How Apple is Applying Deep Fusion for Mid to Low Light Photography

Apple has been working on its camera technology, and one of the exciting features of the new iPhone 14 lineup is its ability to apply deep fusion for mid to low light photography. This process happens earlier in the pipeline, allowing Apple to preserve more details than it would have otherwise lost when compressing the image before applying deep Fusion tech. The front-facing camera on the new iPhones will also get an upgrade with auto-focus built-in as well as a new F/1.9 aperture. This means that users can expect better performance and more natural-looking photos, especially in low-light conditions.

The Camera Upgrade: Auto-Focus, New Aperture, and Deep Fusion

The front-facing camera on the new iPhones will be upgraded to include auto-focus technology, which is designed to help take better selfies by automatically adjusting focus. This feature was already available on some of Apple's earlier devices, but it's now standard across the board. The F/1.9 aperture is another exciting development that promises improved low-light performance and more natural-looking images.

The New Dynamic Island: A Display Feature Like No Other

One of the most exciting features of the new iPhone 14 pro lineup is the introduction of a new display feature called the Dynamic Island. This pill-shaped design replaces the traditional notch on the top of the screen, providing a cleaner and more seamless visual experience. The Dynamic Island can display a variety of information, including notifications, music playback, and even live sports scores. It's also always-on, meaning it will show relevant information at all times, without consuming too much battery life.

Always-On Display and the Pill-Shaped Dynamic Island

The new Dynamic Island is not just a design feature; it's also an intelligent display that can adapt to different situations. For example, when you're playing music, the Dynamic Island will display album art and provide feedback on playback, such as waveforms or song title displays. If you have multiple apps open, the Dynamic Island can split into two, showing you two different apps at the same time. It can also display information like your location or navigation details.

Emergency SOS via Satellite: A Game-Changer for Stranded Users

One of the most significant features of the new iPhone 14 lineup is its ability to send emergency SOS messages via satellite. This means that even if you're stranded in a remote area without cell signal, you can still send a distress message and get help from emergency services. The technology uses a combination of satellite signals and cellular networks to send your location and alert emergency responders.

Crash Detection: A Feature That Could Save Lives

Another exciting feature of the new iPhone 14 lineup is its crash detection system. This technology uses advanced sensors to detect when you've been in an accident, and it can even automatically call emergency services for you if you don't respond within a certain time frame. The crash detection system is powered by advanced machine learning algorithms that can recognize patterns and anomalies in your behavior.

The Power iPhone 14 Pro: A New Era of Performance

The power iPhone 14 pro features an all-new A16 Bionic processor, which Apple claims is the most powerful chip ever on a smartphone. This new processor includes a more power-efficient performance core as well as efficiency cores, making it significantly faster and more efficient than previous models. The A16 Bionic processor also has increased memory bandwidth, allowing for better performance in demanding tasks.

New Camera Features: Pixel Bending and 48MP Wide-Angle Sensor

One of the most significant camera upgrades on the new iPhone 14 pro lineup is the introduction of a new 48-megapixel wide-angle sensor. Apple uses pixel bending technology to confine four pixels into one super pixel, which allows for improved low-light performance and more detailed images.

The New Action Mode: A Game-Changer for Video Capture

Apple has also introduced a completely redesigned action mode for video capture on the new iPhone 14 pro lineup. This feature allows users to shoot stunning videos with ease, even when moving at high speeds or in challenging environments. The new action mode can shoot at 4K resolution in 30 or 24 frames per second and features improved stabilization and reduced rolling shutter effect.

Conclusion

The new iPhone 14 lineup is packed with exciting features that promise to revolutionize the way we interact with our devices. From the introduction of deep fusion for mid to low light photography to the sleek and intelligent design of the Dynamic Island, there's something for everyone on this lineup. Whether you're a photographer, a videographer, or just someone who wants a device that can keep up with your busy lifestyle, the new iPhone 14 lineup is sure to impress.

