Samsung Says Photos Aren't Real! (feat. The Verge's Allison Johnson)

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In this episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 07:19 - Italian court orders Getty to remove photos of Michelangelo's David
• 11:21 - Canon permanently discounts both the R3 and the R5
• 15:15 - Samsung reports weakest earnings in a decade
• 21:27 - Samsung argues that there is "no such thing as a real picture"
• 29:48 - What are the limits of computational photography?
• 35:25 - Why are full-size camera makers so reluctant to add computational photography?
• 41:40 - What about Sony Xperia?
• 43:53 - Are camera companies afraid of what computational photography might mean to authenticity?
• 47:10 - Companies have to stop thinking they can dictate the terms of a review
• 51:52 - What have you been up to?
• 57:20 - Tech support
• 1:09:11 - PetaPixel's glossary of photo terms
• 1:10:35 - Never read the comments