Comment on ‘There is no such thing as a real picture’: Samsung defends AI photo editing on Galaxy S24

• Kazumara@feddit.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  the original 1s and 0s

  I think your issue starts there, you already have to decide how to build your sensor:

  • If it’s a CMOS sensor how strong do the MOSFETs amplify? That should affect brightness and probably noise.
  • How quickly do you vertically shift the data rows? The slower the stronger the rolling shutter effect will be.
  • What are the thresholds in your ADC? Affects the brightness curve.
  • How do you layout the color filter grid? Will you put in twice as many green sensors compared to blue or red as usual? This should affect the color balance.
  • How many pixels will you use in the first place? If there is many each will be more noisy, but spacial resolution should be better.

  All of these choices will lead to different original 1s and 0s, even before any post-processing.

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• General_Effort@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Are the raw photos manipulated or are they just the original 1s and 0s unedited?

  I think your average camera does not have the option to save RAW files. It seems somewhat common even outside professional equipment, though.

  Could upload it’s hash

  Yes, exactly. However, this would only prove that the image (and metadata like GPS coordinates) existed at that particular point in time. That would add a lot of credibility to, say, dashcam footage after a collision. It’s curious that misinformation has become a major issue in the public consciousness, at a time when we have far better means of credibly documenting facts, than ever before.

  But it would do little to add weight to images from, say, war zones. Knowing that a particular image or video existed at a particular point in time would rarely allow the conclusion if it was real or misinformation. In some cases, one may be able to cross-references with independent, trustworthy sources, like reporters from neutral countries or satellite imagery.

  Creating a tamper-proof camera is a fool’s errand. The best you can do is tamper-resistant. That may be enough if the camera can be checked by a trustworthy organization and does not leave its control for long. But in such a scenario you would rarely need that, and it’s not the usual scenario. The price would be very high. Fakes that do pass muster will be given more credibility.

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