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Following the announcement of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus last Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook today tweeted out a link to some of the first official photos that have been taken using the advanced photography capabilities of the larger, 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus.

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Taken by Sports Illustrated photographer David E. Klutho, the pictures come from the Titans-Vikings game that took place earlier today. Using the iPhone 7 Plus, Klutho was able to take advantage of Apple's new dual-lens 12-megapixel camera, and the 2x optical zoom feature exclusive to the larger model iPhone.

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Klutho's shots provide evidence of the crisp and bright photos that can be taken with the iPhone 7 Plus and its second 12-megapixel telephoto lens, but the collection lacks an example of improved low-light photography that Apple touted in the debut ad for the iPhone 7.

Later in the year, the camera app on the iPhone 7 Plus will also be getting a new feature called "Portrait," letting users create photos where the two cameras intelligently detect faces in the foreground, while adding an artful blur effect to elements in the background.

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The smaller 4.7-inch iPhone 7 packs in similar high-quality photo-taking abilities, without the second telephoto lens and 2x optical zoom. Both new iPhones were announced alongside the Apple Watch Series 2 and AirPods last week in San Francsico. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are expected to arrive this Friday, September 16, with the lucky first batch of pre-order customers already receiving shipment notifications.

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Check out the rest of the photos taken using the iPhone 7 Plus here.

Article Link: Tim Cook Shares First Photos Taken With iPhone 7 Plus
 
It is possible for Apple to include the same dual camera system in the 4.7" model or does the smaller size actually prevent this?

I think it's interesting that the 6S+ was the only one to get OIS but all of a sudden it's introduced to the 4.7" model this year. Is this just Apple's way of driving costumers to go with the Plus model?
 
Is it just me or do the photos seem to be slightly altered? Either that, or the iPhone 7 tends to automatically oversaturate in full sunlight.


I suppose for some people, sunshine, blue skies, and green grass, are sufficient to make any photo look good...?

They are really blurry photos...
Yeah, I noticed as well. Weird, considering they are downsized. Perhaps they were taken with over 2x (i.e. digital) zoom?
 
I suppose for some people, sunshine, blue skies, and green grass, are sufficient to make any photo look good...?

They are really blurry photos...

I'm a pretty serious photography hobbyist (I shoot with big Nikon DSLRs and glass, been doing it for about 10 years now)... and I have to admit that these look great. I'd love to see some uncompressed, full-resolution shots... but the clarity, color and shadows look pretty damn good.

Of course: it's never going to rival big glass... but for a tiny camera you always have with you this looks really good. It's definitely pushing me towards picking up one of these...
 
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