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Lidar is actually really useful for portraits, Samsung S22 ultra uses it extensively and can find a single hair strand it doesn't blur compared to the background. Everything looks more realistic compared to pure software processing where I can spot errors quickly.

As frequent user my good old Nikon full frame (D750), I am really astonished by output these tiny cameras produce. Sure, its not for big screen/print unless we're talking about sunny day. But for everything else, it makes fantastic portraits. I got fed up with the need to carry big heavy pouch around all the time, and missed way too many pictures of my kids to rely on it anymore.

It also sees in the dark much better than I do with my eyes, also thanx to Lidar - the pics I take from night walks where there is basically no light source hundreds meters around and I am in the forest (yes my night walks take me sometimes to interesting places, I normally don't use any light). Very dark scene becomes full of (usually) true colors and details simply invisible to me.

10x zoom on my phone allows me to read signs not readable to my eyesight (digital 'AI' zoom is very useful up to cca 30x). I was skeptical too, and its true full frame is still so far ahead, but at what cost - bulk, weight, the need to spend hours on postprocessing batch of photos instead of quick edits in phone in few seconds.




Yeah, portrait mode is basically face ID in reverse and works a lot better than room scanning.

How does the lidar help with night shots though? Maybe focusing, but otherwise isn't it just a long exposure with algorithmic corrections?


Well that focusing part is pretty important :) The rest is mostly about gathering enough light and compensating for handshake, probably with some ML.

For a photo you don't need much more. I can tell you that handheld shots are much better and easier compared to full frame dslr.




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