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Kuo: iPhone 16 Pro Models to Adopt Stacked Camera Sensor Design
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I always welcome new camera improvements and could care less about the bump. Been dabbling in minor photography with iPhone only, so trying my best. I'd rather not have to get a dedicated camera set up but that may come someday (or not, with how the tech is evolving).
The quality of pictures taken from a two year old iPhone is still pretty good.
Good enough that many (apart from photographers and hobbyists) don't care.
So sure, continue to innovate and add camera features for pro-models.
But I'd love to see a further lowering of prices for non-pro and previous year models.
Good enough that many (apart from photographers and hobbyists) don't care.
So sure, continue to innovate and add camera features for pro-models.
But I'd love to see a further lowering of prices for non-pro and previous year models.
Stacked is a sensor technology, it is not referring to a vertical arrangement of lenses in the bump.
In mirrorless cameras, the upside is faster sensor readout with more accurate AF, AF tracking, and subject detection, while the downside is noisier images compared to BSI and other sensor designs.
In mirrorless cameras, the upside is faster sensor readout with more accurate AF, AF tracking, and subject detection, while the downside is noisier images compared to BSI and other sensor designs.
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Guess nobody is checking the articles before hitting publish? This makes no sense
This year's lower-end iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models are expected to feature a 48-megapixel rear camera lens with a stacked CMOS image sensor (CIS) design that can capture more light.
Production yield issues of the new sensor design have likely prevented Apple from adopting it across all iPhone 15 models this year, and while Sony's high-end CIS capacity is expected to remain tight through 2024, Apple has secured most of Sony's orders ahead of time.
So the pros are going to have a lesser camera than the non-pro models?
This year's lower-end iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus models are expected to feature a 48-megapixel rear camera lens with a stacked CMOS image sensor (CIS) design that can capture more light.
Production yield issues of the new sensor design have likely prevented Apple from adopting it across all iPhone 15 models this year, and while Sony's high-end CIS capacity is expected to remain tight through 2024, Apple has secured most of Sony's orders ahead of time.
So the pros are going to have a lesser camera than the non-pro models?
I'm following a basic strategy, just use my iPhone X until it stops receiving updates which will be next year fall 2024. Just in time for the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
does this mean they are going to increase the camera bump again?
they need to slim it down for goodness sake. at some point they need to remember they are making a phone and not a camera. if i want fancy photo features then i'll go buy a DSLR/Mirrorless camera.
cut down the size of the camera bump or.... crazy idea but make the phone thicker and add more battery!
they need to slim it down for goodness sake. at some point they need to remember they are making a phone and not a camera. if i want fancy photo features then i'll go buy a DSLR/Mirrorless camera.
cut down the size of the camera bump or.... crazy idea but make the phone thicker and add more battery!
I don't know why people think this article is so confusing. To determine which phone will get the upgraded sensors first, one simply must use the following basic equation, where Standard Model = normal iPhone:
i got told yesterday here on another article that this issue Apple fixed it on ios17....
so we'll see if is true.
I have my Leica for serious photos on a trip. The iPhone is, as Steve Jobs said, a camera in my pocket for an instantaneous shot.
Over sharpening seems fixed but HDR and blowing out highlights still an issue
Giving iPhone 13/14/15 Pro users the ability to disable HDR for photos would be nice.
I think the rumor is totally wrong. It doesn't even make sense if only iPhon 15 and 15 Plus get stacked sensor because even now, stacked sensors are available only for flagship FF and APSC cameras. Yes, the stacked sensor is expensive one. It allows faster reading speed and better performance which you can use an electronic shutter as a main shutter without a mechanical shutter. It is another revolutionary tech for cameras but like I said, the stacked sensor IS expensive. Also, stacked sensor does NOT gather more light, it just work way faster than normal sensors. I have no idea why Kuo said that but he is def not a camera professional.
Low-end iPhone with stacked sensors is already nonsense.
Low-end iPhone with stacked sensors is already nonsense.
I can only assume that he meant…
1. The stacked sensor is slightly larger
2. The camera has slightly faster lens
3. The sensor is slightly more sensitive to light.
But its obvious he doesn't know much about cameras.
48 MP is a garbage on a smartphone. the periscope as well. 16MP is the sweatspot.
48mp down samples to 12mp with less noise and better details than a native 12mp photo.
No matter how many gimmicks they do with smart phone camera pictures will always be blurry, they look great on phone, once i see that image on 27" monitor they look ugly.