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iPhone 17 Pro Said to Offer Bigger-Than-Usual Video Recording Upgrades
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I think it's likely that that camera bump will have the same triangular camera configuration, but the camera bump will be larger and the camera lenses will be flush against the surface of the camera bump. We could see the camera configuration akin to the Pixel 9 Pro if Apple figures out how to use Apple Intelligence to do spatial image recording with that type of camera bump.
"In past years, Apple has focused more heavily on the camera's photo-taking abilities."
i dont think the video capabilities were ever behind , 12 Pro brought Dolby Vision videos, 13 Pro ProRes recordingm 15 Pro LOG recording and the 16 Pros 4k 120fps
i dont think the video capabilities were ever behind , 12 Pro brought Dolby Vision videos, 13 Pro ProRes recordingm 15 Pro LOG recording and the 16 Pros 4k 120fps
If that was called an iPhone Micro and sold separately. I’d buy it. Ha! 😄
On the other hand, those videos would have massive file sizes, so I'm sure they're tempted. Maybe this is overly cynical, but sometimes I wonder whether a lot of the push toward increasing image quality is to drive up the file sizes and get people to pay for larger onboard storage and/or iCloud quota
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The triangle positions all 3 cameras closer than average eye width. So if improved spatial is important, getting them spread out a bit more seems key to that. One way would be to go the Pixel Pro way, abandon the triangle and spread them out across the back in a row. Anyone who wears glasses can best "see" this by laying the existing phone face down and placing the center of one glasses lens on one of the camera lenses. Now look at where the center of the other glasses lens is vs. the other camera lenses.
Imagine the pixel "straight line" distribution across the entire back. Apply the same concept and it's easy to see that there would be room to get the 2 cameras for spatial spread out just fine like that.
Why didn't Apple already go this way? Because the triangle predates shooting spatial with iDevices? So why would they switch now? Because they may be looking for other configurations to improve spatial capture. That obviously needs the lenses spread out more and a bigger triangle does not seem like the best option.
But, but, but... how would we shoot landscape video? My guess is by holding the camera as most do now when they shoot video: in PORTRAIT orientation. Those of us accustomed to rotating our iDevices for landscape would have to adjust to holding it like seemingly most other people in PORTRAIT. Software could then ask someone wanting to record video how they want it to appear on the screen where they want to watch it. If they want portrait, it would advise the user to rotate the phone to capture the skinny strip portrait view. And if they want landscape, they just hold it like most do now. In other words, landscape capture would become the default instead of portrait.
For on iDevice playback, playing back portrait captures would fill the device screen held in portrait and landscape captures would play sideways, so user would obviously know to rotate the phone to watch a landscape video.
Bonus, the Pixel layout would finally kill the wobble.
Else, a straight line DOWN the side of the iDevice would preserve the wobble and get a third lens for spatial near the middle of an iPhone length. So IMO, across the top makes sense, kills the wobble and those of us who know how to capture landscape video would need to adapt our approach vs. hoping that the bulk of the world finally catches on instead of shooting everything portrait and then griping about the huge black blocks left & right when played back on TVs or monitors... but never seeming to learn from that the next time they shoot new video.
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I wonder if Apple could squeeze a small monitor in the empty space in the new camera bar to be used to frame a V-Log using the main cameras, rather than the front facing cam.
I also welcome the new camera bump style, as currently I use a stick-on rubber pad on the opposite corner of my case so it's sits level on flat surface for typing messages without rocking.
You nailed it. This is about getting those YouTubers and TikTokers who are already using iPhones as video devices to keep them from looking elsewhere. And it makes a TON of sense as iPhones are perfect for today’s short-form videos. The main thing the new phones will need is high quality front facing camera. Or imagine the big black camera bump that is rumored is actually a video screen to offer reference to what is being shot when filming yourself with the main cameras.
We tried using 15 pros with blackmagic app for youtube workflows, the quality is trash. At the end of the day its a tiny, muddy sensor with no interchangeable lenses and clunky wireless mic support. It's also super tedious and unintuitive to move files via USB to a computer or drive. The Files app is a mess. Also the blackmagic app nukes your battery life.
Still can't beat an FX30 for $1500
If they're serious about video, they can easily make a $999 magsafe Pro Enclosure that has 2x USB ports for power and data, Cfast slots for recording, hotshoe/coldshoe, an integrated auxilary battery, cooling fan, and tons of screwholes for mounting.
Still can't beat an FX30 for $1500
If they're serious about video, they can easily make a $999 magsafe Pro Enclosure that has 2x USB ports for power and data, Cfast slots for recording, hotshoe/coldshoe, an integrated auxilary battery, cooling fan, and tons of screwholes for mounting.
8k TVs are almost dead as a format. Sony recently decided to stop making them and I imagine other manufacturers will be close behind. However, as others have stated, the format is very useful tool for recording so I could see them emphasizing it on iPhone.
I’m guessing the elongated camera bump contains a new feature. No way Apple will make it bigger without justifying its existence. Perhaps a red tally light to indicate when the phone is recording for the Vlogging crowd.
If they do it, they’ll introduce 8K with a crop and resize/reframe feature for 4K editing— which is how the majority of professionals use 8K recording.
I've said since the 14 Pro came out, that the best upgrade will come with the 17 Pro's, I also said, I would not be upgrading my 15 Pro until all the camera's are 48mp, (if they don't cheat with the sensor sizes, like they have on the 16 Pro with the ultra wide lens 😏)
While the iPhone 17 lineup is still around seven months away from launching, rumors about the devices continue to surface.
The latest word comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter over the weekend, he said that Apple plans to emphasize the iPhone 17 Pro's improved video recording capabilities when it unveils the device later this year, although he did not reveal any specific new features that may be coming.
Here is what he said:Video recording capabilities already added to iPhones over the years include an Action mode for stabilization, Cinematic mode for shallow depth-of-field, and more.
Multiple sources have claimed that the iPhone 17 Pro models will feature a redesigned rear camera system. An alleged render of the iPhone 17 Pro revealed that the back of the device will supposedly have a large rectangular camera bar with rounded corners. The device is expected to have three 48-megapixel rear cameras.
Gurman's newsletter also reiterated that Apple plans to launch its first foldable iPhone in 2026.
Article Link: iPhone 17 Pro Said to Offer New Video Recording Features
Looks like I'm running out of excuses 🤣
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I suspect the space maybe used internally, for either a vapour chamber or a screen
Im not going to shut up about this but the camera bump needs to be flat if it's going to look like that. Why have a camera bar if its going to keep wobbling like that.
I think they should do this and have the back screen have FaceTime calls. I want my front screen uninterrupted from any and all islands, notches, hole punches and the like. Distraction free display. Don’t care if they have to eliminate anything. This would allow that. And give notifications and etc on the back display.
The rear design of the pictured mock up is especially bad for shooting in landscape mode because both upper and lower edges have areas that you'd have to avoid blocking with your fingers.