iPhone 16 series camera features, record button details leaked
The iPhone 16 family, consisting of the vanilla iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, is expected to launch in September. The rumor mill regarding the new lineup has been raging for months and recently, a hands-on video showing dummy units of the iPhone 16 series surfaced online. The video suggests the camera specs of upcoming Apple handsets. The iPhone 16 lineup is also said to feature an all-new Capture button. The vanilla models will feature a dual-camera setup on the back, while the Pro models appear to have triple sensors on the back.
iPhone 16 series camera specs leaked
In a video Posted online by AppleInsider, the iPhone 16 series camera units and action button have been leaked. According to the hands-on video of the dummy units, both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus will feature a dual camera setup on the rear, consisting of a 48-megapixel primary wide-angle camera with f/1.6 aperture and up to 2x zoom and a secondary ultra-wide angle camera with f/2.2 aperture and .5x zoom. The f/2.2 aperture will be an upgrade from the f/2.4 available on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.
Furthermore, the standard iPhone 16 series is said to feature a vertically stacked camera unit instead of a diagonal setup. The non-Pro iPhone models will likely support macro photography for the first time.
The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are said to feature a triple rear camera setup, including a Wide camera, an Ultra-Wide camera, and a telephoto camera. The telephoto feature was previously exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. They could retain the current lineup’s 48-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.78 aperture and 2x optical zoom. They are said to feature 12-megapixel telephoto sensors with 5x optical zoom and f/2.8 aperture. Further, the Ultra-Wide camera could be upgraded to 48-megapixel with a pixel binning feature that would use 0.7-micrometer pixels when shooting at full resolution or 1.4-micrometer pixels when used as a quad-pixel. The iPhone 16 Pro models are also expected to support ProRaw photos.
The report, citing sources, claims that Apple will support a new image format called JPEG-XL with the iPhone 16, joining the existing HEIF, JPEG, HEIF Max, ProRaw, and ProRAW Max. The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will reportedly support 3K video at 120 frames per second with Dolby Vision.
iPhone 16 may get an all-new recording button
A Capture Button that allows users to perform various actions like launching the camera or recording a video will reportedly be available on all iPhone 16 variants this year. It could be located at the bottom-right corner and is said to be capacitive. This DSLR-like button could be used to zoom in and out in the default app.
Apple is expected to announce new iPhone models on September 10. The iPhone 16 Pro models are expected to feature slightly larger displays than their iPhone 15 lineup counterparts. All phones in the lineup could offer on-device AI features, thanks to Apple Intelligence.
