Image Production Notes

When Camera Intelligence (formerly the team behind the Alice Camera) announced Caira as the world’s first "AI-native mirrorless camera," it sounded like a content creator's dream: an MFT sensor, MagSafe iPhone integration, and built-in generative AI (Google’s Nano Banana model). Over a year later, that dream has dissolved into missed deadlines, arbitrary regional delays, and radio silence. Here is how a promising project turned into crowdfunding's latest cautionary tale. 1.

Generated with Nano Banana If you follow this blog, you know I love camera gears. Over a year ago, I registered as Caira AI camera backer with '#146 and I put my money down on crowdfunding by Camera Intelligence in 2025. On paper, it promised to revolutionize our workflows - modular phone integration, sleek minimalist hardware, and advanced Nano Banana AI processing built right into the ecosystem. Fast forward to today (end of May, 2026), and my gear shelf has an empty space

I was instantly drawn to the concept when it first emerged, yet I hesitated. Several years ago, I opted not to purchase Alisa – the initial embodiment of this vision. At the time, it felt premature. Today, the technology has advanced considerably, now seamlessly integrated with Apple’s computational photography framework and sophisticated image-processing pipeline. This is the moment to endorse Camera Intelligence’s innovative paradigm for photography. For me, photography is

I've recently made my ImageNet Photos Collection available on Flickr , featuring a variety of images across different categories. From...