#iphone 13 camera

Shooting the moon

If you've ever tried to take a photo of the moon - and who hasn't? - you know how disappointing it can be.

It's looks like a fine shot as you're snapping it, but the photo turns out to look like a dull, distant pinprick of light on a black canvas background.

On Tuesday evening the moon was rising big and I decided to have another go at it with my new iPhone 13 and its fancier camera. The result was somewhat better, but, again, the photo doesn't do justice to the glory of the thing.

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Cinematography has come a long way — from the Lumière brothers who created the first camera to the digital era we now live in. Phones are a huge part of the digital age. 

Once cameras became a part of mobile phones, camera technology advanced at a rapid pace.  Features earlier limited to advanced cameras are now available in a pocket smartphone.

iPhone cameras have always been regarded as some of the best in the business, continually pushing limits and allowing you to shoot high-quality images with ease. 

Let’s look at some of the features on the latest line of iPhones — the 13 series.

iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini - Camera Specifications

The iPhone 13 and 13 mini continue with the superb dual-lens camera system. The Wide Lens has an impressive f/1.6 aperture, while the Ultra-Wide Lens pushes it further to f/2.4. The ultra-wide camera has been updated to offer better low-light performance with enhancements that let in up to 47% more light.

The ‘Sensor-shift’ optical image stabilization that worked to steady images and improves detail in the iPhone 12 pro models have now become a part of the iPhone 13 mini as well.

However, since these are the base models of the iPhone 13, the telephoto lens has been excluded from these models. The optical zoom and digital zoom have therefore been limited to 2x and 5x, respectively.

iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max - Camera Specifications

The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max feature a three-lens camera system; an f/1.5 Wide lens (housing the largest sensor on an iPhone), an f/1.8 Ultra Wide Lens and an impressive f/2.8 Telephoto Lens.

These upgraded lenses boost performance in low light conditions, with the Wide lens letting in 2.2x more light than the iPhone 12 Pro, and the Ultra Wide promising to allow up to a whopping 92% more light.

With 3x optical zoom in on the 77mm Telephoto lens (0.5x more than the 12 Pro Max), the iPhone 13 Pros offers a collective 6x optical zoom and 15x digital zoom. 

The futuristic LiDAR scanner continues to be exclusive to the Pro versions.

Super-wide and Macro Lens of New iPhone 13

The Super-Wide Lens features a new ‘Macro’ mode, which now lets you capture shots of subjects as close as two centimeters away — a delight for macro photography lovers.

It also lets you record videos, including slow-motion and time-lapse at this scale, which is a first for an iPhone. This gives rise to many different possibilities for both professional and non-professional users.

iPhone 13's New Night Mode Camera Feature

While the new iPhone 13 lineup features all-round improvements to the night mode, the ‘Pro’ variant goes further than the rest to shoot in night mode through all three of the device’s cameras.

This will allow for more flexibility and quality while taking pictures in dark environments. It is expected that Astrophotography and other low-light photography styles will also see an increase in detail and sharpness in their objects of focus.

The ‘improved night mode’ can also have versatile applications — for instance, using it in normal light environments can help accentuate the dynamic range and balance the contrast ratio to shoot realistic, professional images.

Cinematic Mode of iPhone 13: Future Ahead

You can now add a professional touch to your videos and films with Cinematic mode. This feature is made possible with the innovative ‘Rack Focus’. 

 With videos captured in Dolby Vision HDR, the Cinematic Mode enables the iPhone camera to track a subject and automatically shift focus to multiple points in real-time, even as the subject is moving through the scene.

The camera focus automatically shifts even as the person’s focus shifts away from the camera. Additionally, the iPhone 13 models continue to allow for manual changes in focus, both during and after capture.

Apple ProRes: New Feature For Video Editing

Apple now provides Pro users with an end-to-end workflow — shooting, editing and sharing (made possible with the camera hardware, A15 bionic and Final Cut Pro). Introducing a video codec called ProRes.

This advanced video codec allows you to shoot and share files in a professional-grade delivery format. The 10-bit offers high color fidelity and retains high quality after compression, which makes for better quality for editing. This format is frequently used in commercials and feature films, making this a first for an iPhone. If you don’t wish to shoot in ProRes, your video files can also be shared in Dolby Vision format.

Conclusion

To conclude, the new iPhone lineup is clearly packed with interesting new upgrades under the hood. It allows you to shoot professional-quality photos and videos with features like Macro and Cinematic modes, it captures better photos in low light, and it provides an end-to-end workflow that lets you deliver a high-quality piece of art.