Stanford University develops ‘Frankencamera’!

Combined, as they would be if taken by the Frankencamera, both photos create a photo of Zurich with each side properly exposed.

Combined, as they would be if taken by the Frankencamera, both photos create a photo of Zurich with each side properly exposed.

A great piece on NPR about the new digital camera that has been developed by the brain trust they call Stanford University.

The new camera uses a technology that shoots multiple photos, one for the highlight exposure and one for the shadow.   The combination of the two photos produce a perfectly exposed shot. Professor Marc Levoy tells NPR’s Guy Raz that the goal of the project is to make 1 of every 5 of the photos you snap a keeper, rather than 1 in 100.

Read more and listen to the story at:  http://bit.ly/2OsMEl

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