Understanding ProRAW

A journey into cameras, RAW, and a look at what makes ProRAW so special —  and how it could change how everyone shoots and edits on iPhone. | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 3 years ago

The iPhone 12 Pro Max: Real Pro Photography

We’ve been testing the iPhone 12, but our iPhone 12 Pro Max tests were quite surprising. | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 3 years ago

iPhone 12 Pro Max Preview: The Camera Hardware Changes

It’s that time again. Every year, we take a deep dive into what is new in the iPhone camera. This year is special: Apple is introducing… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 3 years ago

iPhone 12 Event: All the Camera News

It’s iPhone 12 day! A lot was announced today, from tiny HomePods to new iPhones and magnetic accessories, but as we make one of the more… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 3 years ago

iPhone SE: Single Image Monocular Depth Estimation

After four years, we have a new budget-conscious iPhone. Like previous SE, it reaches that price point by sticking to components from… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 4 years ago

What the iPad Pro's LIDAR sensor is good for ↦

We take a deep dive into the new iPad Pro camera array and LIDAR sensor, complete with a LIDAR app proof of concept. | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 4 years ago

The iPhone 11 Camera, Part 1: A Completely New Camera

Last month, we took a look at what is new in the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro’s camera hardware. You might’ve noticed two things from Apple’s… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 4 years ago

Halide 1.14: time to get switchy

Welcome to Halide 1.14, our first big update after a busy summer. We’ve spent the last few months preparing for iOS 13 and new hardware… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 4 years ago

iPhone 11 Pro Preview: The Camera Hardware Changes

Last year, before the iPhone XS hit the store shelves, we took a look at the changes in camera hardware on the iPhone XS compared to the… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 4 years ago

A Spectre Retrospective: Part 3 – Engineering

This is the final part of our Spectre retrospective. In this post, I’ll talk about the technology behind a computational long exposure, a… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 4 years ago

A Spectre Retrospective – Part 2: Design

One month ago we launched Spectre, our new long-exposure photography app. It was very well-received — I was so grateful to see not just… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 5 years ago

Halide and Focal Depth on iPhone XR

A look at how iPhones capture depth, and details about Halide 1.11 for iPhone XR, which allows you to take Portrait Mode photos of… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 5 years ago

iPhone XS: Why It’s a Whole New Camera

Last week we detailed the camera hardware changes of the iPhone XS vs. the iPhone X, and I wondered why Apple’s keynote focused on changes… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 5 years ago

Halide: One Year Later

Leading up to Halide’s launch one year ago, Sebastiaan and I had no idea what to expect. We’d spent ten months of nights and weekends on… | Continue reading


@blog.halide.cam | 5 years ago