As rumors ramp up regarding Apple’s upcoming flagship, there’s one that’s beginning to gain traction. But what are the benefits of Apple going with a dual-camera system for its next iPhone.
In a new report, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple plans on including a new dual-camera system in the “iPhone 7 Plus,” a feature that would indeed make the handset stand out against the competition — and even against the “iPhone 7,” its younger sibling. With the idea floating around that Apple could make a major jump forward in its camera implementation, MacRumors has put together a nice profile of what those changes could mean for the user.
The profile was put together based off technology that was first implemented by LinX Imaging, which Apple acquired in 2015. While nothing is confirmed at this point, it doesn’t seem like a coincidence that Apple acquired a company that has a focus on multi-aperture camera systems, and now rumors about Apple using a dual-camera for its upcoming flagship are starting to crop up more and more.
And there are certainly quite a few benefits, including impressive image quality while being smaller in size, which means that Apple could get rid of the “hump” on the back of their next iPhone, which is currently present on the iPhone 6s/6s Plus. It also means that the camera system could take “SLR-like” quality photos, which would be a big selling bullet point for Apple in the future.
As are many of these new features, Apple could include in the iPhone 7 Plus:
For the photos that just have to be taken inside, where lighting might not be the best, the implementation of LinX’s technology could mean better indoor photos. The photo above, which includes an image taken with LinX’s technology, an iPhone 5, and Samsung’s Galaxy S4, shows that the LinX sensors let in more light, which resulted in a photo that has more detail and sharpness when compared to the images taken by those other cameras.
Low-light photography has become a major talking point as of late, and it’s one area that Apple has done hard work in trying to exceed its competition. With the technology that Apple acquired from LinX, that strategy looks safe, by utilizing multiple channels to increase the overall sensitivity of the camera, which should equate to better detail. Another benefit should be a reduction in exposure time, which should also reduce motion blur.
Getting the best detail in a picture is important, even for an image caught on a phone’s camera. So noise reduction is one area that Apple would like to keep improving on. With the LinX technology, we can see in the image above that their image is much clearer and boasts significantly less noise levels, when compared to an image captured with the iPhone 5s. Detail when zooming in is also greater, which should be good for those macro shots.
Finally, one of the other major additions will be 3D depth mapping. With the multi-camera system, LinX technologies can create detailed maps with depth from captured objects. This would allow for some interesting results, by allowing the user to create full 3D models by combining several different frames, which is put together by a per-pixel basis.
There’s a lot to look forward to, especially if it becomes clear that Apple is indeed working on a dual-camera system for the iPhone 7. Based on this profile, are you looking forward to see what Apple does with its next camera system?
[via MacRumors]
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