Even without the limits of a 36-shot camera roll or fast-max memory cards, it doesn’t take long to fill an iPhone and cloud storage with photos. So Canon has released an iOS app who can make the tough decisions for you when it’s time to clear up some memories using AI to objectively decide which photos aren’t worth keeping.
Having access to terabytes of cloud storage is a double-edged sword because unless you’re willing to pay for the privilege of being a digital hoarder, you’ll end up having to clean up your camera roll, and being happy for years can leave you thousands of photos to comb through by hand. But now you can pledge the hard work to PHIL (short for Photography Intelligence Learning), which Canon has dubbed its computer vision AI platform.
In the Photo Culling app there are two ways to put PHIL to work. The “Whole Culling” option analyzes your entire film roll and scores each photo based on four different criteria: noise, sharpness, closed eyes and emotion detected. Users set a score threshold, and the app then presents a list of photos that are inaccurate and can be deleted, so users can have one last look at goalkeepers they don’t want to part with, even if it’s a bad thing. shot.
The other option is called “Similar Culling” and uses AI to sort similar photos into groups, evaluate each shot, and then present the user with the best two. images from each series and the ability to quickly remove the rest. It promises to make the decision process when it comes to deleting photos a lot easier because the reality is that no matter how beautiful last night’s sunset was, you are unlikely to ever go back to 40 pictures of the setting sun.
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Other features include an overview of the number of photos on your device and the amount of storage space they take up and automatic sorting of albums based on timestamps or photos taken at the same event. When an album starts to get too big, the app will automatically remind you that it is probably time to clean the house. According to the fine print the app does not work with photos uploaded to iCloud and instead requires users to ensure that the “Download and keep originals” option is turned on so that all photos remain on the device itself.
Canon’s Photo Culling is available in the Apple App Store now and while you can try it free for three days, after that you’ll need a $ 3 monthly plan or a cheaper $ 15 annual plan if you think you’ll use it often.