Episode 197: Overenthusiastic in Your Opinion

What started with a couple of new settings related to the iPhone Camera app quickly devolves into a discussion of Apple’s Liquid Glass effect in iOS 26, changes and consistency in the Camera app’s interface, and whether all of this is too confusing for most people taking photos with their iPhones.

Hosts:

• Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass, Jeff on Mastodon, Jeff on Bluesky
• Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass, Kirk on Mastodon, Kirk on Bluesky

Show Notes:

• Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!

• Acorn 8

• Use iPhone camera tools to set up your shot – Apple Support

• Review: iTunes 11 adds cool features, but can be jarring to longtime users | Macworld

• Take Control of iPhone Photography

• iPhone 17 Pro vs. Pixel 10 Pro XL: I Pitted Smartphone Royalty Against Each Other - CNET

• RICOH GR IV Monochrome High-end Compact Digital Camera Development News - Ricoh

Snapshots:

• Kirk: Cory Doctorow: Enshittification
• Jeff: Napster View

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