The most important upgrades in the iPhone 16 series camera

When Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 series, the company focused on delivering major improvements and upgrades to the camera, including, Control button for quick photo capture in landscape and portrait modeIn addition to new editing options and an improved ultra-wide camera lens. But that's not all, let's learn in the following lines about the most important upgrades that Apple brought to the camera for the iPhone 16 series.

 Camera in iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

Both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have a new vertical dual-lens camera instead of diagonally arranged lenses, as well as an improvement to the ultra-wide camera, but what's new compared to the iPhone 15:

• 48MP Fusion Camera with f/1.6 aperture.
• 12MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture.
• Macro photography with the ultra-wide camera.
• Spatial images for Apple Vision Pro glasses.
• 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 60 fps.
• Spatial audio recording.
• Reduce wind noise for better sound quality when recording videos.

Camera in iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

Each contains: iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max On the 5x telephoto camera, plus a new 48MP ultra-wide lens that can capture higher-resolution ProRAW and HEIF photos with autofocus. Here's what's new in the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max cameras:

• 48MP wide camera with f/2.2 aperture.
• Second generation Quad Pixel sensor for zero shutter lag for RAW images.
• New 48MP ultra-wide lens.
• 5x telephoto lens for both models.
• Better macro shots.
• 4K video recording in Dolby Vision at 100 and 120 fps.
• 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 120fps.
• Support for slow motion recording of 4K Dolby Vision video at 120 fps (Fusion).
• Option to change playback speed when editing.
• 4K ProRes video recording at 120 fps with external recording.
• Fast video capture up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision.
• Spatial and stereo audio recording.
• Four new microphones with more realistic sounds.
• Reduce wind noise for clearer audio when recording videos.

Camera in all models

There are several features that have been added to all iPhone 16 models and they include:

camera control button

The series contains IPhone 16 There's a new camera control button designed to make it easier to quickly take photos and videos. The button is touch-sensitive, so it supports swiping and other gestures to switch between camera options.

A single tap of the control button opens the camera, a second tap takes a photo, and a tap and hold starts recording a video. A light tap opens control options like zoom, and you can switch tools with a light double tap.

Later this year, a new feature will be added that will enable the camera control button to use artificial intelligence to help users identify objects and places around them faster. For example, pointing the camera at a restaurant will display its hours of operation and menu.

New photography styles

Photography modes were previously available, but Apple has improved them and introduced new ones. You can now preview photography modes directly before making any changes. In addition to changing the way the style appears, you can use the control panel that lets you adjust the shadows and color. You can change the specific color tone, so you can make adjustments that do not affect the entire color scheme of the image. According to Apple, photography modes have a deeper understanding of skin tones, which will enable the user to control how they look in photos.

audio mix

Audio Mix is ​​a new feature powered by AI and machine learning that allows the user to adjust the audio after recording the video and provides three different styles as follows:

1. Frame style – Only the voices of people on camera are captured, even if people off camera are speaking.
2. studio style – Makes the sounds sound like they were recorded in a professional studio with soundproof walls. The recording will sound like the microphone was close to the person’s mouth.
3. cinematic style – Captures all the sounds and puts them together in the foreground, which is how sound is formatted for movies.

Finally, these were the most important improvements and upgrades that Apple introduced in the camera for the iPhone 16 series. Pre-orders for the new Apple phones began yesterday and the series will be available in the markets starting Friday, September 20.

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