Vratislav Holub The traditional September keynote was held on Tuesday, during which Apple presented the new iPhone 13 (Pro). Although the new models look almost unchanged at first glance, apart from the reduction of the upper cutout, they still offer a number of great novelties. The Cupertino giant specifically surpassed itself in the case of video recording, which it took to a completely new level with the Pro models and thus completely pushed the competition to the back burner. We are specifically talking about the so-called film mode, which literally sets a new trend. So let's take a look at 5 things you didn't know about this new iPhone 13 Pro.
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Artificial blur
The film mode offers a rather great option, where it can simply refocus from one point to another and thereby achieve a direct film effect, which you can recognize from practically any film. Basically, it works simply - first you choose what/who you actually want to focus on, which works exactly the same as classic focus. Subsequently, however, the iPhone automatically slightly blurs the background and thus highlights the originally focused figure/thing.
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Amaya Toman Auto refocus based on content
Anyway, it's far from over here. The iPhone can automatically refocus based on the current content in film mode. In practice, it looks like you have a scene focused on, for example, a man who turns his head towards the woman in the background. Based on this, even the phone itself can refocus the entire scene on the woman, but as soon as the man turns back, the focus is on him again.
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Focus on a specific character
The movie mode continues to be equipped with one great gadget that is definitely worth it. The user can choose a specific person to focus the scene on, but at the same time "tell" the iPhone to always focus on this subject during filming, which practically becomes the main character.
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An ultra-wide-angle lens as the perfect helper
In order to offer the highest possible quality, the film mode also uses the possibility of an ultra-wide-angle lens. Its use in the shot is not so obvious, but the iPhone uses its wider field of view to detect another person approaching the shot. Thanks to this, the standard (wide-angle) lens can then automatically focus on the mentioned incoming person at the exact moment when they head into the scene.
Reverse focus adjustment
Of course, the iPhone may not always focus according to the user's wishes, which in some cases can practically invalidate the entire shot. In order to avoid these unpleasant situations, the focus can be adjusted even after filming is completed.
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Of course, the movie mode probably won't be completely flawless, and once in a while it can happen to someone that the function just doesn't live up to their expectations. However, it is necessary to take into account the fact that it is still an amazing novelty that, with a "little" exaggeration, turns an ordinary phone into a film camera. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the potential shift. If Apple can do something similar now, we can only look forward to something to come in the coming years.
It's a step forward, but for now it'll serve more as a fairground attraction than a tool for more serious use. Similar to the portrait mode when taking pictures, this is also not perfect, moreover, it only works at a lower resolution and lower fps, so those who intend to move on and shoot videos in 4K/60 Hz will not be interested in this feature at all.