Apple today unveiled the new improvements in the iPhone 5’s camera. The iPhone 5 features multiple enhancements in what Apple is calling the “iSight” department. The device’s 8 megapixel sensor will shoot pics at a 3264×2448 resolution, and the camera includes a Hybrid IR filter and next-gen ISP technology. Schiller noted that the camera itself is 25% smaller.
In iOS 6 the Camera app will include a Panorama mode for taking large landscape pictures, and Shared Photo Streams will give users the ability to effortlessly share pics with friends and family on the go.
For video, the iPhone 5 shoots rear-facing 1080p video like the iPhone 4S. The front-facing camera now shoots 720p video for FaceTime, which is a nice improvement.
For more on the iPhone 5’s camera, check out Charlie’s feature.
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One response to “iPhone 5 Camera Upgrade Includes 8 Megapixel Sensor, Panorama, 720P FaceTime Video [iPhone 5 Event]”
Atlast iphone 5 arrived with only improvements, apple can do great marketing with the below par product too. just an upgrade, nothing innovative! Once apple was adamant 3.5″ is usable and correct size for human hands, but now retracted. They mention everything in percentage, like 18% thinner, 44% faster and apple fan boys dont even think about other competitors score! Now apple mentioned worlds thinnest phone??? Do they really justify this or are u fan boys are a big fool? U can believe ur using worlds slimmest phone, but its not. What about razr and ascend p1? You can put all ur money where ur mouth is! U can name isight, and fan boys adore naming a camera, u introduced iphone first without even messaging app or sort of like that then introduced in the later versions after criticism, facetime(video calling) introduced only for ios devices, when asked apple stated it will burden operators on bandwidth, why do u make phone then, it certainly will affect anything! All u can now do is catch up with other operators, u can name the same camera or tag it as improved or brilliant or amazing or rubbish. I dont hate apple for its products, they are one of the best available, may be not the bestest best one, i hate apple and its fan boys for their attitude. Iphone 4s was an slight improvement over iphone 4, 5 is improved over 4s with taller display, nothing else.