Potential First Released Photo Taken by an iPhone 5

MacRumors · Sep 7, 2011

Pocketnow.com reports that it has discovered a new photo that may have been taken by an iPhone 5. According to the report, EXIF data indicates that the photo was taken by an iPhone 4, but the original image checked in at nearly 8 megapixels prior to cropping, higher than the iPhone 4's 5-megapixel resolution and in line with rumors for the iPhone 5.

This (very attractive) photo claims to have been taken by an iPhone 4, but the rest of its EXIF data tells a different story: although the image has been cropped to 2235x2291 (5.12 megapixels), the original picture was a much larger 3264x2448 -- or just shy of eight megapixels. What's more, the lens was recorded as a 4.3mm f/2.4, which is closer to that of a point-and-shoot than the iPhone 4's actual 3.85mm f/2.8.

Further fueling the rumor is the purported backstory on the image, which includes claims that the picture was taken by an Apple engineer eating lunch at work.

Claimed part leaks from the "iPhone 5" revealed a rear camera essentially identical to that from the iPhone 4, but these leaks appear to be from Apple's "N94" iPhone that seems to be the so-called "iPhone 4S" based on the iPhone 4 rather than a redesigned iPhone 5.

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troop231 · Sep 7, 2011

Thread being discussed here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1225282/

deadlystriker · Sep 7, 2011

Bring it on. Does not look like 8MP though.

adder7712 · Sep 7, 2011

Sony Exmor R? Could be the same unit used by the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.

If it is then,

as the Arc already takes pretty decent images.

alent1234 · Sep 7, 2011

here is to hoping you can take RAW photos on the new iphone

Veeoh · Sep 7, 2011

Sigh..

...this is getting stupid.

A picture is news on here now?

MultiMediaWill · Sep 7, 2011

Stop with the stupid articles. I say PICS OR GTFO (of the iPhone 5 that is).

ConnorTurnbull · Sep 7, 2011

Co-ordinates are 37.3321666667,-122.0303333333, aka, 1 Infinite Loop.

EmbraceTheOne · Sep 7, 2011

Very Beautiful photo!

Ubuntu · Sep 7, 2011

Veeoh said:
...this is getting stupid.

A picture is news on here now?

This is a RUMOR of a photo being taken by an iPhone 5 which is an Apple product. It is definitely news for people who have interest in the iPhone 5 and its camera quality, so quit moaning already and just don't click the link if you don't like it.

notjustjay · Sep 7, 2011

alent1234 said:
here is to hoping you can take RAW photos on the new iphone

RAW photos of raw fish?

d4rkc4sm · Sep 7, 2011

this rumor is delicious and makes me so horny

Northgrove · Sep 7, 2011

Haha, yup...

I insta-clicked on the "GPS" label when EXIF Viewer in Chrome told me it had GPS data attached.

http://maps.google.com/?q=37.332166666666666,-122.03033333333333

That's funny.

Photo date: July 22, 2011.

adder7712 · Sep 7, 2011

Ubuntu said:
This is a RUMOR of a photo being taken by an iPhone 5 which is an Apple product. It is definitely news for people who have interest in the iPhone 5 and its camera quality, so quit moaning already and just don't click the link if you don't like it.

Indeed. News like these lived up to the name "Macrumors". This is definitely better than reading posts about what company Apple is suing.

Caliber26 · Sep 7, 2011

This slow trickling of info is TOR-TURE.

samcraig · Sep 7, 2011

Well - if this "rumor" is based soley on EXIF data, then I call shenanigans based on the fact that it is possible to edit exif data

http://www.digital-photo-software-guide.com/exif-editor.html

kemo · Sep 7, 2011

I see the reflection of iPhone 5 on the left side of the plate!

TallManNY · Sep 7, 2011

Very interesting. I find myself taking plenty of pictures with my iPhone 4, so a real upgrade in quality would be meaningful for me. However, extra megabits isn't really going to help that much. I want low light capability and better lens. Often I only email around a smaller than fullsized picture anyway. I hope Apple keeps focused on the quality of the picture and doesn't get into the stupid megabits war.

*LTD* · Sep 7, 2011

Nice presentation, except for that errant speck of wasabi.

fkhan3 · Sep 7, 2011

This is making me hungry!

happyjaxx · Sep 7, 2011

Though the plate looks like those you can find at the food-court in the campus, the GPS doesn't exactly point to the food-court... a forged EXIF information?

Once again, rumours remain rumours...

ouimetnick · Sep 7, 2011

Steve took it.

He loves sushi.

DrJohnnyN · Sep 7, 2011

Making me hungry.

RebelScum · Sep 7, 2011

I bet if you enhanced this photo you could see a faint reflection of the photographer in the plate.

Where's Caruso when you need him?

chrmjenkins · Sep 7, 2011

Keep in mind that EXIF data can be spoofed.

That being said, sounds like a nice upgrade. HTC just announced phones with f/2.2 lenses, so camera quality is likely to improve across the board in high end phones.

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