The Future of Apple: Three New Devices to Watch

In addition to the new iPhone 14 lineup, Apple has also announced three new devices: the Apple Watch Series 8, AirPods Pro 2, and a new iPhone 14 model. While details about these devices are still scarce, it's clear that they'll be exciting additions to the Apple ecosystem. Whether you're interested in smartwatches, wireless earbuds, or just the latest smartphone technology, there's something for everyone on this lineup.

The Future of Smartphones: What's Next?

As we look to the future of smartphones, one thing is clear: the next few years will be exciting times for device manufacturers. With advances in camera technology, artificial intelligence, and design, it's likely that smartphones will continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Whether you're a fan of Apple or not, there's no denying the impact that these devices have had on our lives.

In conclusion, the new iPhone 14 lineup is just the beginning of an exciting era in smartphone technology. With its innovative features, sleek design, and improved performance, it's clear that Apple is pushing the boundaries of what we thought was possible with a device. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or just someone who wants to stay ahead of the curve, there's no denying the excitement surrounding this new lineup.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyou don't have time to watch Apple's nearly two hour long press event here's everything Apple announced and it's far out iPhone 14 event what the biggest new features are and why you should frankly care welcome everybody to Apple Insider it is Andrew here and I'm gonna be running down a lot of new products at Apple's fire event it announced a ton of new gear for all of you including Apple watch SC Apple Watch series 8 Apple watch Ultra airpods Pro iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus and iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 pro Max I'm going to walk you through all of those in this video and why you should care let's start with the Apple Watch series 8. Apple Watch series 8 is Apple's latest wearable and it's barring the same design from the Apple Watch series 7. so no big changes to how the device actually looks and yes all bands from prior models will still work on the Apple Watch series 8. The Apple Watch series 8 while it looks the same has at least a couple new hardware changes the first is a pair of temperature sensors there are two sensors one facing your wrist and one facing just out from the screen to collect the ambient air temp temperature this can be used for a bunch of different stuff but it's particularly useful for overnight when you wear your watch to bed while sleeping it'll sample your body temperature every five seconds and is accurate to 0.1 degrees Celsius it's able to then plot that inside of the health app this can be useful for anybody and can change based on a number of factors including jet lag or drinking alcohol but it's also useful for women who are using the Apple watch for cycle tracking things like temperature can come into play when tracking things like ovulation which is another new feature for Apple Watch series 8. The Cycle tracking app will now be able to retroactively tell you when you may have had an ovulation day it'll show up on the Apple watch inside of that cycle tracking app or any health app over on your iPhone additionally Apple's improve the three axis gyroscope and has a new accelerometer inside the Apple Watch series 8 that it's used for crash detection it'll combine the sensor along with the barometric sensor which can detect pressure from an airbag going off the microphone which can detect actual noise from a crash all those combined with the new sensors to detect when you bent in an accident it can then automatically alert emergency services and your emergency contacts with things like your location and what happened all right there from your wrist it'll work in tandem with the new iPhones as well Apple's also touting improved battery life but not in the way that you may think see with watch OS 9 Apple's adding a new low power mode this is different from the power Reserve mode that Apple watch already had with watch OS 9 this feature will come to other Apple watches besides the new Apple watch series 8 but it is still really useful it can extend your battery life up to 36 hours on a single charge it disables things like the always on display to help conserve battery life for longer but still maintaining things like activity tracking and fall detection apple is also updated the Apple watch SE to include new features in a redesigned case and it includes new features such as crash detection and it comes in a new lower price of 249. that brings us to the biggest news for Apple watch users which is Apple watch Ultra what was predicted to be called Apple watch Pro is a new high-end version of Apple watch that'll run you 800 or 7.99 if you're going to be specific it's made out of Arrow Aerospace gray titanium and Apple has ditched the titanium version of the regular Apple Watch series 8. this new Ultra rugged version of Apple watch has been tested to extreme temperatures both high and low and can even be used for recreational scuba diving in partnership with Oceanic there's the oceanic Plus app