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Phase One to introduce multi-frame Raw capture for its IQ4 camera system

25 Jun

Phase One has announced the impending arrival of its first Creative Control Enhancement update for its IQ4 Infinity Platform. The update offers new multi-frame Raw capture capabilities and other new features to improve photographer’s workflows.

At the core of the Creative Control Package update for the IQ4 Infinity Platform is Automated Frame Averaging, a new Raw capture mode that combines multiple frames together to create a final image with better image quality. Similar to Sigma’s Super Fine Detail mode, which shoots and averages seven images, Phase One’s new Automated Frame Averaging function ‘combines multiple sensor readouts during the capture process to reduce noise, strengthen dynamic range and protect highlights.’

Phase One has also updated Capture One Inside (version 12.1), adding new Clarity and HDR options, as well as the ability to create your own Capture One Styles and upload them directly to the IQ4 system. Direct Image Transfer is included in the update as well.

Capture One says the update will be available for download ‘next week’ on its Creative Control Enhancement webpage.

Press release:

Phase One Advances IQ4 Infinity Platform
– Enhances Photographers’ Creative Control

COPENHAGEN, June 25, 2019 – Phase One today announced its first IQ4 Infinity Platform enhancement – with powerfully redefined RAW capture functionality and new features that boost the photographer’s creative control.

With a focus on dynamically improving image quality, Phase One has innovated RAW image data creation with a new approach to reading, recording, and processing RAW captures. The new Automated Frame Averaging function of the IQ4 Camera System combines multiple sensor readouts during the capture process to reduce noise, strengthen dynamic range, and protect highlights. This process is expected to raise the bar by which image quality is measured, and open new creative opportunities.

“With Automated Frame Averaging, Phase One have adapted and further developed advances in technology, pushing the envelope of what’s possible to achieve in a camera system.” said Paul Reiffer, Professional Landscape Photographer. ”In doing so, yet again, they’ve pushed the industry forward while investing in our development as photographers along with the art of photography itself.”

Additionally, the Creative Control Enhancement for IQ4 Camera Systems offers many more features and functionality, to streamline and advance the photographers’ workflow. Capture One Inside now enables photographers to load their own custom styles into the IQ4, so captured images can reflect their own unique vision and style.

My style is central to my art. With the XF IQ4 Camera System and Capture One Inside, I am able to advance my creativity in the capture process,” said Gemmy Woud Binnendijk, Fine Art Photographer. “For me, the Phase One Camera System becomes central to my entire photographic process and not just a singular step.”

More information about the IQ4 Infinity Platform Creative Control Enhancement is available here: www.phaseone.com/IQ4-Creative-Control

Creative Control Package for the IQ4 Infinity Platform includes:

  • Automated Frame Averaging
    • Capturing and processing numerous consecutive images into one
  • Capture One Inside (v.12.1)
    • Introducing Clarity & HDR
    • Custom IQ Styles
  • Workflow and Storage Flexibility
    • Direct Image Transfer

Update (June 25, 2019): The original version of this article compared the technology to pixel-shift technology. It has been corrected to more accurate compare the averaging technology to Sigma’s Super Fine Detail mode.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ come with ‘infinity display’ and multi-frame processing

31 Mar

Samsung has today announced its new flagship smartphones Galaxy S8 and S8+ at simultaneous events in London and New York. The new devices’ outstanding feature is the new infinity display which combines curved display edges with minimal bezels, allowing for a screen that covers almost the entire front of the devices. This means the home button is now implemented underneath the display but works in the same way as before.

Display size is pretty much the only difference between the new models. The S8 comes with a 5.8″ screen, and at 6.2″ the S8+ is a touch larger. The 2960 x 1440 resolution is the same on both new phones, though.

While the new displays looks impressive, the camera department has unfortunately less innovation to show off. From a hardware point of view the S8 generation is, at least on paper, identical to its predecessor. A 1/2.5″ 12MP sensor with dual-pixel AF is combined with a fast F1.7 aperture and optical image stabilization.

There is some news on the software side of things, though. A new multi-frame technology captures three photos and then selects the clearest image and uses the other two to reduce motion blur. Samsung says the merging of frames also results in better detail and exposures in low light. A new camera user interface allows for easier one-handed operation. The camera resolution at the front has been upped from 5 to 8MP and there is now also a face-detection AF. At F1.7 the aperture is the same as in the main camera. 

In terms of processing power the S8 and S8+ offer the very best. Android 7.0 is, depending on region powered by Qualcomm’s latest flagship chipset Snapdragon 835 or Samsung’s own Exynos 8895. 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage are on board as well. The new models are also IP68 certified for environmental protection and come with both a fingerprint reader on the back and an iris scanner for increased security. Samsung’s new Bixby voice assistant is on board as well and the optional DeX dock converts the devices into a Windows Continuum-style desktop. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be available from April 21st. No pricing information has been made available yet. 

Key specifications:

  • 12MP 1/2.5″ CMOS sensor with 1.4-micron pixels
  • F1.7 aperture
  • OIS
  • On-sensor phase detection
  • 4K video
  • 1080p@120fps slow-motion
  • 8MP, F1.7 front camera with AF
  • 5.8″ (S8) / 6.2″ (S8+) display with 2960×1440 resolution
  • Android 7.0 Nougat
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or Samsung Exynos 8895 chipset (depending on region)
  • 4GB RAM
  • 64GB storage
  • microSD-slot up to 256GB
  • 3000mAh (S8) / 3000mAh (S8+) battery
  • Fingerprint sensor and iris scanner
  • IP68 certification

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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