Quality of the front camera on iPhone 5s. How many megapixels does the iPhone camera have? Smartphones have one or more front cameras of various designs - pop-up camera, rotating camera, cutout or hole in the display, under-display camera

I have compiled a list of all the phones and now we will find out how many megapixels are both the front and rear cameras on your iPhone.

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How many megapixels is the camera on an iPhone?

It’s not without reason that many people are interested in how many megapixels are the main and front cameras on an iPhone. It's probably no secret that millions of photos are taken every day all over the world with the iPhone camera.

Number of megapixels on all released iPhones

Twelve phone models have already been released over the years, and I would like to consider both the front and rear cameras on iPhones in pairs. Then you will see everything for yourself.

Camera on iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS

The very first apple phones they were not very famous for their cameras and their quality was not very good. This is not surprising, because it was only 2007 and only Sony Ericsson could boast of cameras.

Moreover, autofocus appeared only in the third generation, that is, in 3GS. It was just cool back then and the quality of the photos improved a lot.

2G: 2 MP rear camera;
3G: 2 MP rear camera;
3Gs: 3 MP rear camera;

According to the list, you can see that there was no question of any front camera. The word selfie hadn't been coined yet and you wouldn't see people taking pictures of themselves and food.

Camera on iPhone 4, 4S

The next two phones took an incredible leap and now millions of photos will be taken with the cameras of these two phones.

Camera on iPhone 5, 5S, 5C

Presentation of iPhone 5S in Russian (Camera)

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Is 8MP enough in the camera? The whole truth about megapixels.

In this video I will talk about iPhone camera(And iPhone 6 in particular), or more precisely about megapixels and what they are. Well…

Camera on iPhone 6, 6S, 6 PLUS, 6S PLUS

Still, the time comes when Apple starts producing shovels. It seems that cameras should instantly get more megapixels, but this only happens in the 6S generation.

In iPhone 6, the camera has not changed much, everything is approximately the same as in 5s. But the big screen is starting to show its advantages and looking at photos is much more fun and convenient.

6, 6 PLUS: rear camera 8 MP, front 1.2 MP;
6S, 6S PLUS: 12 MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera.

After many years, the number of megapixels changes only in the iPhone 6S. Finally, you can take even better selfies with some kind of flash.

Camera on iPhone SE, 7, 7 PLUS

So, the next update of the iPhone pleased us with cameras and now in the younger version we have a stabilizer, and in the older version there are now two cameras instead of one.

Camera on iPhone X, 8, 8 PLUS

These smartphones again make us very happy high quality shooting. If you look at the number of megapixels, the situation is the same as last year.

However, a lot of work has been done big job and now we have a leader. It is a ten and its telephoto aperture is now ƒ/2.4. For comparison, the 7 and 8 Plus have ƒ/2.4.

X: rear camera - dual, 12 MP with wide-angle and telephoto lenses, front - 7 MP;
8: rear camera 12 MP, front 7 MP;
8 PLUS: rear camera - dual, 12 MP with wide-angle and telephoto lenses, front 7 MP.

Perhaps the most striking update is the ability to record 4K on all models. The younger model and the second camera of the X are now with stabilization.

Results

Now you know what cameras are in all generations of Apple smartphones. The quality of the cameras is very excellent and in the future, we will not need ordinary cameras at all, except perhaps for professional photography.

Statistics have already proven that the iPhone is the most popular device in the world for photography. This is not surprising, because today iPhone camera will be better than some soap dishes.

Number of megapixels on all released iPhones

Twelve phone models have already been released over the years, and I would like to consider both the front and rear cameras on iPhones in pairs. Then you will see everything for yourself.

Camera on iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS

The very first Apple phones were not very famous for their cameras and their quality was not very good. This is not surprising, because it was only 2007 and only Sony Ericsson could boast of cameras.

Moreover, autofocus appeared only in the third generation, that is, in 3GS. It was just cool back then and the quality of the photos improved a lot.

2G: 2 MP rear camera;
3G: 2 MP rear camera;
3Gs: 3 MP rear camera;

According to the list, you can see that there was no question of any front camera. The word selfie hadn't been coined yet and you wouldn't see people taking pictures of themselves and food.

Camera on iPhone 4, 4S

The next two phones took an incredible leap and now millions of photos will be taken with the cameras of these two phones.