which does require subscription allowing you to go scuba diving up to 40 meters with your Apple watch though it is water resistant all the way down to a hundred meters the Apple watch Ultra has a redesigned body with the new larger screen that's also even brighter it has raised edges around the side which can be important when you're doing activities because the screen is completely flat so if you bump it into something there's a much lower chance that something could happen in damage that fire crystal display there's also an action button on the side in this bright orange Hue you can use it to trigger anything you want whether I'm going to next steps in a triathlon whether you're going on to a dive you want to start your dive with that button trigger a workout all sorts of things things you can completely program that button to do Apple watch Ultra has its own custom face called the wayfinder face kind of an active Compass right on the screen supports eight complications and has a really neat dark mode night mode effect where you can rotate the digital Crown the entire screen will dim leaving just a red outline of all of your information Apple watch Ultra has the longest value of any Apple watch with 36 hours on a single charge plus it can go up to 60 hours with a low power mode enabled Apple watch Ultra has a dual frequency GPS system supporting both L1 the common and the newer L5 GPS frequencies that'll improve it in many situations including when you're in large cities and there's a lot of buildings that can be stopping GPS signals Apple watch Ultra will be launching with three different bands that you can choose from there's a trail band there's the Alpine band and there's an ocean band all that are designed for the terrain they would primarily be used in then we have the airpods pro 2. airpods pro 2 have quite a few upgrade features including up to twice the noise cancellation these new airpods Pro also boast improved battery life now offering up to six hours on a single charge or 30 hours total if you combine it with the case that's up to six hours more than the last generation airpods when you're talking about the total battery life stored in the case as we're talking about battery life the new airpods Pro can be charged just using an Apple Watch charger just place it on that puck same as you would your Apple watch and you can charge that way if you don't have an iPhone charger or a lightning cable available airpods Pro include the H2 chip which gives them overall better performance Better Sound there's a smaller extra small ear tip that will improve passive audio for a wider range of ears the controls on the side have been updated so now there's a capacitive layer so you can use to slide up and down and control things like volume which has not been possible on airpods Pro before looking at the case the case now supports Precision finding so you can use it just like you would in air tag to find the case the case has built-in speakers that you can use to emit a noise when you're trying to find the case and there's a hook for a lanyard that you can use to attach to this side so you can keep them on your wrist without having to attach an extra case then there's the iPhone Apple is introducing two sizes for iPhone 14 the 6.1 inch iPhone 14 and the 6.7 inch iPhone 14 plus the iPhone 14 plus is the same size as the iPhone 14 pro Max 6.7 inches just without the pro features so it's bringing that longer battery life and larger screen to a more affordable audience headlining features of iPhone 14 include the upgraded a15 bionic processor Apple's using the same one from the iPhone 13 Pros which had an additional core in the GPU so it's a 5 Core GPU in the a15 bionic here additionally apple is improving the camera both hardware and software there's new changes such as a larger sensor for the wide-angle lens but there'll be improved low light performance across the board thanks to changes in how apple is applying deep Fusion for Mid to low light photography it's happening earlier in the process allowing Apple to keep more details than it was otherwise losing when it was compressing the image before applying that deep Fusion Tech the front facing camera is getting upgraded with auto focus built in as well as a new F 1.9 aperture finally for the cameras apple has a new action mode that's kind of like a gimbal without actually using a gimbal so great stabilization when moving your camera around and capturing video the other two big features for iPhone 14 includes emergency SOS features via satellite so if you are stranded somewhere you don't have cell signal you can still rely on a satellite connection to able to text and get emergency help Wherever You Are and it has crash detection using similar to sensors to what apple is using on the Apple watch it's able to detect when you've been in an accident pop up on the screen with an alert asking if you are okay or if it should call emergency services and if you don't respond it will call emergency services for you and send them your location personally I'm most excited for the iPhone 14 pro Apple has an all new display on the iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 pro Max it reduces the bezels around the edge increases the active area gets rid of the notch for a little pill-shaped design and has a new increased