Currently, many users use iPhone to record their lives, and imaging is also the focus of iPhone upgrades in the past generations. In the upcoming iPhone 16 series, a large number of upgrades to the lens and software algorithms are expected to further enhance the imaging capabilities of the iPhone.
According to the practice of previous years, the new iPhone 16 will be officially released in September this year. Judging from various recent revelations, the iPhone 16 Pro, which is in the same series and is more powerful, will most likely continue to have a three-camera combination. In the current smartphone market, "image flagships" are launching four cameras one after another. How will the iPhone 16 Pro achieve "3 is greater than 4"?
ultra-wide-angle lens upgraded to 48-megapixel
At present, the pro series has leading image performance. According to the latest reports, both iphone 16 pro and iphone 16 pro max will be equipped with 48-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, which marks the transition from iphone The "12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens" that has been continued in the 11 series to this day will finally see an increase in pixels this year.
After upgrading from 12 million pixels to 48 million pixels, the ultra-wide-angle lens of the iPhone 16 pro series may support the four-in-one pixel function. Therefore, more details can be captured in low-light environments. In addition, the 48-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens paired with a new light imaging engine may also support the output of the same 24-megapixel photos as the iPhone 15 pro series, bringing more details.
It is worth mentioning that the iPhone 16 Pro has upgraded its ultra-wide-angle lens to 48 million pixels, which will also enhance its spatial video recording capabilities. Up to now, using the iPhone to record spatial videos relies on a combination of the main camera and an ultra-wide-angle lens. With this new 48-megapixel lens, the iPhone 16 Pro may be able to support recording 4K resolution spatial videos, which will also become the iPhone 16 Pro A major upgrade for the series.
spatial video recording
Of course, since the main camera and ultra-wide-angle lens of the iPhone 16 pro both use 48 million pixels, it also puts forward higher requirements for the computing power of the chip. I believe that the new a18 pro chip can bring us more surprises. .
main camera sensor upgrade
After the upgrade to 48 million pixels, it was revealed that the main camera of the iPhone 16 pro series has a new upgrade, which is to enhance low-light performance through a new stacking technology.
Previously, Oppo used this technology in the latest generation of folding screen mobile phone n3 and named it "folding pixel sensor". The photodiode and pixel transistor of a single layer of folded pixels are separated, so within a limited pixel space, a single pixel can have a larger photosensitive area and obtain more light.
Its experience is somewhat similar to "a house with almost no shared area". It can obtain more light in a limited space by increasing the pixel photosensitive area. In terms of actual shooting experience, it is more advanced. The amount of light means that in dark light environments, you can have a purer picture look and feel, and there will be less noise.
However, it is unclear whether this new folding pixel sensor can be used in the entire iPhone 16 Pro series. It was previously reported that only the iPhone 16 Pro Max has a new sensor, but this news has not been confirmed.
The new anti-reflective coating helps say goodbye to "ghost images"
When shooting with iPhone, many people have encountered the problem of "ghost images", especially at night when the light is complex, and they often need to constantly look for angles to avoid them, reducing usage experience. In the latest generation of iPhone 16 pro series, the "ghosting" problem will also be fixed. There are rumors that Apple is testing a new "atomic layer deposition" (or ALD) lens coating technology for the iPhone 16 Pro lens. This anti-reflective coating can minimize the impact of internal reflections, thereby eliminating "ghosting" ".
In fact, many manufacturers have used new coating technology to eliminate the ghost problem that occurs when the light is complex. For example, vivo's previous x-series flagships have been blessed with Zeiss T* coating. This is also the first time that a smartphone has adopted the ALD coating process, which can significantly reduce the impact of ghosting on the finished film.If the iPhone 16 pro series uses the same or similar technology, it can have a higher film rate in complex light environments.
The entire series uses a periscope lens and supports 5x optical zoom
Last year, Apple used a periscope lens for the first time in the iPhone 15 pro max. Through the new four-prism camera design, it achieved 5x optical zoom and 25x digital zoom. With the arrival of the iPhone 16 series, this new periscope lens is expected to be promoted to the entire iPhone 16 Pro series.
Equipped with a new 5x periscope lens, it also requires more internal space, which is also a big challenge for the small-screen iPhone 16 pro. How Apple will make good use of every inch of internal space is worth looking forward to.
Of course, I also very much hope that Apple can optimize the experience of the periscope telephoto lens in the past year. Under the background that the sensor area is not dominant, software algorithms are used to enhance the telephoto capabilities, especially to enhance the imaging performance in night environments, instead of directly switching to the main camera for imaging at night.
is written at the end
At present, iPhone has some "constraints" in terms of imaging, because Apple does not allow the iPhone's appearance design to be significantly changed like other manufacturers. Those huge imaging modules are even impossible to exist on the iPhone. Therefore, for Apple, how to make good use of the limited internal space and continuously improve imaging performance has become a brand new problem.
Judging from the current news, the images of the iPhone 16 pro series have been greatly improved compared to last year. In addition to more powerful hardware, some small internal upgrades and support for 4k spatial video shooting will bring more competitiveness to the iPhone. We believe that these new improvements can enable iPhone to successfully achieve "3 is greater than 4".
