Apple has upgraded a big upgrade to the camera of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The big variant will come with a dual camera setup. Significant upgrades have also been made in the sensor.
Apart from this, the iPhone 7 has received a certification of IP67, that is, it is water and dust resistant. Now users can keep the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in 1 meter water for 30 minutes, that is, the chances of photography are further increased. Let us try to know what is special in the camera of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
1) Optical image stabilization
Apple had told in the launch event that the new iPhone models would be equipped with optical images stabilization. By the way, this feature has already been part of many Android flagship phones. Now Apple has included it in his phone for the first time. The cameras of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus come with optical image stabilization, which will not cause motion photography. It is worth noting that this feature was still present in the big iPhone.
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2) lens
The iPhone 7 smartphone comes with a 12-megapixel rear sensor with a 28 mm wide-angle lens. On the other hand, the iPhone 7 Plus has a dual camera setup. For the first time this type of use has been done in an Apple product. Both of its cameras are 12 megapixels. One has a 28 mm wide-angle lens and the other has 56 mm lens. The company has named it telephoto lens which is equipped with 2x real optical zoom and the total zoom is 10X.
A third party analyst said that the sensor of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus is of the same size. However, the telephoto lens is smaller than the wide angle lens.
3) Aperture
The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have a six-element lens with F/ 1.8 aperture, while the device of the previous generation had F/ 2.2 aperture lens. Apple has claimed that this new lens captures 50 percent more light than the old handset lens. This feature will prove to be very effective in low light. You can expect more crisp photos due to the six element lens.
4) Quad-LED True Tone Flash
For the first time a quad-LED True Tone Flash has been used in a smartpone. Apple has given more LEDs to further improve photography at night. These LED iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will give more brightness and better tone matching options.
Apple has claimed that Quad-LED True Tone Flash gives 50 percent more light and also reaches 50 percent more distance. It also comes with a unique flicker sensor which works to improve photos and videos by reducing the flickering of artificial lights.
5) New image signal processor
Apple has introduced a new image signal processor for powerful image processing in both smartphones. Apple says that the new processor is 60 percent faster than the previous variant. This will be possible by improving the ISP.
This tech company says that it performs 100 billion operations in just 25 milliliters while taking ISP photo.
6) FaceTime HD Camera
The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have 7 megapixel front cameras. Remember that the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus had a 5 -megapixel facetime HD camera. With these cameras you will be able to record 1080 pixels videos, while the previous generation devices were able to record 720 pixels videos. However, the aperture of these sensors is still f/ 2.2.
7) RAW DNG file support
Keeping in mind the professional user, Apple has given the ability to capture the Raw DNG file in these cameras. Tell people unknown to this feature that Raw is a file format. Whenever you take a photo, in this format, all images recorded by the sensor become data captains. Photos in JPEG format come with compressed image information. Raw format gives pictures of better quality. However, Raw DNG files take more space than JPEG photos. Apple will provide raw support through third party application.