brightness now your HDR playback and get up to 1600 nits at Peak brightness and Outdoors it can get up to 2 000 nits of brightness the new pill is called the dynamic Island it's able to react based on what you're doing there's a ton of stuff here that it can do and you're going to kind of need to experience to really see the full effect but basically just this constant status bar of your iPhone it can show things like a phone call that you're on you can tap and hold to bring additional information or tap it to jump straight into that app while you're playing music you can see feedback including the album art and a little status symbol of waveforms on the right hand side if you have multiple app open it can split into two and show you two different apps at the same time it can show you privacy things like if you're actually sharing your location or navigating somewhere it can show you live sports that are pulling from the live activities feed on your lock screen including the current score of the game or as your Uber or Lyft is arriving you can see when your phone is being muted when your airpods are connecting when you have an alarm you can see when you are tapping your phone to pay for Transit all the stuff you can see in that little status bar as it morphs and moves around it is absurdly cool how Apple took this Hardware feature and made it into basically a software feature the display is also an always-on display so it'll show all of your relevant information all the time your time your widgets and any live activities will always be shown and if you have any photo set for the background then those can automatically intelligently dim so they're lower in brightness and not consuming a lot of battery life but they still retain important information like skin tone so they don't look all weird when they're dark power iPhone 14 pro is the new 4 nanometer a16 bionic processor which Apple says is the most powerful chip ever on a smartphone it includes a bunch of different stuff to pali's new features including that Dynamic Island and that always on display has a more power efficient performance core as well as efficiency cores and has 50 more memory bandwidth apple has a new 48 megapixel wide angle sensor on the camera Apple uses pixel bending to confine four of those pixels into one super pixel that's able to get great low light performance low light performance is greatly improved across the board with the iPhone 14 pro line Additionally you can shoot Pro Raw photos at full 48 megapixels or you can shoot 12 megapixel telephotos at two times Zoom getting all the benefits of that wide angle lens without having to switch to the telephoto lens which is still locked at three times telephoto Zoom then Apple has a completely redesigned the flash to it automatically changed based on the focal distance of your photos and apple is the new action mode for video just like on the standard iPhone 14 line for the iPhone 14 pro users same inmate mode has been upgraded to now shoot at 4K in 30 or 24 frames per second at 4K set about does it that is all Apple's new hardware and there's a lot three new versions of Apple watch airpods Pro 2 and 4 new iPhone 14 models let me know Down Below in the comments what you are most excited about and read more about all these devices over on Apple Insider while we have pricing and availability information available thank youyou don't have time to watch Apple's nearly two hour long press event here's everything Apple announced and it's far out iPhone 14 event what the biggest new features are and why you should frankly care welcome everybody to Apple Insider it is Andrew here and I'm gonna be running down a lot of new products at Apple's fire event it announced a ton of new gear for all of you including Apple watch SC Apple Watch series 8 Apple watch Ultra airpods Pro iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus and iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 pro Max I'm going to walk you through all of those in this video and why you should care let's start with the Apple Watch series 8. Apple Watch series 8 is Apple's latest wearable and it's barring the same design from the Apple Watch series 7. so no big changes to how the device actually looks and yes all bands from prior models will still work on the Apple Watch series 8. The Apple Watch series 8 while it looks the same has at least a couple new hardware changes the first is a pair of temperature sensors there are two sensors one facing your wrist and one facing just out from the screen to collect the ambient air temp temperature this can be used for a bunch of different stuff but it's particularly useful for overnight when you wear your watch to bed while sleeping it'll sample your body temperature every five seconds and is accurate to 0.1 degrees Celsius it's able to then plot that inside of the health app this can be useful for anybody and can change based on a number of factors including jet lag or drinking alcohol but it's also useful for women who are using the Apple watch for cycle tracking things like temperature can come into play when tracking things like ovulation which is another new feature for Apple Watch series 8. The Cycle tracking app will now be able to retroactively tell you when you may have had an ovulation day it'll show up on the Apple watch inside