Camera Improvements, Slow-Move Video Samples

Apple carried over the same 8-megapixel rating from concluding year's model at a time when some Android phones are at present packing thirteen-megapixel shooters. Of course, megapixel count isn't the only thing you need to be concerned most when dealing with digital cameras. To that end, Apple made a number of improvements to the 5s' camera with amend low-light operation in mind.

HDR-enabled photo above, original below.

Part of that equation deals with taking in more light which is achieved by a larger aperture (f/2.2 versus f/two.iv). There are also larger pixels in play (1.5µm vs. ane.4µm) which combine for a 33 percent increment in light sensitivity, Apple claims. There'south too a new auto image stabilization characteristic, burst shooting mode that can capture 10 images per 2nd and improved panorama functionality. The latter feature is said to work faster only more importantly, it tin adjust exposure on the wing as y'all pan around for the best possible image.

As mentioned earlier, Apple tree has added a second warm low-cal flash. In testing, I didn't notice the 2nd flash to help much on photos of objects but with people there was a marked departure equally peel tones looked more than natural and less overexposed.

I also plant the iPhone 5s to handle low-light not-flash images a picayune better than its predecessor. Images were a bit less noisy although they also seemed a trivial more washed out. It was extremely difficult to tell much of a deviation when images where taken in well-lit scenes. That said, information technology's a slight upgrade over concluding year's model but it likely isn't on the same playing field equally devices like the Nokia Lumia 1020.

On the video side, Apple tree has added a slow motion effect that records 720p video at 120 fps. One time you capture a clip in this way, you tin edit it to suit when the slow motion effect kicks in and when information technology jumps back into full speed. In practice, information technology's similar to the irksome motion effect popularized in the Matrix films where fifty-fifty the audio is slowed down to a crawl to match the video.

Information technology may not be practical for all occasions but it's certainly fun to play around with. I captured a number of sample clips using the effect – everything from my true cat drinking water from the faucet to a spray bottle squirting, a ceiling fan spinning and a zoo tram passing by. If you are the creative type or enjoy making videos, this will probable appeal to yous.