Photographer Tests iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in Iceland, Demos Focus Pixels, Other Camera Improvements

- July 25, 2010

every iteration of iphone, apple aims bring significant improvements device's camera. iphone 6 , 6 plus no exception, packing in several new features focus pixels, exposure control, panorama improvements, slo-mo video enhancements, , optical image stabilization iphone 6 plus.

professional photographer austin mann partnered the verge test cameras in both iphone 6 , iphone 6 plus in iceland , came away impressive results.

one of major new features in new devices focus pixels, result of new image signal processor. described apple, focus pixels provides sensor more information image, results in faster autofocusing.

in video, mann demonstrated focus pixels, showing faster autofocusing on iphone 6 , 6 plus. seen in still below, taken video, iphone 6 plus able refocus on scene more after object placed in front of camera causes lens refocus.

according mann, focus pixels keeps objects in focus in photographs, shines when capturing video because vastly speeds refocusing. focus pixels highly useful in low-light situations -- previous iphones might have had trouble focusing in low light, iphone 6 , 6 plus work well, better dslrs.

combined optical image stabilization in iphone 6 plus, results impressive. comparison of image shot phone 5s (top) , iphone 6 plus (bottom) in low light below.

another improvement made ios 8 , iphone 6 , 6 plus exposure control, allows manual control on exposure , more control on way photos turn out. 2 shots, 1 exposure control (left) , 1 no exposure control (right) shown off below.

also new iphone 6/6 plus , ios 8 time-lapse video , improved slo-mo video. in ios 7, slo-mo allowed users capture 120 frames per second (fps) @ 720p, in ios 8, that's been improved 240fps, allowing improved slow motion video capabilities. both iphone 6 , 6 plus capable of shooting 1080p video @ 60fps.

while mann doesn't spend time focusing on comparisons between iphone 5s , iphone 6/6 plus, have few shots show improved picture taking capabilities. mann doesn't make comparisons between 6 , 6 plus, latter of has optical image stabilization, photos taken 2 devices equally impressive.

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the iphone 6 , 6 plus pack in new innovations make camera experience better , more fun. love these innovations focus on enabling iphone users better capture , share life rather beefing tech specs. apple team understands user base , incessantly strives create devices solve technical challenges , simplify experiences , they've done yet again iphone 6 , 6 plus.

photographers going enjoy upgrade... way better low light, massive viewfinder , new tools timelapse work flawlessly couldn't ask more out of iphone 6 , 6 plus camera.
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austin mann's complete overview of camera in iphone 6 , 6 plus worth reading, contains multitude of gorgeous images able capture devices.

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