Imagine you’re at the Arc de Triomphe
in Paris and you just don’t have the zoom you want. There are some
incredibly cool details after all. Google’s new idea would allow you
to get that extra zoom and detail by using data from other people’s
geotagged pictures. Google calls the patent “image zooming
using pre-existing imaging information.”
The concept is incredibly cool and
could be an impressive application of technology, but as an actual
photography tool it seems a bit sterile. The point of taking a
photo, even as a tourist, is to capture a moment in time. With the
new Google patent, you’d simply be capturing someone else’s moment.
That seems to defeat the purpose more than a bit.
Of course, we’re guessing that this is
more aimed at sightseeing than at actual photography. Take the Arc
de Triomphe example again. If you’re using Google’s tech to get a
closer view or see more detail, this might actually be a valid
application. This could also be very cool for guided tours of massive
landmarks that require more detailed views to get the full story.
(via PetaPixel)
