> I think you are confusing two terms. Downsampling and pixel binning. But we mean the same thing: combining pixels. And I meant interpolate instead of intrapolate.
That is a very simple approach. It’s a bit more complex. https://crast.net/12421/w…-your-mobile-photography/
> But apart from that, my point still stands. If you want 12MP photos, just get a 12MP sensor. Then you don’t have to downsample and you end up with the same result (of course you can also release postprocessing on both).
No, wrong. That’s not how it works. Again, more data is better for CP. More “pixels” is more data for CP. You can receive more data and capture more light. So an ideal combination that cannot be done with your incorrect claim.
> Leaving the “shutter” open longer doesn’t matter either. I understand that you have more data then.
“It doesn’t matter. But you do have more data.” So that’s not true what you say.
> And, for example, you can take under and over exposed photos to apply HDR. And many more tricks. But even then you have nothing to do with the 200MP.
So it does matter, because more data. And even then you do benefit from 200mp, because you have more data for CP. You also get an optical 2x zoom.
> The information you collect is just very unreliable (due to super small pixels and limitations of your lens).
So that doesn’t matter. All that data compensates for these negatives. So super small pixels does not matter, after all, 16 of these become a super pixel.
> You can do all this AI and other post-processing with a clean 20MP photo.
That doesn’t make sense. 1.67x pixel binning is not used by anyone for reasons. Again, more pixels is better for CP and bottom line.
So, binning also provides more data for CP. Without the disadvantages of smaller “pixels” on the sensor.
