Apple announces iPhone 11 (Pro)
Major smartphone manufacturers introduce new models on a yearly cadence. Camera upgrades tend to be a major focus, with little else apparently to differentiate new models from old ones. Often, what seem like small, incremental upgrades can have significant impact on photo and video quality. The iPhone XS, for example, dramatically improved image quality in high contrast scenes thanks to the sensor`s ability to capture `inter-frames` - short exposures in between longer ones - to improve dynamic range and noise. Similarly, 4K video was improved with multi-frame HDR capture.
Last week, Apple announced numerous updates to the cameras in the iPhone 11, some of which will inevitably be seen as attempts to catch up to capabilities of contemporary Android offerings. But, taken together, we think they stack up to meaningful upgrades that potentially make an already very capable camera one of the most compelling ones on the market.
See beyond your frame
The iPhone 11 offers a whopping 13mm 35mm equivalent field-of-view with its wide-angle, `0.5x` lens. The iPhone 11 is the first Apple phone to feature an ultra-wide angle lens, a feature that`s been present on numerous Android phones. Wide angle lenses often add drama and a sense of depth to everything from landscapes, portraits, architecture and still life. They also allow for creative framing options, juxtaposing interesting foreground objects and distant ones. They`re also useful when you simply can`t step any further back from your subject.
The iPhone 11 models alert you to the potential presence of objects of interest beyond your current framing by showing you the wider field-of-view within the camera user interface. Simply tap the `1x` focal length multiplier button to zoom out (or zoom in, on the Pro models).
Refined image processing pipeline
Newer, faster processors often mean increased photo and video capability, and the iPhone 11 is ...
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