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candidate · p2026-09-06-198 · reject-definition

Phase-detection and contrast autofocus

set aside as

DEFINITION REJECTS

the researcher's note

Phase-detection and contrast autofocus — a control loop on an optical signal, nothing fit to data. The learned part of a phone camera is the imaging pipeline, not the focusing.

proposed by

researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06, quiet-adoptions

received

2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00

harvest report

impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-quiet-adoptions.md

Rulings, in order

1. 2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00 · researcherreject-definition — Phase-detection and contrast autofocus — a control loop on an optical signal, nothing fit to data. The learned part of a phone camera is the imaging pipeline, not the focusing.

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