I wonder how this compares to just adding a few extra bits to the sensor data. The paper (http://web.media.mit.edu/~hangzhao/papers/moduloUHDR.pdf) compares against an "8-bit intensity camera", but most cameras today use 12-16 bits internally. Isn't "this pixel overflowed" essentially just an extra bit of information?
The pictures using the "modulo camera" are definitely better quality, but don't look noticeably better than what I could do with a RAW from my camera and 2 seconds in Capture One or Lightroom adjusting the shadows and highlights.
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I wonder how this compares to just adding a few extra bits to the sensor data. The paper (http://web.media.mit.edu/~hangzhao/papers/moduloUHDR.pdf) compares against an "8-bit intensity camera", but most cameras today use 12-16 bits internally. Isn't "this pixel overflowed" essentially just an extra bit of information?
The pictures using the "modulo camera" are definitely better quality, but don't look noticeably better than what I could do with a RAW from my camera and 2 seconds in Capture One or Lightroom adjusting the shadows and highlights.