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The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max come in three colors. Picture: Apple |
September is already on us. In most parts of the world, it means that the children are back to school, the falling color is on the horizon, and it is time for Apple. Unveil its latest iphonesApple announced an additional-spring model for iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, and new iPhone Air, Minimum.
While all models received the camera update, photography Afficionados will be the most interested in the iPhone 17 Pro series, with Apple’s flagship model company’s best cameras. Here, we compare iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max to the iPhone 16 Pro series, to see if it has changed.
All-in on 48MP cameras
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Like the former Pro model, the iPhone 17 Pro series uses a triple camera array, which has the main, ultra-wide and telephoto modules. The most obvious visual change is a broad camera bump: Apple’s so “called” forged plateau. “I can’t wait to leave that gem carelessly in my next conversation about iPhone cameras.
The news of the headline is that all three rear cameras now use 48MP “fusion” sensors. In Apple Parlance, a fusion sensor is a quad buy-by design that fuses to create a more detailed image with a computably pixel-bonded data with OS photocyte data, and also enables cropped virtual lenses such as 2x mode. (Apple claims that these virtual lenses are “optical quality”, but they are essentially digital zoom with some machine learning -based upsappling.) These techniques are not unique to Apple; For example, Google uses similar technology on its pixel phone.
| iPhone 17 Pro / Pro Max | iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max | |
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Main camera |
24 mm (Equive.) F1.78 lenses |
24 mm (Equive.) F1.78 lenses |
| Main camera sensor |
48MP sensor |
48MP sensor Type 1/1.28 (71.5 mm)) |
| Ultra-wide camera | 13 mm (Equive.) F2.2 lens | 13 mm (Equive.) F2.2 lens |
| Ultra-Wide Camera Sensor |
48MP sensor |
48MP sensor Type 1/2.55 (23.5 mm)) |
| Telephoto camera | 100 mm (Equive.) F2.8 lenses | 120 mm (Equive.) F2.8 lens |
| Telephoto camera sensor | 48MP sensor Type 1/2.55 (23.5 mm)) |
12MP sensor Type 1/3.2 (15.3 mm)) |
| Front camera | F1.9 lens, | F1.9 lens, |
| Front camera sensor | 18MP Center Stage Front Camera, (Class multi-expert ratio sensor) |
12MP Truedepth Camera |
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*Focal length is not specified
** Apple claims that the sensor is “almost double big” as front camera sensors have been found in the iPhone 16 series model.
The big hardware upgrade is the new telephoto camera, which has 4x / 100 mm (equiv.) F2.8 lens. This is a remarkable change from 5x / 120 mm (Equiv.) F2.8 lens on the iPhone 16 Pro.
At first glance, it may look like a downgrade, but a criticism that level some users on the previous model was that the difference between the main and telephoto cameras on the iPhone 16 Pro was a huge. As a result, the mid Z range zoom, with some computational magic to capture the photos, trusted the crop areas of the main sensor of the iPhone. The 4x telephoto attachs the interval that allows the iPhone 17 Pro to switch to the full area of the telephoto module and its sensor.
“Big Hardware upgrade is the new telephoto camera.”
Equally important, the new telephoto camera gets an important sensor upgrade: a 48MP sensor that is 56% larger than the 12MP telephoto sensor in the iPhone 16 Pro. It should provide better image quality at the native focal length of the camera. It also provides a new 8X “telephoto” capacity (200 mm equivity), but it is essentially a virtual camera that uses the central 12MP resolution of the sensor, with the cavet that those 12 million photites are arranged behind a quad buy filter array, and necessarily an extension of a standard 12MP Bayer sensor will not be provided.
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The iPhone 17 Pro telephoto camera module receives a new 48MP sensor that is more than 50% larger than the 12MP sensor in the iPhone 16 Pro series. Note that the 8x telephoto lens in the above image is essentially a virtual lens that uses the central 12MP of the telephoto sensor, with the cavet that those photots are behind the overslade quad buy filter, and will not necessarily distribute the same details as a standard 12MP bayer sensor. Picture: Apple |
The other two cameras are unchanged: a 24 mm (equiv.) F1.78 main camera and a 13 mm (Equiv.) F2.2 Ultra, Wide Camera, both with 48MP sensors
Apple says that imaging pipeline has also been improved for better results at all zoom range and light levels, and uses machine learning models to better preserve natural expansion, reduce noise and improve color, especially in low light. We did not get a chance to verify these claims independently
Video: More than ever “Pro”
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The iPhone 17 Pro series received raw for already impressive set of video features. Picture: Apple |
Apple has a track record of integrating advanced video features in flagship iPhones, which has been used from your cat’s Instagram channel to everything. Hollywood Motion PicturesThe iPhone 17 Pro series has two more: Prorus raw Recording and Genilaoc,
“Apple has a track record of integrating advanced video features in flagship iPhones.”
The Prurse Log started with wide latitude for color grading as a high quality, editing-friendly codec on the log iPhone 15 Pro. Prosar Raw proceeds, distributes raw videos with even more flexibility in the post, including the ability to change the white balance and the “ISO” adjustment (in effect, involves the metadata adjustment that controls how linear data is displayed from the sensor).
Prurse is supported by raw possession apple Last cut camera And Blackmiagic cameraAPI is coming for other developers.
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Genlock synchronization is supported by Blackmagic Camera Prodock. Picture: Apple |
Genlock is a synchronization tool that locks cameras at the frame level, which is important for multi -area camera arrays and techniques such as “”bullet Time“It is supported when using new Blackmagic camera prodockAnd with the prior raw, Apple is providing API to allow wide developer support. These include additions Dolby Vision HDR4K/120p, Log Log, and EckeAlready available on recent pro model.
Front Camera: It is hip to square
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New front-facing camera of the iPhone 17 series. Picture: Apple |
Hue Lewis and the news knew that it was hip to be square In the 80s; Now Apple joined the party. A new 18MP front module has been created around a square, beyond the iPhone 17 lineup (and iPhone Air) Multi ‘aspect sensor Instead of 4: 3 aspects of the sensor instead.
Apple calls it the center stage front camera, and not providing accurate specifications, it says that the sensor is almost double the size of the previous module. Square sensor means that there is no need to rotate the phone to capture landscape or vertical photos and videos, as the camera selectively reads the suitable area of the sensor regardless of the phone’s position. Apple claims that it also allows better image stabilization when shooting the video.
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The center stage camera uses a square sensor to capture photos and videos in horizontal or vertical orientation. Picture: Apple |
New on-screen controls allow you to switch between landscape and portrait orientation with a tap. The center of Apple may adjust the field of stages AI automatically or rotate the frame for group shots.
Although the Apple claims about the increased size of the sensor, keep in mind that you are not taking advantage of that additional surface area in each photo, as it is operated in a multi-faceted fashion, there will always be areas with some letterboxes of the sensor that are not being captured.
