30.09.2013 18:05 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Behind the lens: A look at the technology inside the iPhone 5s camera

When it comes to taking pictures on the go, it's hard to beat the convenience of a smartphone: It's lighter than a bulky SLR camera, and, unlike your typical point-and-shoot, it's in your pocket even when the idea of playing photographer is furthest from your mind.This fact hasn't escaped the folks at Apple, who have worked hard over the last few years to turn the iPhone into the world's most widely-used camera by iterating through an increasingly sophisticated combination of hardware and software. This tradition continues with the iPhone 5s, which features some amazing new camera technology under the hood.Bigger is betterManufacturers just love to tout the resolution of their cameras; after all, more megapixels make for a great marketing pitch, and comparing numbers is easy for consumers to grasp. However, like megahertz on a CPU or inches on a TV, megapixels only tell a relatively small part of the story,

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