One of the iPhone's best camera apps is going completely the other way. Halide is getting an update today with a new feature called 'Process Zero,' which takes all of the AI and processing out of photography and tries to turn your captures back into something like what you'd get out of a digital camera from a decade ago. This approach aims to provide a more authentic photographic experience.
Halide has, for a while, offered the ability to pick which processing pipeline you want to use, whether it's the standard iPhone image processor or the higher-end ProRAW system. Process Zero is, yes, another pipeline, but it's the no-pipeline pipeline, allowing users to capture images in a more original form with minimal processing, emphasizing speed and authenticity.
Lux Optics, which makes Halide, says that when you hit the shutter button with Process Zero enabled, the app will capture a single 12-megapixel image with a RAW DNG file you can use for editing later. Since it's doing so much less processing, it should also capture much faster, which could be useful for quick-moving subjects.
Lux Optics compares the Process Zero output to shooting on film: you might get color aberration or sensor grain, but you'll also get shots that look more natural. This feature serves as a reminder of how processing can alter an image and the value of returning to a more straightforward photography method.
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