Post #3375014
2026-06-22 08:59 UTC
i’m sorry but that is not how the technical aspect of focal length works. you can’t change the focal length of an lense using software, it is a physical property of the lens so unless you literally have two or more lenses on your phone (which phones do have one the back but presumably not on the front you simply cannot change that effect pictured in the link.
what you are describing here is called cropping. also autofocus changes the distance from the sensor that the camera focusses to, it has nothing to do with the actual focal length. sorry to dissappoint.
i do agree that software does a shittin of post processing, but we are talking about way of feeling better about onse self especially if, like i mentioned, a mirror seems kinder. in that case a software manipulating an image is not the right approach but rather figuring out which focal length suits your own perception of yourself best.
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@anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-06-22 17:32
I still completely disageee. The way the camera perceives the face has to do with working distance, and focal length only somewhat affects the working distance. Cropping is just another way a photographer can change the working distance, and the effect of doing so is remarkably similar to the effect of changing the lens to get a different focal length.