The iPhone 13 will go on sale from September 24th. This time, the turn is centered on the “contents” rather than the design changes. Since the changes are concentrated on the camera, some people may be wondering if it’s okay.
iPhone 13 Pro (Sierra Blue) and iPhone 13 (PRODUCT RED)
This is also iPhone 13 (PRODUCT RED) and iPhone 13 Pro (Sierra Blue)
The iPhone 12 Pro Max (Pacific Blue) is on the right, and the iPhone 13 Pro (Sierra Blue) is on the left.
iPhone 13 Pro (Sierra Blue).Pretty refreshing color
iPhone 13 (PRODUCT RED).It is darker red than last year and has a glossy finish.
But it’s a waste. That’s because the camera features in the iPhone 13 series have great potential.
Let’s summarize that area, including the performance of the actual machine.
“Camera” is the point of this iPhone
The appeal of “cinematic mode” is that anyone can do it with just one smartphone.
As many have written, the point of the camera in this iPhone 13 series is “video”, especially cinematic mode.
The identity of cinematic mode is simple. It is a video version of “portrait mode” for still images. In this mode, the “depth” information generated from the calculation is set in the photo, the focus is changed as appropriate, and the rest is blurred.
It’s easy to understand that when performance improves, from still images to moving images, but in that case, new consideration is also required. We need a feature that helps “change the focus location over time.”
The simplest form is to “recognize a person and change it according to the movement”. The following video was taken with the iPhone 13 Pro and posted unedited except for the audio cut. The focus switching from the author in the foreground to the editor-in-chief Yazaki in the back is completely automatic.
▲ Taken with iPhone 13 Pro. No processing as it was taken except for voice cut and front and back cut.The focus location changes when a person comes in or turns around
Since it recognizes not only people but also objects, the following videos can be taken.
▲ Because it’s a big deal, “cinematic drink” and “cinematic yakiniku” are also available.Both were shot with the iPhone 13 and are still shot except for the audio / front / rear cut and the connection of the two.
“The outline is not perfect.” “The background blur is uniform and looks like a split.”
surely. This feature isn’t perfect at all. There is no doubt that you will be able to shoot higher quality images if you have the right camera and lens and focus properly. This is a natural technique for those who are accustomed to cameras, and now you can shoot with higher quality with a “camera for Vlog”.
However, it is a big evolution to be able to make these videos with “one smartphone”, “without special operation”, and “take and take out”. Anyone can do this with the iPhone 13 series.
By the way, I also took a video like this.
▲ Cinematic the appearance of a meeting around the table. According to the photographed side, “Terraha-like”
what about? Even though I’m just talking around the table, I wonder if it looks dramatic just because of the blurring effect.
The value of the cinematic mode is that “everyone can look like a terrace just by taking pictures of everyday life.” Even if you don’t buy the iPhone 13 series this time, if you buy a new series of iPhones from now on, it will come as a standard feature. And similar things are coming to other high-end smartphone makers, and they are becoming commonplace.
It can be said that Apple’s biggest invention this time is the impressive name “cinematic mode” for the function to shoot blurred images. It seems easy, but these are the clues and the functions are becoming more generalized.
IMovie is recommended for editing, and cinematic mode viewing is suitable for “large screens”
Let’s leave a little bit of material.
Actually, only the last and last video is not “take and take out”. I used the iPad version of Apple’s video editing software “iMovie” and made it by tweaking the focus position quite finely.
It can be done automatically to some extent, but if there are many people, the focus will change too often and the image will be difficult to see. That’s why I’m editing with iMovie, which allows me to re-edit the cinematic mode data as it is. The other videos posted here also use iMovie for the sound and the front and back cuts, although the focus position has not been tampered with.
Transfer images to iPad Pro and process with iMovie
The model used for editing may be an iPhone or iPad with iOS 15 / iPadOS 15, or a model that does not have cinematic mode (in short, other than the iPhone 13 series).
However, the moving image data for editing needs to be “the additional data for the cinematic mode is not cut”.
Comparing the same 1080p / 30Hz video, the capacity of the video data shot in normal mode and the video data shot in cinematic mode may be nearly doubled. In other words, the capacity of 1080p / 30Hz cinematic mode video = the capacity of 1080p / 60Hz normal video.
