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iPhone 16 Lineup to Introduce Wave of Camera Improvements
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This is an improvement. HEIF never caught on widely despite Apple trying to force it. JPEG XL is much more widely supported.
So hopefully this ends all the useless conversions from HEIF once you walk out of the walled garden.
I've *never* experienced that. And I use my iPhone a lot for making photos in RAW and then post processing in Lightroom.
JPEG-XL looks to be a wonderful file format, offering more quality, compression, and speed than HEIC and WebP. And is more forward looking.
Zoom in on text or signs. The letters are always wiggly. The rest of the image has this very mild effect like its frosted shower glass.
If it supports saving as JPEG XL does that mean it'll actually save HDR images and will Safari be updated to actually display HDR images as HDR? Sucks that currently the only way to view HDR images on the web is to use AVIF and Chrome.
JPEG-XL has been around for quite some time but was ditched by Chrome and it made the developers community quite angry because they were trying to push webm instead.
It’s good that Apple is pushing it because it’s an open-source improvement over the jpeg format which is old and really needs to be updated (files are much lighter, support transparency…)
Here’s a comparison:
It’s good that Apple is pushing it because it’s an open-source improvement over the jpeg format which is old and really needs to be updated (files are much lighter, support transparency…)
Here’s a comparison:
unless it is supported by the camera makers like Canon, Sony, Nikon etc AND by Android - it's going to be a dead horse just like heic
Just did. Crisp text. No wigglies. As expected.
You might want to have Apple look at your phone. Or perhaps it's your technique.
Is a professional photographer many years a welcome what they're doing with the capture button. I love the idea of being able to zoom in and out by sliding my finger on the button that's brilliant. Pressing halfway down to focus also fantastic incremental yes but extremely useful. I also welcome the five times tetra prism lens in the pro model so I don't have to buy a Max phone this year… Unless they pull some sneaky change to that camera.
How could you forget the bigger sensor size, which should be the biggest upgrade.
The iPhone 16 lineup will feature a significant number of new camera features and capabilities, AppleInsider reports.
Both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models are rumored to step up the iPhone's photography and videography functions, including upgraded hardware such as 48-megapixel sensor on the Pro models' ultra wide camera and software such as macro photography for the standard models and an all-new image format. Reiterating some previous rumors, the report claims that:
- The iPhone 16's main camera will remain the same as that of the iPhone 15 with a 48-megapixel sensor and a f/1.6 aperture, and there are unlikely to be changes to the unit on subsequent generations through to 2026.
- The iPhone 16's ultra wide camera will gain a f/2.2 aperture, up from the f/2.4 aperture on the previous generation, to improve low-light performance.
- The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus may support macro photography for the first time. The feature is currently exclusive to the Pro models.
- The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will continue to feature a 48-megapixel main camera with an f/1.78 aperture.
- The iPhone 16 Pro will gain the 5x tetraprism telephoto camera introduced on the iPhone 15 Pro Max last year, replacing the current 3x telephoto camera.
- The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will feature an upgraded ultra wide camera with a 48-megapixel sensor, with the same pixel-binning feature as the main camera. It will have an f/2.2 aperture, up from f/2.4, for significantly improved low-light performance and support 48-megapixel ProRaw photography.
- Apple will introduce a new image format called "JPEG-XL," sitting alongside HEIF, JPEG, HEIF Max, ProRaw, and ProRAW Max.
- The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will support 3K video at 120 frames per second with Dolby Vision.
- A new capacitive "Capture" button will be introduced on all four models, designed to be used exclusively by camera apps. Users will apparently be able to select which camera app the button opens, including third-party ones.
- The Capture button offers a force-sensitive half-press tied to a developer API that could, for example, lock exposure and focus, before fully depressing the button to take a photo.
- Sliding along the capacitive button will also perform different actions. This gesture will tout a developer API.
The iPhone 16 lineup is expected to be announced in just a matter of weeks. The Pro models are expected to feature larger display sizes and a faster chip, while the standard models are set to offer the Action button and a redesigned rear camera array. See our comprehensive roundup for more information.
Article Link: iPhone 16 Lineup to Introduce Wave of Camera Improvements
Hmm, Google changes their camera layout every generation. I don’t see you complaining there.You hit it!
NEW ACCESSORY SALES!
Probably with some required MFI licensing to boot!
Agreed. The 13 pro max handled color and detail much better, reflections were better, (I do a lot of beach/nature shots) the 15 pro max feels too wide sometimes and shots feel so processed..
It should be clarified that perhaps a better wording for that sentence would have been,
- Apple will introduce SUPPORT FOR a new image format called "JPEG-XL," sitting alongside HEIF, JPEG, HEIF Max, ProRaw, and ProRAW Max.
Apple did not develop this format.
Ok. That answers my question. I didn't know XL already existed.
That will come right before JPEG Ultra. Give it about 3 years.
