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> No google pixel / iOS quality level HDR & night sight modes

Marc Levoy (the brains behind Google's amazing Computational Photography technology), said that he had gone to the Camera companies before and they rejected his proposals. Camera companies were too afraid that someone was going to take a photo, and it would end up looking bad, and result in people returning their camera.

Source: Somewhere in this excellent course shared by Google: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7HrM-fk_Rc&list=PL7ddpXYvFX...



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