The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus from Apple are no doubt splendid devices. However, these days, no smartphone is complete without a great camera and camera software; it appears Apple has nailed it all with the 8-megapixel shooter on these handsets.
The new cameras found in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can be considered as the best when compared to any smartphone available on the market right now. Yes, there are some smartphone such as the Nokia Lumia 1020 that are capable of taking better shots, but apart from that, these devices fail when it comes down to software and speed.
The 8-megapixel shooter found in the new devices, comes packed with f/2.2 aperture and 1.5µ pixels, similarly to the iPhone 5S. However, Apple made sure to upgrade the sensors to what the company calls its next generation iSensor. The most important thing about this sensor is something called focus pixels, and it is designed to allow DSLR-like autofocus speed, which from our understanding, is twice as fast as the iPhone 5S.
Furthermore, Apple has brought back the True Tone Flash feature, which uses two LED lights in an attempt to match the temperature of the color for better images taken with Flash. In addition, both iPhone 6 devices are capable of taking HDR images with just a simple button press.
Now, the biggest improvement with this 8-megapixel camera is its ability to take videos in 1080p 30-frames per second, or 60-frames per second. That's not all; the camera can take slow motion videos in a stunning 240-frames per second, something that is unheard of in any smartphone.
We remember the crowd during Apple's keynote going wild with joy once this information was revealed. It's quite awesome, and we're interested in seeing which competitor will up the ante where slow motion video capture is concerned.
Chances are; this competitor might just turn out to be Samsung, or even Microsoft since the software company is now the owner of Nokia's device business.
We're surprised Apple came out with this many improvements for the new iPhone 6 models. Usually, the Cupertino giant tends to save all the big camera improvements for its S models, but it appears as if this line of thinking is dead and gone.
On paper, these cameras are awesome, but we won't know for sure until both devices become available on Sept. 19, 2014.
