The telephoto camera on the iPhone XS is the same as on the X. Here is an example where the Smart HDR brings more detail in some areas. Overall, we'd suggest leaving the Smart HDR option enabled - it won't hurt your photos, on the contrary, it can only improve them when necessary. The foliage looks better in the HDR photos, and they have more natural look as there is no over-sharpening. The Smart HDR stacks multiple frames with different exposure for better dynamic range and contrast, but there is also more detail captured in areas that previously looked like made of uniform colors (check the mountains). Note that we are talking about the photos where the Smart HDR decided not to fire.Īll 12MP images offer nice rendition, accurate colors, and are pretty sharp, if not over-sharpened sometimes. There is plenty of resolved detail, the noise levels are kept low, and the dynamic range is slightly above average. The daylight samples we snapped with the iPhone XS are flagship-grade as they come. Hardly user-friendly!Ĭamera app and its separate settings Image Quality Instead, you have to close the camera, open Settings, and then return to the camera. And that's probably fine, but as usual, all image and video settings aren't in the camera app itself. It has the same interface that's been around for ages. Unfortunately, the camera app hasn't been touched at all. We guess if you are going to do it super late, at least do it better than the others. We listened to a couple of iPhone XS clips on a pair of expensive headphones and indeed, it's not just a regular stereo sound, it's rich in tones and quite surround-like and that's probably what Apple's calls wide stereo. Yes, finally! But it's not just regular stereo audio, it's employs wider sound separation for richer sound and better listening experience. There is one final improvement in the iPhone XS camera - stereo recording for the video capture. The front camera now can do 1080p videos at 60fps, and there is cinematic video stabilization available (always-on). The iPhone XS has the same 7MP f/2.2 selfie camera as on the iPhone X, but the sensor has improved in speed if not in resolution thanks to the new ISP. You know, like Huawei does this for years. The XS also allows you to adjust the depth of field after a photo has been taken, while the iOS 12.1 update will allow you to do this in real-time from the viewfinder. The iPhone XS also offers an updated bokeh rendering, which Apple says it has lifted from the most expensive DSLRs. First, the iPhone doesn't need a second camera for depth sensing anymore, it does it only with the primary snapper and the power of the ISP's depth mapping and the data collected from the NPU. In addition to those 4 frames, the camera also captures interframes, plus a long exposure, all of which are merged into a single photo with improved dynamic range.Īpple has finally gone the Pixel way and we can't wait to see what the new camera is capable of.īut wait, there is more. The camera benefits from a new image signal processor with 4-frame buffer for zero shutter lag, and there is a new Smart HDR feature. The telephoto camera has a 1.0µm pitch as before, no changes here. The iPhone XS introduces an all-new 12MP sensor for the main shooter with larger pixels - 1.4µm, up from 1.22µm and doubles the focus pixels. The quad-LED dual-tone flash is here to stay, as well as the large piece of scratch-resistant sapphire glass that is supposed to keep everything away from harm's way. The wide-angle sensor sits behind the same f/1.8 lens, the telephoto behind a f/2.4 lens, both with optical image stabilization, just like on the iPhone X. The Apple iPhone XS keeps a similar dual-12MP (wide+telephoto) camera setup as the iPhone 7, 8 Plus, and X.
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