Review Oceanic iPhone Dive Housing

[tursiops]

the new computational photography features are lightyears ahead of anything in dedicated action/underwater cameras.

Presumably just a bit of an exaggeration...

 

[kimh]

Presumably just a bit of an exaggeration...

Not even a slight exaggeration.

Almost a decade ago Apple had 800 engineers working on camera technology:

Apple has 800 engineers working on iPhone cameras

US television interview reveals the sheer size of Apple's camera division – and what it means for future iPhones

theweek.com

By now, it’s probably in the thousands. Apple’s computational photography tech is light years ahead of any dedicated underwater camera manufacturer.

That’s not to say that the photos must be light years ahead, given that underwater photography is different from conventional photography. But Apple’s computational photography tech is light years ahead.

 

[tursiops]

Not even a slight exaggeration.

Almost a decade ago Apple had 800 engineers working on camera technology:

Apple has 800 engineers working on iPhone cameras

US television interview reveals the sheer size of Apple's camera division – and what it means for future iPhones

theweek.com

By now, it’s probably in the thousands. Apple’s computational photography tech is light years ahead of any dedicated camera manufacturer.

Perhaps you don't know what "light-years" means?

 

[kimh]

Perhaps you don't know what "light-years" means?

My understanding of what "light-years" means - exceeds your understanding of what “colloquial expression” means.

 

[stuartv]

You say that like it's a bad thing. There are significant advantages too. Much easier sharing, and if you already have a smartphone-centric photo/video workflow, this fits in seamlessly. Image sensors in recent phones are excellent, and the new computational photography features are lightyears ahead of anything in dedicated action/underwater cameras.

How is this even relevant in this thread? With an iPhone in the Oceanic+ case, you cannot take pictures with any app except the Oceanic+ app - which does not seem to be lightyears ahead of, well, anything.

 

[scubadada]

@kimh

You are such a fan of all this technology in light of poor reviews, aren't you embarrassed? Remind us what your professional connection is.

 

[kimh]

How is this even relevant in this thread? With an iPhone in the Oceanic+ case, you cannot take pictures with any app except the Oceanic+ app - which does not seem to be lightyears ahead of, well, anything.

Talking about the iPhone camera being relevant, in a thread about an iPhone camera housing? Admittedly, a heavy lift!

The Oceanic+ app uses iOS camera APIs, and has access to the iPhone's computational photography pipeline – which is, of course, light years ahead.

 

[kimh]

You are such a fan of all this technology in light of poor reviews, aren't you embarrassed? Remind us what your professional connection is.

Given your comment, I believe you're the one who should be embarrassed.

 

[stuartv]

Talking about the iPhone camera being relevant, in a thread about an iPhone camera housing? Admittedly, a heavy lift!

Since when is computational photography part of the camera and not a feature of the Camera app?

The Oceanic+ app uses iOS camera APIs, and has access to the iPhone's computational photography pipeline – which is, of course, light years ahead.

Are you suggesting that "has access to" is the same as "uses"?

With your insider connections, can you confirm that the Oceanic+ app does use all that computational photography goodness when you use it to take photos?

 

[kimh]

Since when is computational photography part of the camera and not a feature of the Camera app?

Since always. The computational pipeline sits below the user-facing camera app functionality.

Are you suggesting that "has access to" is the same as "uses"?

Structurally, of course they're not guaranteed to be the same (that's why I chose the phrase "has access to"). You have to assume that the Oceanic engineers aren't idiots, which is a bet I'll gladly take.