![]() ProRes is built into the camera app, so why not offer more controls for pro users?īut the camera app itself is still pretty basic, with video settings limited mostly to turning ProRes on or off, switching zoom lenses, and changing resolution. ProRes is a video codec that captures a huge amount of data, allowing greater editing control in post-production software like Adobe Premiere Pro. ![]() With the introduction of ProRes video on the iPhone 13 Pro, Apple has given a strong signal that it sees its phones as a genuinely useful video tool for professional creatives. Professional video controls built into the default camera app 10x is huge and the equivalent of carrying a 24-240mm lens for your DSLR – wide enough to scan landscapes, with enough zoom for wildlife photography too. Sure, Samsung actually claims its phone can zoom up to 100x, but the reality is that those shots rely heavily on digital cropping and the results are terrible. Personally, I think 10x is the maximum Apple should go for. Or even better, it will allow continuous zooming between those levels to find the perfect composition, rather than having to simply choose between two fixed zoom options. It must have at least two levels of optical zoom 5x for portraits and 10x for more detailed landscapes. So what the phone needs is a proper zoom lens that relies on good optics, not just digital cropping and sharpening, which still results in pretty muddy photos. ![]() The Galaxy S22 Ultra has an impressive 10x optical zoom, and even the Pixel 6 Pro manages 4x. I find they allow for more artistic and thoughtful images, and while the iPhone’s zoom helps you get those compositions, there’s no competition for the S22 Ultra. I love zooms because they allow you to find all sorts of hidden compositions in a scene, instead of just using a wide lens and capturing everything in front of you. The iPhone’s optical zoom peaks at 3.5x, but the S22 Ultra offers up to 10x optical zoom.Īnd the difference it makes in the shots you can get is amazing. While I generally find images taken on the main iPhone 13 Pro camera to be better than those taken on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, there is one area where Samsung wins hands down the telephoto zoom. I’ll be honest, that doesn’t sound like a very Apple thing to do. Either that or just a massive image sensor and place the lenses on a rotating dial on the back to let you physically change the angle of view to suit your scene. A 1-inch image sensor surely couldn’t be out of the question, but I’d really like to see Apple go even further with an APS-C sized sensor, like those found in many cameras without mirror.Īlright, the three cameras couldn’t have massive sensors or they just wouldn’t fit in the phone, but maybe the main one could get a size upgrade. Sure, Apple is doing incredible things with its computational photography to extract every ounce of quality from its small sensors, but if it combined those same software skills with a huge image sensor, the difference could be huge. Panasonic’s CM1 had a 1-inch image sensor and it was released in 2015. Phones like Sony’s Xperia Pro-I and even the 1 inch camera sensors from the 2015 Panasonic CM1 pack which can offer vastly improved dynamic range and low-light flexibility, so it’s not too crazy to hope for a much larger image sensor inside the iPhone 14. Why are phone cameras lacking in this regard? Because image sensors have to fit in pocket phone cases, where space is limited. More captured light means better images, especially at night, and that’s why professional cameras have sensors many times larger than those found in phones. The smaller the image sensor, the less light can reach it and the light is everything in photography. Image sensors inside phones are tiny compared to those in pro cameras like the Canon EOS R5. ![]() A much larger image sensor on the iPhone 14 So I sat there dreaming about how I would go about redesigning Apple’s camera system for the iPhone 14 to hopefully secure its position as the best photography phone. But the Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra pack incredible camera systems that mean Apple doesn’t have the edge it once had. I talked a lot about the main features I want to see on Apple’s next flagship phonebut it’s the camera that I particularly want to see take real steps forward.Īpple’s phone cameras have always been superb, with the iPhone 13 Pro capable of taking the kind of photos you’d expect from professional cameras, and even its cheapest iPhone SE capable of taking great photos on your summer vacation. With only a few weeks ahead of its possible launchthe rumor mill is furiously gossiping about the new iPhones release date, the price and design change and other upgrades. Apples iPhone 14 almost certainly coming soon.
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