Polaroid’s New Anti-AI Camera Lets You Mess With Exposure Times and More
The most foolproof way to keep your photos from being scraped by AI is to never have them exist online at all. Still, the problem is there are few instant cameras that actually give you the option to mess with your photos beyond applying kitchy Pokémon backgrounds to your image borders. The next big, honking Polaroid camera, on the other hand, wants you to get extra creative by fooling around with exposure.
- ▪The most foolproof way to keep your photos from being scraped by AI is to never have them exist online at all.
- ▪Still, the problem is there are few instant cameras that actually give you the option to mess with your photos beyond applying kitchy Pokémon backgrounds to your image borders.
- ▪The next big, honking Polaroid camera, on the other hand, wants you to get extra creative by fooling around with exposure.
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The most foolproof way to keep your photos from being scraped by AI is to never have them exist online at all. Still, the problem is there are few instant cameras that actually give you the option to mess with your photos beyond applying kitchy Pokémon backgrounds to your image borders. The next big, honking Polaroid camera, on the other hand, wants you to get extra creative by fooling around with exposure. The upcoming $170 Polaroid Mod is using a fixed-focus, two-lens system with either a 103mm standard lens or a 95mm portrait lens on offer. Other than the variable lens, the main reason you should be interested in this instant camera is its various shooting modes. With a turn of a dial surrounding the lens, you can access a longer exposure.
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