be Apple to have come up with this, and not Nikon or Canon or anyone else with imaging as its lifeblood?

Posted by Philip Haine on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 11:54 am.
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