According to one site's analysis of the code that makes up the latest beta of iOS 7, Apple's upcoming iOS update, the next iPhone's camera could feature slow-motion video capture.
9to5Mac was alerted to the "hidden references" to the slow motion video capture in the latest iOS 7 beta code by Twitter user and iOS tinkerer Hamza Sood.
The settings suggest that an upcoming iPhone, be it the iPhones 5S or something else, might feature a 120-frames-per-second video recording mode known currently as "Mogul" mode.
Although the feature appears to be referenced in the iOS 7 beta code, current iPhone hardware does not support video capture at that speed, and the feature has not been formally announced for iOS 7.
Take it slooow
The iPhone 5 is currently capable of recording 720p video at 30 frames per second, though developers reportedly have access to tools that bump that up to 60FPS in iOS 7.
Still, the current iPhone's camera is simply not capable of recording video at 120FPS.
Video captured at that rate can be slowed down without becoming choppy, or played at normal speed to reduce motion blur.
Even if the feature is real, though, it's unknown how high Apple could get the resolution at that speed. The iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4S before it can record video at full HD 1080p, but the resolution might have to be scaled down to accommodate all those extra frames per second.
Despite these doubts, 9to5Mac makes it clear that based on what it sees in the iOS 7 code it believes that "Apple is actively working on" slow-mo video for an upcoming version of the iPhone.
The elephant in the galaxy
Of course, while Apple may indeed look to slow-mo video capture as a sexy "cool factor" for its next iPhone, Samsung's Galaxy S4 already does it.
Another possibly new iOS feature - offline dictation - also emerged recently from the iOS 7 beta smoke screen. But Android already has that, as well.
The last few new iPhones have been more iterative than revolutionary, despite the iPhone 5's increased screen real estate. And Apple will have to do better than playing second fiddle to the Galaxy S4 if it wants to regain its lion's share of the market from Android.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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