“On May 8, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals a super-resolution camera engine for iDevices and beyond,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple. “In camera shootouts against Samsung’s Galaxy S5, Apple’s iSight camera fares well. Now Apple’s super-resolution engine is out to vastly improve stabilizing shots, especially action and panoramic shots for higher clarity.”
“Apple’s invention generally relates to an iDevice camera system having a super-resolution based on an optical image stabilization mechanism to vary an optical path to a sensor of the camera.” Purcher reports. “Today on an iPhone 5s we have the option of turning on HDR. In the future you’ll have the option of turning on Super-Resolution as noted below. Apple states that ‘In some embodiments, the image capturing device must be set to create a super-resolution image. This setting may be activated in response to user input, such as by presenting to the user an option to create a super-resolution image.'”
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