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The Apple iPhone 7 Camera Boasts an f1.8 Lens

Chris Gampat
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09/07/2016
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Last Updated on 09/07/2016 by Chris Gampat

Today, we finally got to see and hear all the new details on the Apple iPhone 7. Of specific note is the camera on the iPhone 7 Plus: which features a dual camera system on the back–which were indeed proven true by the rumors.

Here are all the details you care about.

Camera Tech Specs

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  • Dual camera system
  • Optical image stabilization
  • f1.8 aperture lens
  • New six element lens
  • High speed sensor, 12MP 60% faster and 30% more energy efficient
  • Quad LED True Flash that can compensate for ambient light
  • Image Signal processor has twice the throughput as before, which works well for multiple things overall
  • Video image stabilization in Live Photos
  • You can now edit Live Photos
  • RAW DNG files
  • Wide Color Capture API
  • Front camera is a 7MP Facetime HD camera
  • New color that takes advantage of more of what’s possible than with sRGB

iPhone 7 Plus

  • Two lenses: one wide and one Telephoto
  • Optical zoom at 2x, but 10x for digital zoom if you choose
  • Same as the other iPhone 7 otherwise

New Bokeh feature

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The new portrait style uses the new portrait effect and makes everything else out of focus. It renders the scene in real life.

Phone Tech Specs

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  • Home Kit app that lets you manage a lot of things around the home
  • Pick up the phone just to wake it up
  • Aluminum body
  • Very few parts overall
  • High gloss Jet Black finish that looks mirror-like
  • New design overall
  • Antennae are built in
  • Gold, Silver, and Rose Gold
  • Stereo speakers
  • 2x louder
  • No headphone jack, audio headphones work via the lightning connector
  • Lightning to analog mini phono adapter also included
  • Wireless audio experience with the new Apple AirPods
  • Airpods have a new case that has a battery and allows for on-the-go charging

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  • Force sensitive and customizable home button
  • New enclosure is water and dust resistant
  • Retina HD display that is 25% better than before
  • 3D touch integrates with things like the new Instagram Story camera

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Oh and Magnum photographer Christopher Anderson gave his approval. So far it seems very cool.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.