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Computational Photography: How Phone Cameras Use AI

Your phone camera takes a worse photo than a real camera, then fixes it in software. Here is what the AI is actually doing between the shutter tap and the image you keep, with an interactive view of the pipeline.

Ahmad J · Aug 17, 2026 · 5 min read