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iPhone 13 reported to boast three new camera features

Jan Johannsen
11.8.2021
Translation: Eva Francis

Three new camera features are said to be part of the iPhone 13 innovations. Since there’s hardly anything to improve in terms of hardware, it would make sense that improvements are made to the software mainly.

Mark Gurman of Bloomberg claims to know about the three new camera features, but his claims haven’t been confirmed or denied by Apple. Two of the three new features apply to videos, not photos.

Portrait videos, ProRes and new styles

The blurred backgrounds in portrait photos have been an integral part of the smartphone world since 2016 and the iPhone 7 Plus. With the iPhone 13, the function will also be available for videos for the first time. Apple is supposed to call it «Cinematic Video» and its intensity can be adjusted afterwards, just like with photos.

The second new camera feature for videos is said to be support for the «ProRes» file format. Apple has been using it for its Final Cut Pro video editing software since 2007. Video files in this raw format would be significantly larger than the HEIF format that’s currently in use. The main advantages are in the post-processing of the videos. The new video format could be reserved exclusively for the Pro models, just like the ProRaw photo format for the iPhone 12.

Keynote on 14 September?

However, Apple will probably not reveal all details about the iPhone 13 until September. Currently, 14 September 2021 is considered a likely date for the iPhone keynote in Cupertino.

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