The "shiny object" filter on my phone camera ruined 3 vacation photos before I turned it off

I was in Savannah last month taking pictures of the historic houses, and every shot looked like it had a weird glow around the windows. Kept wiping my lens, even swapped memory cards, still the same issue. Turned out my phone had a setting called "smart HDR" that was cranked up and adding fake highlights. I turned it off and the next morning shots of the Forsyth Park fountain came out crisp. Why do companies push these filters as default when they just mess with reality? Has anyone else had a default camera setting ruin their travel pics?

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blake_black4714d ago

I used to think filters like that were just helpful improvements, but after a similar mess with my own photos in Charleston I completely agree. It really does ruin the natural look of a place.

paulw6314d ago

It's the same everywhere now, everything from toasters to cars has some dumb "smart" feature nobody asked for.