Iphone X camera aesthetics

[jabingla2810]

Have Apple talked about the orientation of the cameras anywhere, and what benifit they have being vertical?

The cameras do seem slightly further apart on the X, perhaps this means more accurate portrait mode?

I'd assume, just because of the human eyes, horizontal cameras like the 8+, to be better and perceiving depth information. Perhaps thats nonsense.

Thats also assuming most portrait photos are taken in portrait orientation. Having not owned a dual camera phone before, I don't know if this is true. Or even if the orientation effects the accuracy?

 

[eyoungren]

Of course. I'd rather get a car with an impressive interior and front but with not so great rear lights over a car with dull interior and front and average lookung rear lights.

The interior of the car, what you actually use most of the time is a hundred times more important than the back of the car.

And I guess that is where we diverge, as I disagree.

 

[Nozuka]

Or if we think harder we can understand why this is.


The camera module sat against nothing but the glass top bezel on all of the Plus models including the iPhone 8. Guess what the iPhone X camera module has inbetween it and the front glass? Display. And a 3D Touch module, and everything else that goes with the display component as a whole. Due to physics it had to protrude more despite the fact that the device is even thicker.

good point.

 

[protoxx]

If you paid as much attention to your own appearance you might be out having fun with someone and not be trolling message boards

 

[iTom17]

I'm gonna be hated by many for saying this, but I actually like the way the camera is on the iPhone X. I mean, of course it'd be better to not have it protrude at all. But since it does, I think the 'new' alignment looks so much nicer then the dual camera system on iPhone 7 Plus and 8 Plus does.

 

[MacDevil7334]

Have Apple talked about the orientation of the cameras anywhere, and what benifit they have being vertical?

I believe I read somewhere (and don’t have a link to quote from) that it was actually a technical constraint that led to the vertical arrangement. Since the front camera system involves so many more sensors on the X than on previous phones, it takes up more space than in the past (hence the notch). There was not enough room to fit the rear cameras in a horizontal orientation as with the 7/8 plus with the front camera taking up so much space, so it had to be placed vertically. Again, I don’t have a link to any article. But this does strike me as a plausible explanation.

 

[jabingla2810]

I believe I read somewhere (and don’t have a link to quote from) that it was actually a technical constraint that led to the vertical arrangement. Since the front camera system involves so many more sensors on the X than on previous phones, it takes up more space than in the past (hence the notch). There was not enough room to fit the rear cameras in a horizontal orientation as with the 7/8 plus with the front camera taking up so much space, so it had to be placed vertically. Again, I don’t have a link to any article. But this does strike me as a plausible explanation.

Sounds sensible. Cheers!

 

[AndyDiamond]

Fact of life (and physics) - if you want a camera that is better then the lens is going to be bigger.
So the bump is going to have to be there.

You know those things called cameras? They have really big bumps on 'em called lenses - so equate that to getting good optics on a smart phone and a bump is the price you pay.

 

[dallas112678]

Have Apple talked about the orientation of the cameras anywhere, and what benifit they have being vertical?

The cameras do seem slightly further apart on the X, perhaps this means more accurate portrait mode?

I'd assume, just because of the human eyes, horizontal cameras like the 8+, to be better and perceiving depth information. Perhaps thats nonsense.

Thats also assuming most portrait photos are taken in portrait orientation. Having not owned a dual camera phone before, I don't know if this is true. Or even if the orientation effects the accuracy?

The only reason I could see as to why they'd change the orientation is simply the component packaging. It's possible that all the extra sensors on the front top, including any required space for support of those sensors, infringe on the space that used to be available for the back cameras.

 

[9594864]

The only reason I could see as to why they'd change the orientation is simply the component packaging. It's possible that all the extra sensors on the front top, including any required space for support of those sensors, infringe on the space that used to be available for the back cameras.

Of course this is the true reason; the only reason. Why people don’t think a bit harder about it, I don’t know.

 

[Gathomblipoob]

Of course this is the true reason; the only reason. Why people don’t think a bit harder about it, I don’t know.

People would rather gripe about the orientation than give it any serious thought. Griping is easier.