These two phones already have front cameras. The main cameras now have flashes, and the iPhone 4s even has facial recognition.

4: rear camera 5 MP, front VGA (0.3 MP);
4S: 8 MP rear camera, front VGA (0.3 MP).

At night the photos were not very good and the flash is unlikely to help here. But during the day, the iPhone 4s takes very impressive photos even today.

Camera on iPhone 5, 5S, 5C

In the next generation, there were no significant leaps in pixels and the phone acquired a very similar design to the previous generation, only with a larger screen.

Selfies are gradually starting to appear, because Instagram appeared in 2010. It’s no wonder that the front camera in these models has been improved.

5: rear camera 8 MP, front 1.2 MP;
5S: rear camera 8 MP, front 1.2 MP;
5C: 8 MP rear camera, 1.2 MP front camera.

The iPhone 5S comes with dual flash, which should improve night photos. In general, the quality of photos does not change much compared to the previous generation.

Camera on iPhone 6, 6S, 6 PLUS, 6S PLUS

Still, the time comes when Apple starts producing shovels. It seems that cameras should instantly get more megapixels, but this only happens in the 6S generation.

In iPhone 6, the camera has not changed much, everything is approximately the same as in 5s. But the big screen is starting to show its advantages and looking at photos is much more fun and convenient.

6, 6 PLUS: rear camera 8 MP, front 1.2 MP;
6S, 6S PLUS: 12 MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera.

After many years, the number of megapixels changes only in the iPhone 6S. Finally, you can take even better selfies with some kind of flash.

Camera on iPhone SE, 7, 7 PLUS

So, the next update of the iPhone pleased us with cameras and now in the younger version we have a stabilizer, and in the older version there are now two cameras instead of one.

There are a lot of features that help you take clearer photos in the dark. The photos come out simply amazing.

SE: 12 MP rear camera, 1.2 MP front camera;
7: rear camera 12 MP, front 7 MP;
7 PLUS: dual rear camera 12 MP, front 7 MP.

As a bonus, I would like to mention the previously released iPhone SE in the update. This is an updated 5S with 6S fillings, if anyone hasn't heard. His cameras are also included in this list.

Camera on iPhone X, 8, 8 PLUS

These smartphones again please us with very high quality shooting. If you look at the number of megapixels, the situation is the same as last year.

However, a lot of work has been done and now we have a leader. It is a ten and its telephoto aperture is now ƒ/2.4. For comparison, the 7 and 8 Plus have ƒ/2.4.

X: rear camera - dual, 12 MP with wide-angle and telephoto lenses, front - 7 MP;
8: rear camera 12 MP, front 7 MP;
8 PLUS: rear camera - dual, 12 MP with wide-angle and telephoto lenses, front 7 MP.

Perhaps the most striking update is the ability to record 4K on all models. The younger model and the second camera of the X are now with stabilization.

Results

Many of those who follow the development of the company Apple were dissatisfied with the innovations that appeared in, because they were not as revolutionary as earlier models.

For example, compared to iPhone 5, the camera of the new flagship has been improved slightly, however, according to statements Apple The presented improvements significantly improve the quality of the resulting photographs, namely:

the number of pixels increased by 15%,
wider lens with increased aperture,
updated flash,
more fast processor, which provides the following advantages when shooting: rapid adjustment of the level of light and shadow; multi-shooting that allows you to avoid blurry photos; a new panoramic shooting mode that can adjust the brightness level during shooting; shooting mode.

Now we propose to look at specific examples of how the changes described above affected the quality of the resulting photographs.

It's all about speed

Screen

While many manufacturers are struggling to create displays that are as bright and contrasty as possible, Apple They take a different path - they try to make the most realistic display on the screen. Thus, the screens on iPhone 5 and they don’t look much the same as calibrated monitors.

Conclusion

Of course, it's quite difficult to consider as a professional photography tool. However, it is extremely convenient for daily use when you need to quickly take a fairly high-quality photo. In addition, the smartphone camera has many entertainment components, such as a panorama mode or slo-mo slow-motion video.

Part 2: testing the screen, video playback, camera and summing up

In the first part of the article we covered most aspects Apple iPhone 5s, leaving out the screen, video playback and photo capabilities to pay closer attention to them in the second part of the article. If you have not read the first part, we advise you to start there and then return to this text.

