“Computational speed was advancing a lot faster than physics was changing.” Nicely stated.

WOW. I'm obsessed with the quality and production of your videos. It's like I'm watching a high-budget documentary. :D

So god damn good bud. Learned a lot 👊

Against this as a layman, I knew nothing about chiascuro and sfumato, it helped me articulate why davincis or carvagios work was better than their predecessors. I usually don't do a lot of photography, so I definitely didn't understand when other youtubers were complaining about over-processed look. This helped me clearly contrast between the plasticky look vs picture of Adams which had more gradual shift of tonality, plus your pace is slow and relaxed which helped me stick throughout the video. This just might make me a photography nerd!

So dang good, man.

You're quickly knowing down every tech youtuber I know for the place of number one in my opinion! There's many things about you, your style and your channel that is just amazing! To begin with, you're more relaxing, taking your time, slower tone and lower voice which is just so relaxing to watch coming from the rushing speed like videos by other youtubers. There's no loud strong music, just calming voice, nice visuals and relaxing vibes. Second, your content is so thoroughly researched, so nicely presented that a child can understand it and mmm just so nice! Your scripts are very well made, your editing is really good, it gives off older vibes but they're so calming and nice that I can't help but fall in love with how you do things! And yeah, we understand that these aren't your full time job, neither are they your priority, plus making quality content so good takes a lot of effort so take as much time as you need for them and have fun with it! You're one of my favorite channels now and I hope to see you grow so so so much! Last thing lel, I loved the way you edited the raw files, I never imagined they had so much potential in them, I wish we could define how we liked our pictures processed rather than the device deciding for us. Power in our hands!

Totally want to watch the part 2 of this. Now I understand why I really miss those rich contrasty photos the og pixels gave.

David, this was brilliant. Thank you.

This is the type of content I enjoy watching on KZfaq. the longer format where I really get to learn something or get a connection with what I'm spending my time consuming. thank you so much David, you are extremely talented and please make more videos like this, and videos related to photography/cinematography, because I would love to learn more from you

I've watched around 40 hours of KZfaq this last week. This is the best video of them

I get excited when I see you post a video because I know it's masterfully done. It's not just some random 'trending tech topic of the day' type garbage.

Love your discussion of over sharpening. Yes! To paraphrase Cartier-Bresson, "[Sharpening] is a bourgeois concept." And second, putting out videos only when you have something to say . . . what a concept! I wish it would catch on with more people.

IMO, the content doesn't have to be rushed. Take your time, refine your thoughts while you do so (be it actively or passively), and put out your best work after it all starts to bloom/mature.

Another banger, mate. The care and thoughtfulness of this video (as well as your other two deep dives) are so refreshing and engaging. More creators need to take notice and consider adopting the “less is more” philosophy, as well as the drive to dig deeper into a given topic. Keep continuing on this road, dude. I’m loving what I’m seeing.

I really love that you dont upload too much. Thats way I know that every video is great.

This video deserves so much more views - it's almost hilarious. The production quality, the information, the entertainment. Everything is so wonderfully curated and presented. It felt like watching a really high quality documentary that's engaging throughout. I hope you are still considering this channel an active project. Greetings from Europe 💙

I absolutely love that you are voicing this. It’s a similar problem we see with videos now that almost everyone shoots log and many don’t add back enough contrast. (Me included sometimes)

6:42 this is such a great way of summarising the hopes for future personal electronics. AR glasses, smart clothes, Neuralink style BCIs... The promise of all of them is that they meld into us, they become as convenient and intuitive as controlling your own body parts. I don't think we're close to that world, and I'm not bullish on any particular tech at the moment, but yeah, you articulated something that I just didn't know how to say, so thanks

Absolutely fantastic, I am so impressed by the RAW photos from the pixel holy crap

This video made me take RAW photos & edit them in Lightroom more than ever instead of taking normal photos.

Just found out that you also have a youtube channel and wanted to check it out. Phenomenal video, hope you make more of these. The 7 keys to the internet and the James Webb Space Telescope podcast you've done were probably my favorites Waveform podcasts and I'm happy to see you have videos in a similar vein here.

