Image Recognition
For years, Samsung “Space Zoom”-capable phones have been known for their ability to take incredibly detailed photos of the Moon. Here’s the blurry image of the Moon that was used:A GIF of the photo-taking process:And the resulting “photograph”:This is not a new controversy. People have been asking questions about Samsung’s Moon photography ever since the company unveiled a 100x “Space Zoom” feature in its S20 Ultra in 2020. But the core of the explanation — the description of the vital step that takes us from a photograph of a blurry Moon to a sharp Moon — is dealt with in obfuscatory terms. And secondly: Moon photography is marketing catnip because a) everyone knows phones take bad pictures of the Moon and b) everyone can test the feature for themselves.