Screen

The smartphone screen is covered with a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface and, judging by the reflection of bright light sources in it, has a very effective anti-glare filter that is superior to the Google Nexus 7 screen filter in reducing reflection brightness. Doubling (and even tripling) of reflected objects is present to some extent, but the shadows of the objects are very weak; this indicates that there is no air gap between the outer glass and the surface of the matrix. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (effective, but still slightly worse than in the case of Google Nexus 7), so fingerprints do not appear as quickly as in the case of ordinary glass, but are removed more easily.

When manually controlling the brightness, its maximum value was about 520 cd/m², and the minimum was 5 cd/m². As a result, at maximum brightness, even in bright daylight, the screen will remain sufficiently readable, and in complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. There is automatic adjustment of the backlight brightness based on the light sensor (it is located to the left of the front camera). IN automatic mode When external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. In complete darkness in automatic mode, the brightness is reduced to 5 cd/m² (this is too low), in an office illuminated by artificial light it is set to 200-280 cd/m² when increasing from the minimum (acceptable) and to 500 cd/m² (which is too much) when decreasing from the maximum, and in a brightly lit environment (corresponding to lighting on a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight) increases to a maximum of 520 cd/m². As a result, this function does not work quite adequately: in the dark it lowers the brightness too much, and when moving to average light levels the hysteresis is too large. At lower brightness, there is virtually no backlight modulation, so it is impossible to visually see the flickering of the screen.

The iPhone 5s has a matrix installed IPS type. The microphotograph demonstrates the structure of subpixels typical of IPS - if you look closely, you can see the division of subpixels by control electrodes into narrow “beds” characteristic of IPS:

The dark spots in the next photo (at a lower magnification) are dust that has settled somewhere between the layers of the screen.

This is not the first screen with glued layers, but the first in which we found so much dust. Of course, this dirt cannot be seen with the naked eye, and in fact it does not worsen the properties of the screen, but its presence indirectly indicates an insufficiently high production culture at the enterprise that produces screens for this smartphone.

The screen has very good viewing angles without inverting shades and without significant color shifts, even with large viewing deviations from perpendicular to the screen. When deviated diagonally, the black field is highlighted very little and, depending on the direction of the deviation, acquires a red-violet or bluish tint. When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is good. The contrast is high - about 960:1. The gamma curve constructed from 32 points did not reveal a blockage either in the highlights or in the shadows, and the index of the approximating power function is 2.19, which is almost equal to the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve coincides with the power dependence:

The response time for the black-white-black transition is 28 ms (15 ms on + 13 ms off), the transition between gray halftones of 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) takes a total of 41.5 ms. Color gamut is sRGB:

The spectra show that the matrix’s light filters moderately mix the components with each other, and as a result, visually the colors have a natural saturation:

The balance of shades on the gray scale is good, since the color temperature is slightly higher than the standard 6500 K and its variation is very small, and the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (delta E) is significantly less than 10, which is considered a good indicator for a consumer device. (Dark areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

Based on the totality of its characteristics, the screen deserves a very high rating. We especially note the high brightness, stable and deep black color, and very good color rendition. When compared with the Apple iPhone 5, you will notice that the new product has a slightly brighter screen and its color reproduction is a little more accurate - however, these differences are not so fundamental as to claim that there is a significant difference between the screens of these devices.

Playing video files

To test the output of video files on the device screen, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Method for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)”). Screenshots with a shutter speed of 1 s helped determine the nature of the output of frames of video files with various parameters: the resolution varied (1280 by 720 (720p) and 1920 by 1080 (1080p) pixels) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames/ With). In the tests, we used a standard video player launched from the browser. There is no need to tabulate the test results, as they are excellent: there are no frame drops, the intervals between frames (or groups of frames) alternate evenly. The screen refresh rate appears to be 60Hz. Note that, unlike devices (phones and tablets) on Android, on the screen of the Apple iPhone 5s we never observed a failure in alternating frames. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the extended range (that is, the range 0-255) - all gradations of shades are distinguished in shadows and highlights. Most video files are encoded in the video luminance range of 16-235, so the extended range for showing movies is harmful, but Apple's player is somehow able to correctly detect the type of encoding, so the screen displays all the gradations in any case, and the black color is real black and white is white. The only thing missing this smartphone, so this is the ability to display 720p video one to one, without scaling. However, given the physical dimensions of the screen, this point is not of fundamental importance.