You should pump out more content....I learned a lot in the last 23 minutes and so can many others. Thanks David...

David . You are the most fascinating tech KZfaqr !! The only KZfaqr I turned the bell on . Please keep uploading , a ton of people love what you do .

Honestly, these videos are a banger. I am binging on them. They are just so fun and filled with information. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

That Raw vs Processed segment, wow

Mate we don't care if you make a 12hr long video because we will gobble it up simply because your style is so good! Another banger from you. Looking forward to the next one!

Wow, very detailed and knowledgable...You are my favorite from the MKBHD crew! :-)

😍 you have a 4x5 in the background. I miss those.

Awesome to hear someone else has had thoughts on the hdr going too far. Great video, really got my mind moving this morning

👌 enjoyed this. Really hoping Google starts to realise what is possible with the new sensors on their Pixel cameras.

Excellent- one of the better YT videos I have seen this year (and it’s the middle of December). Keep up the good work.

Amazing , honestly. Lately i have less time for youtube and you're one of the must watch videos

If there was een Emmy award for youtube videos, you should be nominated.

Changed my whole perception on phone photography amazing video

This video in itself is art.

You're making me shoot in RAW now

Really appreciate the longer explanatory video going into the finer details. And I'd be more than glad to watch the even longer explanation about how cameras work at a fundamental level.

Honestly this channel become one of my favourite tech channels on you tube.i think you should take this channel more serious cuz you have such unique perspective one tech that i dont get from any youtuber And i think you should be on waveform more often cuz every time you are there i learn something.

Great video about smartphone photography & everything else. i got here from your interview in the Fuji Love podcast.

This video made me play with the camera settings on my pixel and take some photos.

You are killing it with these videos. More please.

Like the difference between a skilled painter and a master painter, your talent with producing videos like this has ascended gracefully beyond that of the 'best technology youtubers'. This video is insightful, informative, and thoughtfully creative to a degree that I expect to be sharing it years in the future. Thank you.

This sound odd but i think this might be the best youtube video i have seen. I cant quite put into word how i feel about this video but i love it. Keep up the good work.

Great explainer man! That's probably one of the reasons why I shoot streets with my 11 year old powershot rather than my 2020 phone, besides the handling, the photos are more organic, more true to life. I don't mind the noise or the non HDR look, for me it looks more pleasing to the eyes. Your JPEG vs RAW comparison really pinpointed how processing on phones has made it albeit simpler for novices to shoot and share and harder for us nerds to edit it the way we like it.

What a great video! We'd love to see the deeper dive!

sfumato is the reason why shoot raw on my phone when I really want to take a proper photo. My 200€ Huawei P30 takes 40MP DNGs in the stock camera app and the detail and color in Lightroom is amazing.

My favorite channel on KZfaq right now.

Wow, this is great stuff! I have been bothered by the excessive sharpening and that flat look of modern phones, but you do a great job of explaining what is going and how we can hopefully get our phone cameras to take better photos one fine day.

I watched it 2 times just to get all the information you shared. What an amazing idea for a youtube video. Looking forward for more. Cheers!

This channel deserves so much more attention. It's not just top notch tech talk, it's top notch research, explanations, edits and such a pleasant watch everytime! Basically a guarantee. Take all the time you need when doing these contents. Side note from an Italian: chiaro is pronounced something like "kià raw" (stress on the first a). It might have been tricky cause it's 2 words in one (chiaro≈pale; scuro≈dark) so there are 2 stresses (chiàroscùro). Loved your pronunciation tho :)

i really love your videos because they take SUCH a unique perspective on the tech world. i really haven't seen anything remotely similar it feels like an artistic take on the implications of tech but its actually more than that. you present a holistic view of not just everyday implications, but how tech will define this entire age/era and i think thats incredibly impressive. definitely underrated, but hope u continue making content that's important to u :)

Oh mhen, discovering this channel today is like discovering a good series that was cancelled. It's hurts 😅

A great video! And thank you for the short video promoting this - I'm subscribed but I still missed it until you prompted

This video is prequel to the Waveform Clips channel "Are retractable cameras the future? ".