It should be noted here that simply transferring will erase the “depth data” for cinematic mode.
If you have your own account, you can synchronize it as iCloud “photo” data, but if you want to give it to others by AirDrop etc., tap “Options” at the top of the screen when sharing, and the next screen Let’s transfer after turning on “All photo data” with.
When sending a video to someone with AirDrop, unless you turn on “All photo data” (at the bottom of the right screen), the depth information in cinematic mode will be lost and you will not be able to re-edit such as focus.
You can also re-edit, such as changing the focus position, without using iMovie, just with the iPhone’s “Photos” app. However, iMovie is easier to operate and there are many things you can do. If you are an iPhone user, iMovie is free to use, so we recommend that you use it.
You can change the focus etc. when shooting with iPhone 13 or even from the “Photos” app.But iMovie is easier to operate
Then another one.
Is there anyone who thought that the above video, “It’s hard to understand the effect”? Those people are probably watching the video on the “smartphone screen”.
As a matter of fact, blur is a delicate expression, and it is difficult to understand if the display size of the video itself is small. I think it often doesn’t come to mind on the vertical screen of a smartphone.
We recommend watching it on a Mac or iPad. If you have a screen of 10 inches or more, you can enjoy the effect of bokeh surprisingly well. You can also use an Apple TV or connect your iPhone to your TV to enjoy it on a bigger screen.
In that sense, cinematic mode is also a function that “you can take pictures with your smartphone, but if you want to enjoy it, you should use something other than your smartphone.”
After all “Pro” was fast. A15 is a reasonable evolution
Let’s also touch on the performance that can be seen from the benchmark test.
As you already know, the SoC used in the iPhone 13 series is the “A15 Bionic”. The latest model of SoC designed by Apple, but there are still three variations at this time.
The first is the one used for the “iPhone 13” and “iPhone 13 mini”. The clock used for these is up to 3.2GHz, and there are four GPU cores. The main memory is 4GB.
SoC of iPhone 13 / mini.Main memory is 4GB
The second one is for “iPhone 13 Pro” and “iPhone 13 Pro Max”. Again, the clock is up to 3.2GHz and there are five GPU cores. The main memory is 6GB.
This is the SoC of iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max.Main memory is 6GB
And the third is for the “iPad mini,” which was also reviewed the other day. It has a maximum clock of 2.93GHz and 5 GPU cores. The main memory is 4GB.
Reference article:iPad mini 6th generation has no blind spots iPhone 13 Pro with the latest specifications and high-speed processing and communication (Muneka Nishida)
So what are these performances? If you round the numbers and express them in simple big and small,
iPhone 13 Pro series ＞ iPad mini ≒ iPad Pro 11 inch (2020 model) ≒ iPhone 13 series ＞ iPhone 12 Pro series ＞ iPhone 12 series
Is it like that?
Although the amount of main memory and the clock are different, the difference between the iPhone 13 Pro and iPad mini with the same configuration is roughly “according to the clock”. Overall it is one rank higher.
The difference between the iPhone 13 and the iPad mini is almost the same as the clock in terms of CPU, and because there are many GPU cores, the iPad mini has higher performance even if the clock is low. Overall, I think it’s about the same performance.
IPhone 13 / mini CPU score by Geekbench 5
IPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max CPU Score by Geekbench 5
IPhone 13 / mini Compute (mainly GPU) score by Geekbench 5
Compute (mainly GPU) score for iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max by Geekbench 5.The number of cores is one more, so the number is much higher than the iPhone 13
Not only the A14 generation, which was the model last year, but also the high-end products (mainly for iPad) that increased the number of cores in the A12 generation will be surpassed, so it can be said that the performance improvement is still “continuing properly”.
As I mentioned in the iPad mini review, the A15 is high-performance, but it’s still no match for the “more performance-focused M1.” The cost and aim are different, including the idea of the number of cores.
From this point as well, Apple’s “performance improvement for smartphones” and “performance improvement for Mac” are different, and it can be predicted that proper use will continue in the future.
(Muneka Nishida. Reprinted from the Japanese version of Engadget)
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