Camera

iPhone 5s is equipped with two cameras - front with a resolution of 1.2 megapixels and rear with a resolution of 8 megapixels. Traditionally, you cannot change the image resolution here; it will always be 3264x2448 pixels. The exception is the mode in which the camera takes a square photo with a resolution of 2448x2448 pixels. Below are examples of pictures taken with the rear camera in normal mode with a resolution of 8 megapixels.

	Sharpness is quite good in all plans. Toward distant shots the foliage blends together, but still maintains a decent appearance.
	Grass and foliage are rendered well for 8 megapixels.
	There is a noticeable gradual drop in sharpness towards distant plans, but the camera also stretches them out.
	The exposition is well chosen. Noise in the dark area is almost unnoticeable.
	Not a bad macro shot if you know which area is in focus.
	You can notice areas on the flower that the program was unable to process correctly.
	But sometimes you can achieve good results.

The sharpness of the images is generally quite good. Even in dark areas it is virtually unaffected by noise. It’s nice that the foliage in the background looks soft and is actually foliage, and not sharp, but incomprehensible pieces. And the camera has no problems with exposure in auto mode.

Focusing in macro photography is often wrong, making it quite difficult to capture the desired detail. It takes quite a long time to find the required distance to the object, especially since the minimum focusing distance of the camera is rather long.

HDR photos show more than just enhanced dynamic range, but also good sharpness, which in this case is very valuable. When shooting HDR, the camera takes two photos with slight exposure compensation on both sides. The compensation is quite small, which makes it difficult to immediately highlight a photo with an extended dynamic range.

Laboratory test

	Laboratory lighting (“1”). The stand worked perfectly, without any complaints.
	Lighting ½. With worsening lighting the result is almost as good.
	Lighting ¼. Further deterioration of lighting generated noise, which was very gently processed by noise reduction.
	Lighting ¼, flash. The flash practically returns laboratory lighting conditions.
	Lighting 0. With almost complete absence of light, the camera can no longer cope. However, you can get some idea about the subject.
	Lighting 0, flash. And even in this situation the flash works perfectly.

The operation of the flash does not cause any complaints. When using a flash, the camera, as expected, shortens the shutter speed and reduces light sensitivity, due to which it gains good resolution.

It can be clearly seen that in any lighting, the flash allows you to achieve almost the same resolution and sharpness as in laboratory light.

When there is no light, the flash operates as a focusing assist lamp. In such conditions, the camera takes quite a long time to focus, but the result is worth it. In addition, one cannot help but note the successful tandem of “cold” and “warm” diodes in the flash, which make it possible to obtain colors close to natural even in poor conditions.

Based on the results of the booth shooting, the camera showed itself to be very worthy compared to other smartphones. Despite the smaller 1/3.2″ matrix and not the highest resolution, the graph shows that the iPhone 5s camera is one of the best. And this is confirmed not only by numbers. It manages to work very smoothly at high sensitivity levels thanks to reasonable noise reduction. The result of its work is reminiscent of the color noise suppression function in RAW editors, when color noise becomes gray, and in this form is almost invisible. Camera sharpening is barely noticeable - and only if you know where to look.

Panoramas

In addition to the already familiar Auto and HDR modes, with the release of iOS 7, a panoramic shooting mode appeared in the camera. However, a panorama can only be shot in one position - panning from left to right while holding the smartphone vertically. The camera manages to produce fairly good and sharp panoramas with even exposure.

However, there are also failures.

The blur in the background, the white sky and the black indentations below are the result of poor editing. Of course, part of the problem here is the carelessness of the photographer, but the program also did its job in bad faith.

And yet I would like to note that the camera does panoramas well. On the other hand, this won’t surprise anyone now. But the limitation on the direction of wiring and the location of the smartphone, of course, is a little frustrating.

Comparison with iPhone 5

Of course, we couldn't help but compare the iPhone 5s camera to its predecessor.

As you can see from the above pictures, the cameras of the iPhone 5 and 5s are practically the same.

Video

The rear camera can shoot video at 1080p@30 fps and 720p@120 fps.

