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Apple's Custom Image Sensor Could Debut in 20th Anniversary iPhone

ignatius345 said:
I'd rather have a better and more polished version of a technology than short-lived bragging rights to the "first" version. Not saying Apple always does it better, but they do have a track record of taking existing tech and packaging it really well into their products.
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I used to think this way but nowadays they've lost their polish. I'm a pretty hardcore apple fanboy but I see where they fail and they frustrate me more and more. The only thing I'm excited about anymore is the Vision Pro and they're dropping the ball on that too.
 
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cocky jeremy said:
I'm to a point where I literally don't care if anything new is ever added to iPhones outside of cameras. I want to see crazy camera improvements and just add as much battery life here and there as technology improves.
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I don't understand this mentality at all.

Cameras are nice, but if I wanted a professional camera... I'd buy a professional camera.
 
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applefella said:
I don't understand this mentality at all.

Cameras are nice, but if I wanted a professional camera... I'd buy a professional camera.
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I have a professional camera, but I don't want to carry a giant Canon 1DX with me everywhere. I want the best camera I can get that is always on me.
 
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Rychiar said:
I used to think this way but nowadays they've lost their polish. I'm a pretty hardcore apple fanboy but I see where they fail and they frustrate me more and more. The only thing I'm excited about anymore is the Vision Pro and they're dropping the ball on that too.
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Fair. The entire value proposition for Apple is based on polish and superb UX. I've been very disappointed by this year's OS releases, and it's not just the liquid glass thing. There are just a lot of rough edges and outright bugs, and I feel like they rushed it all out. I still think the hardware is top notch (lol) but yeah, they've got a lot of work to do, IMO, to deliver polished versions of the current OSes.
 
I love these advances in camera tech. I can't wait to see what it can do. I agree with the others that a tool is only useful if you have it with you. I love having a camera always with me. I have some interest in better standalone cameras too, though I don't own one right now. The Fujifilm X-T30 III is tempting me.
 
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cocky jeremy said:
I have a professional camera, but I don't want to carry a giant Canon 1DX with me everywhere. I want the best camera I can get that is always on me.
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That is the key. The best camera is the one you have with you. My Canon isn't near yours, although I have one L glass and primes that are top notch, but I can't carry them everywhere like a phone.

If Apple is able to increase the dynamic range at the sensor level and save it to RAW, that would be quite a nice upgrade, IMHO.

Frankly, from what I have seen, the limit for most users isn't the sensor or glass, but the eye behind them.
 
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Thank you Apple! Samsung got the news, and they should have in their phone this year... Bye bye.. Enjoy :d
 
iamgalt said:
Like when they were the first to make a digital music player, a mobile phone, a tablet, or a laptop? Oh, wait. 🤔

Apple didn't get to where they are now by being first at everything, they got there by doing things better than the competition. Best example I can think of of Apple being first was with digital assistants, and we all know how well Siri works. :rolleyes: Personally, I think it's better for Apple to wait to see what does and doesn't work before implementing anything. In the grand scheme of things, no, a year is not that long to wait for what will hopefully be a better implementation of the technology.
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Or like they were with NFC, OLED, wireless charging, widgets etc. - many years behind. Oh, wait.
 
jlc1978 said:
That is the key. The best camera is the one you have with you. My Canon isn't near yours, although I have one L glass and primes that are top notch, but I can't carry them everywhere like a phone.

If Apple is able to increase the dynamic range at the sensor level and save it to RAW, that would be quite a nice upgrade, IMHO.

Frankly, from what I have seen, the limit for most users isn't the sensor or glass, but the eye behind them.
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Spot-on. For many, sadly, being a photographer is more about having the best gear, rather than *making* (not taking) a photograph that communicates something to viewers.

Some of my best photos are from iPhones. Simply because it's always with me, and I never know what I'll be coming across during the day.
 
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iamgalt said:
Like when they were the first to make a digital music player, a mobile phone, a tablet, or a laptop? Oh, wait. 🤔

Apple didn't get to where they are now by being first at everything, they got there by doing things better than the competition. Best example I can think of of Apple being first was with digital assistants, and we all know how well Siri works. :rolleyes: Personally, I think it's better for Apple to wait to see what does and doesn't work before implementing anything. In the grand scheme of things, no, a year is not that long to wait for what will hopefully be a better implementation of the technology.
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Yeah, like foldables.
But I wonder what user benefits come from a completely bezel-less display that curves around all four edges of the device other then constantly broken display lol
 
Rychiar said:
Apple, always gotta be last :rolleyes:
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  • Was Apple first to personal computers? (Mac)
  • Was Apple first to MP3 players? (iPod)
  • Was Apple first to smartphones? (iPhone)
  • Was Apple first to set-top boxes? (Apple TV)
  • Was Apple first to Mixed-Reality Headsets? (Vision Pro)
Those are just a few examples that prove that being first does not equate to being best-of-class.
 
Think it will be useful. Nice to hear early rumors regarding the 20th anniversary iPhone. Cameras will no doubt be getting some special upgrades for the anniversary edition.
 
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So that means iPhones will just get the same image sensor by Sony that most of its competitors will also get?
 
Skyscraperfan said:
So that means iPhones will just get the same image sensor by Sony that most of its competitors will also get?
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From TFA, it appears Apple is designing its own implementation of the technology, potentially allowing it to get better performance as a system than from an OEM version.
 
coolfactor said:
  • Was Apple first to personal computers? (Mac)
  • Was Apple first to MP3 players? (iPod)
  • Was Apple first to smartphones? (iPhone)
  • Was Apple first to set-top boxes? (Apple TV)
  • Was Apple first to Mixed-Reality Headsets? (Vision Pro)
Those are just a few examples that prove that being first does not equate to being best-of-class.
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The interesting thing about all those examples is many don't realize Apple was not the first in any of them, but their innovated implementation of the idea made them a survivor while the others pretty much disappeared.
 
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