The iPhone 5 comes with a brand new camera but its not ‘that new’ as Apple explains: “Same as the iPhone 4S, but thinner.”
Its an 8-megapixels with a 3,264 x 2,448 backside-illuminated sensor, five-element lens, and f/2.4 aperture great for low light pictures. The camera is 25% thinner to match the iPhone 5′s 7.6mm thin body.
The camera is still branded the iSight camera which when coupled with the new A6 processor takes quick and highly detailed images.
New features of the camera include the new dynamic low light mode, “smart filter” which helps in color matching images, 40% faster shutter speed and the ability to capture still images in video. There’s also a brand new panorama mode which joins multiple smaller images into a huge 28 megapixel image. Apple is also improving on the image sharing capabilities of the iPhone 5, images can now be shared with multiple persons who can later comment on them.
Video recording is still the same as the iPhone 4S offering 1080p 30fps capture with improved image stabilization. The front camera also got a small upgrade in the form of 720p video in Facetime.
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