The cameras of the flagship smartphones reach a saturation point, which makes it difficult to compare a single photo taken with the OnePlus 10 Pro or Xiaomi 12 Pro, because objectively the photos taken on both phones still look stunning with all the details captured, and to a minimum. noise, sound. The same discourse can be applied to the iPhone 13 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Oppo Find X5 Pro.

That’s why, in 2022, smartphone manufacturers took action to offer their users more versatile cameras and creative possibilities, such as Apple, which provides photo styles in the iPhone 13 series, Google, which provides astrophotography mode on its pixels, and Vivo, which provides ZEISS Style. Portraits of the latest models on X. series devices.

Xiaomi may be the next manufacturer to expand its camera capabilities as Beijing-based Xiaomi Software Corporation (via ITHOme) recently received a patent for automatic camera “Night Sky, Star Trek” software in China. technology.

Xiaomi’s patent details the camera software algorithm underlying the single-frame shooting mode. First, when the user turns on Star Trek mode in the camera app, the camera automatically focuses on the night sky and determines the optimal settings for the scene, such as ISO, white balance, and white balance.

Next, the camera must remain in the same position throughout the timelapse to take pictures of the starry night sky between each successive interval of nighttime stars. The algorithm then stores these photos to interpret the data and the color science underlying each. Using the interpreted data, the algorithm puts all the photos together and processes the image into a short video that shows the time-lapse journey of the star trails forming on the screen.

Alternatively, users can also use an algorithm for other types of video with moving star trails, such as endless looping star trails or photo output of swirling star trails in the night sky.

Since the patent was recently approved and announced, we expect Xiaomi to introduce this Star Trek mod soon on its next flagship camera-focused flagship, the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, which is said to launch in China next month. Leica-branded camera and unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ processor. Source