Yesterday, Apple He launched half by surprise the first beta of iOS 10.1. At first it was surprising that it was a beta of a version x.1, since these versions usually include important news, but a little later we learned that one of the new features that will come along with that future version is that it includes the necessary software so that the 7 iPhone Plus Take photos with the effect of blurred background. From the looks of it, software will play a huge role in the iPhone 7 Plus' dual camera.
This week, Phil Schiller, Apple's vice president of marketing, responded on Twitter to a query about why the iPhone 7 Plus does not always use the telephoto lens. Schiller's answer makes sense considering that the better of the two dual camera lenses on the iPhone 7 Plus has a larger aperture than the telephoto lens, being f / 1.8 versus f / 2.8 for the secondary lens.
The iPhone 7 Plus does not always use its two lenses for photos
@iWood No Issue. In low light (or 10cm macro) the dual camera may use the wide angle 28mm f / 1.8 + OIS lens for the best photo #iPhone7Plus
- Philip Schiller (@pschiller) September 17, 2016
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It's Woody, bitch: @pschiller hi, Phill. Is the # iPhone7Plus having a problem with the telephoto lens? I've seen a lot of the 7+ using digital zoom rather than using the telephoto lens itself.
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Phil Shiller: @iWoood No problem. In low light (or 10cm macro) the dual camera can use the larger aperture lens of 28mm f / 1.8 + OIS for the best # iPhone7Plus photo.
Although adding a second lens is a big step forward, it seems clear that much more could have been done if both lenses were the same, or at least more similar. I am convinced that this will be another of the novelties that will arrive together with the tenth iPhone anniversary, a much more powerful dual camera that in all likelihood will come with an SDK for developers to create software for Apple's dual cameras. Will we see an iPhone that takes 3D photos in 2017?