of that cycle tracking app or any health app over on your iPhone additionally Apple's improve the three axis gyroscope and has a new accelerometer inside the Apple Watch series 8 that it's used for crash detection it'll combine the sensor along with the barometric sensor which can detect pressure from an airbag going off the microphone which can detect actual noise from a crash all those combined with the new sensors to detect when you bent in an accident it can then automatically alert emergency services and your emergency contacts with things like your location and what happened all right there from your wrist it'll work in tandem with the new iPhones as well Apple's also touting improved battery life but not in the way that you may think see with watch OS 9 Apple's adding a new low power mode this is different from the power Reserve mode that Apple watch already had with watch OS 9 this feature will come to other Apple watches besides the new Apple watch series 8 but it is still really useful it can extend your battery life up to 36 hours on a single charge it disables things like the always on display to help conserve battery life for longer but still maintaining things like activity tracking and fall detection apple is also updated the Apple watch SE to include new features in a redesigned case and it includes new features such as crash detection and it comes in a new lower price of 249. that brings us to the biggest news for Apple watch users which is Apple watch Ultra what was predicted to be called Apple watch Pro is a new high-end version of Apple watch that'll run you 800 or 7.99 if you're going to be specific it's made out of Arrow Aerospace gray titanium and Apple has ditched the titanium version of the regular Apple Watch series 8. this new Ultra rugged version of Apple watch has been tested to extreme temperatures both high and low and can even be used for recreational scuba diving in partnership with Oceanic there's the oceanic Plus app which does require subscription allowing you to go scuba diving up to 40 meters with your Apple watch though it is water resistant all the way down to a hundred meters the Apple watch Ultra has a redesigned body with the new larger screen that's also even brighter it has raised edges around the side which can be important when you're doing activities because the screen is completely flat so if you bump it into something there's a much lower chance that something could happen in damage that fire crystal display there's also an action button on the side in this bright orange Hue you can use it to trigger anything you want whether I'm going to next steps in a triathlon whether you're going on to a dive you want to start your dive with that button trigger a workout all sorts of things things you can completely program that button to do Apple watch Ultra has its own custom face called the wayfinder face kind of an active Compass right on the screen supports eight complications and has a really neat dark mode night mode effect where you can rotate the digital Crown the entire screen will dim leaving just a red outline of all of your information Apple watch Ultra has the longest value of any Apple watch with 36 hours on a single charge plus it can go up to 60 hours with a low power mode enabled Apple watch Ultra has a dual frequency GPS system supporting both L1 the common and the newer L5 GPS frequencies that'll improve it in many situations including when you're in large cities and there's a lot of buildings that can be stopping GPS signals Apple watch Ultra will be launching with three different bands that you can choose from there's a trail band there's the Alpine band and there's an ocean band all that are designed for the terrain they would primarily be used in then we have the airpods pro 2. airpods pro 2 have quite a few upgrade features including up to twice the noise cancellation these new airpods Pro also boast improved battery life now offering up to six hours on a single charge or 30 hours total if you combine it with the case that's up to six hours more than the last generation airpods when you're talking about the total battery life stored in the case as we're talking about battery life the new airpods Pro can be charged just using an Apple Watch charger just place it on that puck same as you would your Apple watch and you can charge that way if you don't have an iPhone charger or a lightning cable available airpods Pro include the H2 chip which gives them overall better performance Better Sound there's a smaller extra small ear tip that will improve passive audio for a wider range of ears the controls on the side have been updated so now there's a capacitive layer so you can use to slide up and down and control things like volume which has not been possible on airpods Pro before looking at the case the case now supports Precision finding so you can use it just like you would in air tag to find the case the case has built-in speakers that you can use to emit a noise when you're trying to find the case and there's a hook for a lanyard that you can use to attach to this side so you can keep them on your wrist without having to attach an extra case then there's the iPhone Apple is introducing two sizes for iPhone 14 the 6.1 inch iPhone 14 and the 6.7 inch iPhone 14 plus the iPhone 14 plus is the same size as the