Though iPhone 5′s back-facing camera has the same 8-megapixel, five-element lens with 2.4 aperture, which is similar to the iPhone 4S, but is 25% smaller and the same 3,264 by 2,448 backside-illuminated sensor, it comes with improvements such as 40% faster photo capture, improved low-light performance, and improved noise reduction.
Folks at ProCamera have carried out some tests to find out if there are any visible differences between the iPhone 4S and new iPhone 5 cameras.
Here are some of their observations:
- I like the wider focal length of the iPhone 5 lens (previously 35mm now 33mm).
- The iPhone 5 is much more responsive, with faster app load times.
- Images look better on the iPhone 5 screen, they have more contrast and better colour replication (probably to do with the new sRGB support).
- The iPhone 5 images seem to be holding more detail during day time shots – particularly visible in the Example 1 flower detail and building lines in Example 3.
- The iPhone 5 seems to be more sensitive in low-light conditions. However, it appears that more aggressive noise reduction is resulting in mushier images when viewed at 100% (visible in Examples 6 and 7).
Note: ProCamera carried out the tests using their popular Camera app ( iTunes link).
This video posted by iDB reveals that iPhone 5′s camera offers significantly improved low-light performance compared to the iPhone 4S.
Let us know what you think about the images?
[via ProCamera's blog]
Related: Everything you need to know about iPhone 5′s camera.
