1207. Why are changes #1, 2, and 3 on the “Allowable Changes” list if they aren’t built in to billions of smartphones?

(The other seven changes on the list are discussed here)

#1 and #2 on the list have to be there, because they are applied to so many of the billions of photographs that are shared or put before the public every day (including news photos).

#3 on the list is not built in to smartphones because it applies primarily to billions of photographs that are made with interchangeable-lens cameras (both digital and film).

#1, #2, and #3 are taken for granted in all branches of photography.

None of the three are considered “doctoring” as they are typically performed, but of course the combined result of using them must meet P7 if a photograph is to qualify as TTG.