iPhone 14 pro Max 6.7 inches just without the pro features so it's bringing that longer battery life and larger screen to a more affordable audience headlining features of iPhone 14 include the upgraded a15 bionic processor Apple's using the same one from the iPhone 13 Pros which had an additional core in the GPU so it's a 5 Core GPU in the a15 bionic here additionally apple is improving the camera both hardware and software there's new changes such as a larger sensor for the wide-angle lens but there'll be improved low light performance across the board thanks to changes in how apple is applying deep Fusion for Mid to low light photography it's happening earlier in the process allowing Apple to keep more details than it was otherwise losing when it was compressing the image before applying that deep Fusion Tech the front facing camera is getting upgraded with auto focus built in as well as a new F 1.9 aperture finally for the cameras apple has a new action mode that's kind of like a gimbal without actually using a gimbal so great stabilization when moving your camera around and capturing video the other two big features for iPhone 14 includes emergency SOS features via satellite so if you are stranded somewhere you don't have cell signal you can still rely on a satellite connection to able to text and get emergency help Wherever You Are and it has crash detection using similar to sensors to what apple is using on the Apple watch it's able to detect when you've been in an accident pop up on the screen with an alert asking if you are okay or if it should call emergency services and if you don't respond it will call emergency services for you and send them your location personally I'm most excited for the iPhone 14 pro Apple has an all new display on the iPhone 14 pro and iPhone 14 pro Max it reduces the bezels around the edge increases the active area gets rid of the notch for a little pill-shaped design and has a new increased brightness now your HDR playback and get up to 1600 nits at Peak brightness and Outdoors it can get up to 2 000 nits of brightness the new pill is called the dynamic Island it's able to react based on what you're doing there's a ton of stuff here that it can do and you're going to kind of need to experience to really see the full effect but basically just this constant status bar of your iPhone it can show things like a phone call that you're on you can tap and hold to bring additional information or tap it to jump straight into that app while you're playing music you can see feedback including the album art and a little status symbol of waveforms on the right hand side if you have multiple app open it can split into two and show you two different apps at the same time it can show you privacy things like if you're actually sharing your location or navigating somewhere it can show you live sports that are pulling from the live activities feed on your lock screen including the current score of the game or as your Uber or Lyft is arriving you can see when your phone is being muted when your airpods are connecting when you have an alarm you can see when you are tapping your phone to pay for Transit all the stuff you can see in that little status bar as it morphs and moves around it is absurdly cool how Apple took this Hardware feature and made it into basically a software feature the display is also an always-on display so it'll show all of your relevant information all the time your time your widgets and any live activities will always be shown and if you have any photo set for the background then those can automatically intelligently dim so they're lower in brightness and not consuming a lot of battery life but they still retain important information like skin tone so they don't look all weird when they're dark power iPhone 14 pro is the new 4 nanometer a16 bionic processor which Apple says is the most powerful chip ever on a smartphone it includes a bunch of different stuff to pali's new features including that Dynamic Island and that always on display has a more power efficient performance core as well as efficiency cores and has 50 more memory bandwidth apple has a new 48 megapixel wide angle sensor on the camera Apple uses pixel bending to confine four of those pixels into one super pixel that's able to get great low light performance low light performance is greatly improved across the board with the iPhone 14 pro line Additionally you can shoot Pro Raw photos at full 48 megapixels or you can shoot 12 megapixel telephotos at two times Zoom getting all the benefits of that wide angle lens without having to switch to the telephoto lens which is still locked at three times telephoto Zoom then Apple has a completely redesigned the flash to it automatically changed based on the focal distance of your photos and apple is the new action mode for video just like on the standard iPhone 14 line for the iPhone 14 pro users same inmate mode has been upgraded to now shoot at 4K in 30 or 24 frames per second at 4K set about does it that is all Apple's new hardware and there's a lot three new versions of Apple watch airpods Pro 2 and 4 new iPhone 14 models let me know Down Below in the comments what you are most excited about and read more about all these devices over on Apple Insider while we have pricing and availability information available thank you\n"