First up yes I’m a camo nerd. Metal Gear Solid 3 awakened something in me! Anyway every now and then I take different camo patterns into the woods and take photos as a reference to help people choose what works best for them. This one, Pencott Wildwood looks way too brown in most photos. Check it out!

But with the selfie cam it looks a lot closer to how it does in person

Maybe it’s just the phone software that’s only used in the main camera? I’ve messed with some of the settings with no luck. Here’s a closer view of the pattern to show you what it’s like up close

Any theories?

  • paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    6 months ago

    My phone camera has the option to save and view the raw file as well as the processed jpeg, and when you do that you can see that the software is doing a lot of work by default to sharpen and add contrast and color enhancement. My guess is the selfie camera may be tuned to reduce redness in particular to smooth skin tones? Or it’s just a smaller sensor not collecting as much color info to begin with.