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iPhone 16 Pro Models Rumored to Support 4K/120 FPS Video Recording, 8K Video Allegedly Tested

8K recording on a phone was accomplished by Samsung back in about 2020. There were strong rumors of iPhone going 8K in about 2022. Hopefully, this will prove to be only 2-4 years BEHIND both rumors.

And if so, since phone tends to lead all, if this generation gets 8K video capture, iPad would likely follow with the same soon and a new AppleTV 8K would likely arrive at about the same time or soon after.

And NO... those happy with their 4K or 1080p sets wouldn't have to toss out their TVs, as higher resolution video will scale down to display as sharp as either kind of TV can display it. It just doesn't work the other way as well.

And how about someone not slinging "the chart", "no one can see", "until everything in the iTunes Store is 8K", "gimmick" etc... as was done about 4K while Apple clung to 1080p and as was done for 1080p while Apple clung to 720p before that. Hardware capable of MORE must lead the way and then software catches up with what the hardware can do. It can't possibly work the other way.

Embracing the recording OPTION for 8K- and it would only be an option (as one could still choose whatever they choose now too)- means more powerful graphics hardware for EVERYTHING... even if the only way some would ever record or watch ANY video is at 4K or 1080p. Option, not forced, like the option for Satt-based texts or 5G bands not used in a given country, etc.
 
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What they should do is increase to higher fps capture so we can have more impressive slow-motion videos.

It hasn't been increased in years. Possibly close to a decade.
 
Kylo83 said:
What’s the difference between jpg xl and what we have now heif that takes max 48mp
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JPEG XL compresses better than HEIC, supports higher resolutions, higher color depths, and more channels, and isn’t license-encumbered like HEIC is.
 
Rafagon said:
What they should do is increase to higher fps capture so we can have more impressive slow-motion videos.

It hasn't been increased in years. Possibly close to a decade.
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It seems like they’ll definitely do that. Slow-mo at 4K 120, and 1080P will increase to an all-new level of slowness although I don’t know what frame rate they’ll get that to.

The most important thing for slow-mo as anyone would know that’s taken those videos is high light. If you take them in direct sunlight they work well, but if there is poor lighting they’re terrible.
 
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HobeSoundDarryl said:
8K recording on a phone was accomplished by Samsung back in about 2020. There were strong rumors of iPhone going 8K in about 2022. Hopefully, this will prove to be only 2-4 years BEHIND both rumors.
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IMO on my own tests, the quality was really Meh! It felt like a feature for the sake of having a feature over other US phones.

Neat to have, but dynamic range, stabilization, and consistency (not dropping frames) was poor. Their 4k video was good in those phones however.
 
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"In addition, the report said the iPhone's built-in Camera app will finally allow you to pause and resume a singular video recording."

About damn time.
 
In that case Apple have to REALLY step up with the cooling on 16 Pro.

My 15 Pro gets so warm so the screen dims so you almost dont see anything on the screen.
And this is 4K/60.
 
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840quadra said:
IMO on my own tests, the quality was really Meh! It felt like a feature for the sake of having a feature over other US phones.

Neat to have, but dynamic range, stabilization, and consistency (not dropping frames) was poor. Their 4k video was good in those phones however.
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Just imagine how much better it will be when Apple rolls out their cut of 8K. As we often post: Apple may not be first but they wait until they can do it best. So if 8K comes with this generation... or the next, or the next, etc... hopefully it will be great. The option to shoot masters in highest possible quality is always a great option... as there's no coming back from the future to re-shoot memories when bleeding-edge becomes commonplace in time. Nevertheless, those happy with something less can still choose to use whatever option makes them happy too.
 
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Cloudyskies22 said:
1080p is absolutely awful today. I wouldn’t dream of recording in that low quality. It’s like electing to destroy your memories
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Honestly, I barely notice a difference when switch between 1080p and 4k with videos online. Even on my 77 inch OLED Sony Bravia, the rare times YouTube TV has a 4K broadcast available, I wouldn't know it's 4K unless you told me.

