We’re officially a few days into 2026, and most people are busy making (or maybe already breaking) their New Year’s resolutions. I, on the other hand, am preoccupied with a different type of resolution: camera resolution. Alright, that was a terrible way to jump into my topic, but I’ll stand by it because it’s true.
What I really mean is that the things we can do with modern smartphone cameras are downright remarkable. We can take telephoto-zoomed macro shots, insert ourselves into images in-camera, and even reimagine the sky if we’re stuck on a gray, cloudy day. However, one thing seems to get worse with every attempt to improve it, and I think we need to step back.