During its Keynote yesterday, Apple officially presented the new family of the iPhone 13. Within the presentation, the followers of the apple were disheartened by the bet of a 120 Hz OLED Super Retina XDR screen and the power of the A15Bionic chip. Likewise, lovers of mobile photography find in the new models a great improvement in camera systems, with more features powered by processing power and LiDAR technology.
let the light be made
The focus of the new photographic systems of Apple mobiles is light. The company has maintained a tradition of 12MP sensors to focus on improving sensor technologies for more light reception, optimizing optics for greater light aperture and resolution, and better computational technologies for better color science. This commitment to quality and not size has allowed the Californian to constantly remain among the best positions in systems for mobile photography.
On this occasion, the main feature that can be noticed in the iPhone Pro and Pro Max configurations is the increase in the openness of some of the systems. The angle went from F1.6 to F1.5, ultra wide angle went from F2.4 to F1.8 And although the telephoto lens dropped from F2.2 to F2.8, its 35mm focal equivalent went from 65mm to 75mm, bringing more zoom to the scene.
This opening is accompanied by the advantages that come to the image sensors. On the one hand, Apple broke its record with new sensors with 9µm pixels. On the other hand, the new main sensor displacement stabilization system will provide greater stability to the scene than what previous methods did.
Likewise, the new integrated ISP of the A15 Bionic chip and the LiDAR sensor that the company introduced in the previous model are added. Thanks to this, Deep Fusion technology and the new HDR 4 allow to optimize the light, detail and capture flawless videos and photos. They give iPhones, according to Apple, an unmatched leap in image quality.
High resolution optics
In addition to updates that allow clearer scenes, Apple continues to work on the optical development of your camera module.
The first thing that can be found is the angle equivalent to 26mm. This features an F1.5 aperture and has a seven-element construction.
The ultra-wide one has a 92% wider aperture, hitting F1.8 and is a 13mm focal equivalent. This means that it has a viewing angle of 120º. Has a six-element construction. In addition, thanks to computational processes, the wide angle allows you to focus on objects from two centimeters away to take macro shots. A very eye-catching feature that you have to try.
The F2.8 telephoto lens now has a 77mm equivalent focal length, offering 3X optical zoom. In addition to having an optical stabilizer, its six-element construction gives you a good resolution value on the sensor.
Computational photography present
Perhaps one of the clearest aspects in Apple’s bet revolved around its computational photography processes that are possible thanks to A15 Bionic. We mention the first example with macro photography that can be captured using the mobile’s wide-angle camera.
However, macro mode is not limited to just still shots. The power of the processor allows you to make macro videos, even in slow motion mode.
In addition to this, the night mode can be used with all cameras. And the depth mapping system of the LiDAR sensor further optimizes night shots and portraits. For those who do not remember, the LiDAR system emits laser rays in infrared or ultraviolet frequencies, allowing space and distance to be identified by time by bouncing light. It is the process under which some smart vacuums, survey drones, and smart vehicles operate.
But perhaps the most surprising was the introduction of the cinematic mode that allows you to adjust the depth of field of a video. Subject-to-subject focus shift adjustments can be made with this effect.. Even the apple says that the system can identify a subject that is going to enter the frame to make a focus adjustment that adds more drama to the scene. The changes are in principle automatic, but one can control the focus changes manually in the scene and even in editing.
This is one of the most interesting effects since it was created by studying the changes of lights in the movies. The model takes advantage of the depth information from the LiDAR system to analyze the correct distance at which subjects are in the scene (even if they are animals). In addition, the neural system was trained to make focus change decisions and with the sensitivity that a focuser has to make those changes. Apple says that being able to have a system that makes these maps at 30 frames per second, renders and also exports in Dolby Vision is something that is only possible with the A15 Bionic chip.
We finally found Photographic Styles. This is a series of color profiles for the shot that the company has created. It is as if there were different types of film on the mobile, and we can even customize the parameters to create our own style.
The company says that these modes seek to give the user color options, keeping the overall naturalness of the scene tones.
Availability and price:
The iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max will begin pre-orders on Friday, September 17. The price range goes from € 1,159 for 128 GB to € 1,739 for the 1TB version iPhone 13 Pro. And iPhone 13 Pro Max will boot from the € 1,259 for the 128GB version, up to € 1,839 for the 1TB version.