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Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test

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  1. Sharlin · · focus · HN ↗
    &gt; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dxomark.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;DuoTable_HDR_AppleiPhone18Pro_DxOMark_05-00-copie.jpeg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dxomark.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;DuoTable_...

    Oh god that plasticization of the faces is absolutely horrifying. Like a bad image gen AI from 2022. Or reptilians wearing cheap rubber masks.

    Edit: what&#x27;s with the downvotes?

    1. hopfenspergerj · · focus · HN ↗
      The face is the background is clearly an AI model adding detail where the raw image is out of focus. The people you&#x27;re talking to on this site are just blind.
      1. hopfenspergerj · · focus · HN ↗
        Look at one eye has lashes and the other doesn&#x27;t! It&#x27;s just a low-quality AI &quot;denoise+sharpen&quot; filter.
        1. jimjimjim · · focus · HN ↗
          Thank you, that is a nice simple concrete example of AI-ification in the photo.
      2. tarcon · · focus · HN ↗
        That&#x27;s just <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Unsharp_masking" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Unsharp_masking and has been around since decades.
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