the iPhone is an almost perfect device for communication and Internet communications. At the same time, many users have successfully used it as a portable camera. Apple did not cease to improve the camera in their smartphones since the first model in 2007.
The first iPhone and iPhone 3G have been equipped with a camera with a resolution of 2 megapixels without autofocus. Such restrictions Apple has put in the time, when 3.2 MP or even 5 MP phones were no longer a rarity. In addition, there is no iPhone 2G or 3G did not support video recording.
In 2009, Apple introduced the next generation of mobile devices – the iPhone 3GS. Its 3.2-megapixel camera did an acceptable picture even in the daylight. Using autofocus, the phone could handle OCR and document shooting. In addition, the iPhone 3GS came with video recording at 30 frames per second and built-in electronic compass allowed to use the camera for augmented reality.
iPhone 4 has taken another step towards improving the camera in the phone line of Apple. The gadget has a 5 MP lens, the right to 720p for video recording and an HDR mode. Debuted in 2011, the iPhone 4s even closer aplombov to dream about the perfect photo. Its special feature was the 8 megapixel camera with support for 1080p-video. The smartphone boasts a lens aperture of f/2.4 with autofocus, flash and illuminated sensor.
The camera of the iPhone 5, released in 2012, there are five elements, and the hybrid infrared filter provided the highest color accuracy. Together they turned the phone into a great photo – and a video camera capable of recording 1080p video at the speed of 30 frames per second with image stabilization.
In the iPhone 5s, the company particularly paid attention to the quality of photos and videos. The camera sensor of the device has increased by 15%, and optics has got an aperture of f/2.2. In addition, the phone has a new mechanism of selection of the best photos from a burst of images. The camera has added dual LED flash with customizable shades. In addition, Apple has added in the device mode super fast shooting video at 120 frames/s.
In last year’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus began to use an updated 8-megapixel iSight sensor with pixel size of 1.5 µ. Was significantly improved AF speed and sensitivity in low light. Vehicles allowed to use the Time-lapse, slow motion up to 240 frames per second and record 1080p video with 60 frames per second.
The latest iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus – the ultimate evolution of mobile camera Apple. The rear iSight camera, which in the last few models were improved at constant resolution sensor of 8 megapixels, now has a 12-megapixel sensor. To prevent noise from parasitic exposure when reducing the size of subpixels used the technology of their isolation from each other. The camera has a new processor image processing, special techniques for customizing pixels, Focus Pixels, tonal compression and a system of optical stabilization. The iSight camera now lets you shoot video in the resolution. Camera iPhone 6 Plus has support for optical image stabilization.
The photo series professional photographer Lisa Bettany shows the evolution of the iPhone camera.
