On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:08:31 -0700, aniramca wrote:
> I am just wondering whether HDR feature can be embedded in their image
> processing (or using a special sensor) in a digital camera. Is this
> possible? Will it likely be included in future cameras - just another
> feature or option before taking the photos? Or is such a digital
> camera already here? I know some people will ask this necessity as
> there are softwares (photoshop CS, Photomatix, and many others) that
> can do this job as a post processing. It is fine for them who spend
> hundred of hours playing around with 20 MB RAW photo files, and do a
> lot of post processing, etc. Unfortunately, there are likely others
> like me who must do something else to make a living (i.e. not a
> professional) and there are not enough hours in a day to spend the
> time post-processing photos. If I have to do this, it means that I
> have to cut my sleep, or let the grass in my yard grows. (This is
> another reason that I keep having a nagging question about the digital
> camera which has better processing engine than the others, so that it
> can give me the better quality and rich colour photos without spending
> extra time to play around with in teh computer).
> Thanks for info
Have you tried simply applying a curve correction to a raw file in
something like ufraw? It's not full blown hdr, but it can yield some
fairly impressive results - and it does not take very long - a metter of a
few seconds.
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