I'm so glad I finally found your channel which I tried to find after that Leica video. Please keep up doing cool stuff there.

Don’t rush, we’ll wait for this kind of quality

Your skills of communication are at least a magnitude beyond the norm. Thanks so much for this.

thank you for making this, it was beautiful :)

This is such a cool video, and I think you did a great job presenting your thesis. Looking forward to seeing more of your long form work. Got here after a year but better late than never.

Really love your video essays, I don't think I've seen another channel with this artistic approach to tech videos, and glad to know that Nerdwriter is part of your references/inspirations~ Looking forward to the next

Came across this video from your Mumbo No 5 tweet! Yo this is incredible story telling! Subbed subbed subbed!!!

please make the other video! this was fantastic

Excellent in every aspect. Apart from me learning a few things the content was brought up in layman's terms, easy for everyone to understand.

Definitely interested in hearing your deep dive into camera inner workings!

This was really great, thank you for an awesome video

Man. this is so GOOOOOD! The storytelling, the result, the photo edited. Man!

this is why i sometimes i still prefer my nexus6p when taking pictures...it is ahead of its time

i see the title i click. Great video learned quite abit.

YES YES PLEASE THAT DETAILED EXPLANATION ABOUT HOW CAMERAS WORK AT A VERY FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL WILL BE EXCITING!!!!

This was a really good and well thought out video

This is such a nicely written and well articulated video. Really well done!

i never would've thought depth can really change a picture this much. thanks David

This video is seriously incredible. I've been looking to articulate exactly what you did regarding the Pixel 6 camera, there is so much more that can be done. I'd love to see an AI trained by DSLR camera shots to do style transfer on RAW images right out of the lens, I think that would be brilliant

You are doing what's good for the audience instead of what's good for the algorithm. Appreciate it. 👍🏻

Wow! Amazing refined, helpful, entertaining video. You make communication look ultra easy. I never appreciated the Renaissance. Haha my loss. But I really like how you made some of the basics of light and tone appreciable. My daughter is a first year photography major. I will share this video with her. I hope she watches it. 😁

I didn't know you had a YT a/c. Love your work @Studio , liked your video.

Wow. Good stuff. Great content, graphics, editing, storytelling, it's all here. Honestly it's the best thing I have seen on the Tubes in a long time. A LOT of work was put into this. Thank you.

This might the best video i have ever watched. Great work man!! 💯💯

This type of content is ✨GOLDEN✨

I so love these video essays, man. So darn good! Can't wait for the next one

Brilliantly done David. I love your videos so much. Definitely waiting for the part 2.

If I had a teacher that explains stuff like you i would have passed everything in high-school i love your videos

Really appreciate your take and approach to these videos, please keep taking your time and make more great content like this!

This is one of the most in depth KZfaq channels. So often I watch 4 videos on one subject and they barely scratchhthe surface. But with your videos it doesn't matter what subject it gets really to the point at least in every video you made until now. 🙏

David! Thank you for this. What an amazing video!

The video was too good. I watched it like 10 times already

I really like that contrasty look, every time when i click a photo i always down the exposure to get that shadows.

Didn't know this much about photography. Wow this video is a gem.

Absolutely loved your content. Please make more videos 🤩

This was awesome! Well done!

this is gold, I love it ! thank you so much for sharing

Thank You. Waiting for that second one

Yeah we'd like another video man!!! Love your videos

I learned so much from this video, David. Thank you for the depth of work you put into this project.

This is, as always, an amazing video. A great explanation of how phone photography works and how far it's come. Thank you for sharing.

I really enjoyed this video. You have a gift of organizing and presenting information. Thank you for all the time and care you put into it.

Keep em coming! Super informative, not every day we got content like this on KZfaq. This is savouring all the appetite for photography, technology and most of all arts!

Do the other part as well. Amazing video

David still killing it. Very informative video, I learned a lot about art and photography. Thanks