Especially if you have an app that gives you extra controland maybe some AI telephoto.
Things have gotten even better if you use an iPhone Pro.
It’s the closest the built-in iPhone camera app can get to pro-level pictures.
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But if you really want to replace your DSLR camera, you’ll need even more control.
And often, that result is amazing.
Sometimesthat processing is just too much.
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Halide can disable Apple’s heavily-processed ProRAW capture and use basic RAW instead.
This also gives back control to the photographer, letting them set an important parameter: the shutter speed.
You’ll have to do some of the processing yourself, like with a professional camera.
And this all leads us to the one thing we really miss when taking pictures with phone cameras.
Halide’sNeural Telephotouses AI to clean up the blur and softness that comes from blowing up an image in software.
It’s an AI digital zoom that actually looks good.
The original unzoomed raw files are saved too.
Your iPhone, for example, is waterproof and much tougher than many cameras.
Take it on a boat trip, and you only have to worry about dropping it over the side.
Splashes and submersions will be fine.
Also, custom waterproof housings can cost thousands for a DSLR camera.
They’re way less expensive for iPhones, so you’re able to shoot underwater too.
But for most of us, a good smartphone and AI photography app are more than good enough.
And a whole lot easier to carry.
