In future Android device owners might be able to take photos in a higher-end raw format, according to details tucked away in the source code for the mobile operating system.
As spotted by Ars Technica, Programmers are working on a revised camera interface that exposes new features to Android app programmers. Among the features in the"new camera API" (application programming interface) are support for raw photo formats and burst-mode shooting that can take a rapid sequence of photos.
It's not clear what the fate of the new interface will be. It was added initially in December 2012, but in October 2013 was marked "do not merge -- not yet ready" to keep it out of the current code base.
But it is clear that image quality is increasingly important to mobile phones in general. People use them to document more and more of their lives, sharing photos and videos as they go with family, friends, and followers. Raw photo support won't do much for ordinary folks who can't be bothered with the inconvenience of raw processing, but it could let photo enthusiasts get more out of existing hardware.
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