It is worth noting that 720p@120 fps video, called “Slow” mode in the smartphone, is slow motion. However, slow motion (120 fps → 30 fps) is correctly reproduced only by the smartphone itself, and on a computer the video is played only as a video with a frequency of 120 frames per second. Apparently, the user is asked to slow down the video on the computer by four times (this can be done in most players when viewing).

Perhaps we cannot say that the camera is ideal. You can't even call her the best. However, in itself it has many advantages and practically no significant disadvantages. So, owners of the iPhone 5s will certainly be glad of such a pleasant feature in the new smartphone, and owners of the iPhone 5, as it turns out, can already use it if they switched to iOS 7.

conclusions

Apple has released a smartphone that cannot be called revolutionary, however, firstly, it is still a very high-quality product, and secondly, it has several interesting features that may well be developed in future devices from both Apple and competing companies.

First of all, this is a fingerprint sensor. Relieve the user from having to enter a password every time and make it physically impossible for strangers to use his smartphone - good purpose. After all, it's no secret that many people are too lazy to come up with and remember complex passwords, and the security of their devices suffers. Again, the fingerprint scanner can be used for many other tasks: for example, on tablets, different levels of access to apps, sites and content for different family members would be useful. For now, this is a matter of the future, but, obviously, the very near future.

The second promising innovation is a 64-bit processor with a new instruction set. Tests have shown that with the same frequency and number of cores, the 64-bit Apple A7 is very significantly (two or more times) superior to the Apple A6, that is, the architecture is very efficient. But this superiority is not yet enough to be the undisputed leader in the market: NVIDIA Tegra 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 take the lead in frequency and number of cores, demonstrating in benchmarks no less performance than the Apple A7. Now the main intrigue is this: does Apple have an ace up its sleeve, that is, will the company be able to release a version of the Apple A7 for new ones in the near future? iPad tablets, but with four cores and a frequency around 2 GHz, or there are some technical difficulties, and the performance of the A7 in the iPhone 5s is still the maximum that Apple engineers are capable of at this stage.

As for the camera and screen, there is progress compared to previous version The iPhone is minimal (and in the case of the screen, completely absent), but this does not prevent them from remaining very worthy solutions that do not charge record prices technical characteristics, but by the quality of all parameters and excellent adaptability to the real specific tasks of the user.

Now about the cost. iPhone 5s has not yet been officially released in Russia. Most likely, at the start of sales with us, its price will be similar to the current price of the iPhone 5. Particularly impatient gadget lovers can, of course, purchase a smartphone from “gray” supplies today. True, in addition to the traditionally inflated price (from one and a half times for black and white models; up to three times for gold), you need to be prepared for the fact that 4G (LTE) will not work, although, judging by the characteristics, Russian LTE bands are supported in some modifications of iPhone 5s. Most likely, Apple will introduce support for Russian LTE networks by the time official sales start, but it is not a fact that it will automatically appear on “gray” devices purchased in other countries.

Last year, after the presentation of the iPhone 5, famous photographer Austin Mann went to Iceland to compare the quality of images from the camera of the new smartphone with photos taken on the iPhone 4s. A month ago, Apple introduced its flagship iPhone 5s, equipping a smartphone with an f/2.2 aperture and dual LED flash. To test whether the 5s camera is really that good, the traveler headed to Patagonia, where he tested images from the iPhone 5 and 5s for a week.

Together with his colleagues, Mann conquered mountain peaks, walked on glaciers and even slept in the wilderness. The photos turned out amazing. Most of them Austin chose not to edit using third party applications, so that you and I can enjoy authentic photographs of picturesque mountain spaces ( panoramas are clickable).

Panorama taken at

iPhone 5 (highlighted shadows)

iPhone 5s (highlighted shadows)

Panorama shot on iPhone 5

According to the photographer, the iPhone 5s camera outperformed the iPhone 5 in all tests. I wonder how he would describe Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41 megapixel camera.

Although smartphones can take pictures, phones are unlikely to be able to. Nevertheless, there are cases when companies, in order to reduce costs, replaced them with ordinary reporters with iPhones.

Many people wonder: how to take such cool pictures on the iPhone? In fact, photographers often cannot do without additional accessories like a tripod or a detachable lens. In this case, Austin only used a tripod and an iPhone.

By the way, Mann’s site will certainly be of interest to lovers of beautiful photographs. Right on it home page contains information about the photographer's current journey - from city, country and local weather to the one used in this moment lens.