What is HDR, anyway?

It's not you. HDR confuses tons of people. In this post, we finally explain what HDR actually means, the problem it presents, and three ways to solve it. It's not you. HDR confuses tons of people. Last year we announced HDR or "High Dynamic Range" photography was coming to our popular photography app, Halide. While most customers celebrated, some were confused, and others showed downright concern. That's because HDR can mean two different, but related, things. The first HDR is the "HDR mode" introduced to the iPhone camera in 2010. September, 2010 The second HDR involves new screens that display more vibrant, detailed images. Shopped for a TV recently? No doubt you've seen stickers like this: This post finally explains what HDR actually means, the problems it presents, and three ways to solve them. What is Dynamic Range? Let's start with a real world problem. Before smart phones, it was impossible to capture great sunsets with point-and-shoot cameras. No matter how you fiddled ... Read full article.