Maybe the TV just does a good job scaling 1080p video. Anyway, there will come a point where the difference in quality is indiscernible to the human eye. And then the question comes whether the number of pixels on screen is worth the extra resources in storage, memory, battery life, etc.
 
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Quite possible!
With the strong competition from Samsung, the more high-end features the iPhone gets, the better.
 
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Just give us better image processing, current processing is alright but it needs less sharpening and better highlight control.
 
HobeSoundDarryl said:
Just imagine how much better it will be when Apple rolls out their cut of 8K. As we often post: Apple may not be first but they wait until they can do it best. So if 8K comes with this generation... or the next, or the next, etc... hopefully it will be great. The option to shoot masters in highest possible quality is always a great option... as there's no coming back from the future to re-shoot memories when bleeding-edge becomes commonplace in time. Nevertheless, those happy with something less can still choose to use whatever option makes them happy too.
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As a general rule, and as a semi-professional photographer, I agree.

I just hope Apple doesn't do muddy pixel doubling or other such tricks to make an 8K resolution. They typically take video seriously, so not too worried this would happen.

I just recently finished a re-edit of a client's wedding video using files taken from professional Sony video cameras, all the way down to 1080P Flip cameras. Want to talk about garbage footage, the Flip "1080P" files are so over-processed and I swear they did some fake pixel doubling to make 1080p. Similar to the impression I had with the first 8K Samsung phones.

In both regards, I would prefer a lesser resolution, provided it offered good quality video.
 
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8K won’t be feasible for everyday use until H.266 VVC rolls out, which is twice as efficient as H.265 HEVC.

It’s already been standardized, but whether Apple is ready to include a hardware encoder and decoder is a whole other question.
 
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dannyyankou said:
Honestly, I barely notice a difference when switch between 1080p and 4k with videos online. Even on my 77 inch OLED Sony Bravia, the rare times YouTube TV has a 4K broadcast available, I wouldn't know it's 4K unless you told me.

Maybe the TV just does a good job scaling 1080p video. Anyway, there will come a point where the difference in quality is indiscernible to the human eye. And then the question comes whether the number of pixels on screen is worth the extra resources in storage, memory, battery life, etc.
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I'm with you. Maybe I'm just too old to remember the drastic difference quality and clarity in going from VHS to DVD, then from DVD to Blu-Ray. Those experiences made me set high expectations of what it would be going to 4K, and I've just never been impressed (especially 4K shot on mobile devices). Definitively not worth taking 2-4x more storage space than 1080p. I too have a Sony OLED, maybe it's the TV doing spectacular up conversion.

Also, the majority of people consume video on mobile devices (especially social media) for which 1080p, 4K, 8K makes little difference. Many carriers also limit streaming to HD. More important to me is what bitrate the video is being recorded at, and how it is being compressed.
 
120fps would be nice for outdoors when you want to have the option to slow down 2-4x in post, but a friendly reminder that higher frame rates require higher shutter speeds which means you’ll need more light. I shoot 4K/60 vids in stores on an iPhone 15 Pro for work. Even a store like Target that you’d generally think of as well lit inside has aisles where the 60fps is pushing it and you can see the image degrading. If I’m filming in a Dollar General or Dollar Tree, forget it, might as well set it to 30fps they’re so dark and dingy.

Still a very nice option to have when you have the light and can’t decide between slow motion or higher quality.

Same with 8K. Nice to have in the right circumstances. I shot a feature film in 8K 5 years ago because I HAD to as the Red Epic we had was basically just a 2x crop at 4K and I like to shoot WIDE. Why would I bake the crop in if I don’t have to? In the scheme of things, the 200TB of hard drives was worth it on a project of that scale (which was still a tiny budget of $250k). I re-framed so much of the movie and was able to really do some interesting things. There was a 13 minute shot in the middle of the movie that slowly zooms from 8K to 4K over the course of 10 minutes. You can’t see it happening unless you’re fast forwarding and would’ve required an insanely precise computer controlled dolly to do for real.
 
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