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I Reviewed Late-2000s Digital Cameras. Allow Me to Remind You Why We All Switched to iPhones. (www.nytimes.com)
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finally, a "what to buy" article that says "don't buy"

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[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the point is that 2000s digital cameras are even more mediocre (except the high-end kind it mentions at the end that aren’t seeing a revival)

[–] ptu@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The article completely missed the point of CCD vs CMOS sensors. CCD tends to leak when there is a high contrast. Combined with a harsh flash it gives a distinct look for night time party photos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_digital_cameras_with_CCD_sensors

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

the article does address the "distinct look" part:

If you want noisy or blown-out photos on purpose, plenty of apps can fake it for you.

here's a photo from their review linked there:

Captured with the included Chrome 400-P emulation on my iPhone 17 Pro, this photo from Prague’s Church of Our Lady of the Snows exhibits film-like grain, high contrast, and slightly desaturated colors. Ben Keough/NYT Wirecutter

[–] ptu@sopuli.xyz 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

That one is a more traditional film photo, not CCD bloom. But fair point.

It’s just that I have found myself in situations where groups of drunk 20-somethings ask me to take their photo with a vintage digicam. And having seen the results I get why they’re fun, the flash is strong and it makes things pop up so differently.

I guess it could be simulated, but I doubt they had the latest iPhone in their pocket and taking the photo wouldn’t have been as fun anyway. Also that flash would be difficult to make it work realistically.