Comments on: Apple is Making Your Photos Less Blurry

By: Jens Marklund

Jens Marklund — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:11:00 +0000

It will probably just center point focus until you changed it. Just as if you opened the app and took a photo quickly.

I think a difference with the patent (guessing) would be that the device choose which frame is the sharpest (least amount of blur) and picks it without showing you the rest of the frames. Kinda like a fake “VR”.

By: Dan Schenker

Dan Schenker — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:17:00 +0000

The way I see it, the patent was filed for this technology to be used in smartphones. It could be a carbon copy of what Nikon uses, but since it’s never been implemented in a smartphone before (which may be arguable) , it seems to be fair game.

By: Ralph Hightower

Ralph Hightower — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:26:00 +0000

Will it know what to focus on? I was stopped at a red light and saw this license plate that I had to photograph. I figure that the driver in front of me was named Jenny because her plate was 8675309.

Trying to focus and frame the plate with my smartphone was difficult as the phone wouldn’t lock onto the focus. I wish I had my SLR with me that day.

By: Zach Sutton Photography

Zach Sutton Photography — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:45:00 +0000

Well, regardless, they did file the patent, so it must have something new to offer compared to past technologies.

By: James Robertson

James Robertson — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:30:00 +0000

He said apple has filed for a U.S. Patent, you don’t (theoretically) get patents for unoriginal technology.

By: Nathan Mileur

Nathan Mileur — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:21:00 +0000

He didn’t say it was new technology, he says apple is implementing it.

By: Guy Humbert

Guy Humbert — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:07:00 +0000

Nothing new! Nikon has it in the Coolpix Series

By: J. Dennis Thomas

J. Dennis Thomas — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:54:00 +0000

Nikon had this feature in their point and shoots ages ago as well. It was called BSS (best shot selector).

By: Jens Marklund

Jens Marklund — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:31:00 +0000

Ericsson did this years ago with their camera phones. It would save something like 3 photos ahead of pressing shutter, and maybe 5 after – then you could choose which one to keep.