9to5Mac says Apple is testing a feature called "Mogul" that allows the iPhone to record video at a superfast and precise rate -- 120 frames per second.
Will the next iPhone let us take super slow-mo video?
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Odds are strong that Apple will debut an iPhone 5S in September or October, making it peak season for both rumors and educated guesses about the future device. This one, from 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman, seems to fall squarely into the later category and substantiates earlier speculation that an improved camera is in the works.
Gurman was tipped to some hidden references inside of the latest iOS 7 betas that indicate Apple is designing a new iPhone camera mode called "Mogul," which would allow for the capture of video at a superfast and precise rate -- 120 frames per second -- although the resolution of such a recording is still unknown.
This would allow users to make slow-motion films, a feature already present in competitor phones like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and other sports cameras. Lets face it, smartphone camera competition is getting stiff.
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Whether the feature would be ready for a fall debut is the big question. But the release of an iPhone 5S will all but certainly coincide with the availability of iOS 7.
And Gurman points out rightly that Apple's previous iPhone "S" upgrades have "included unique features to set it apart from either previous iPhones or other devices on the market." The 3GS included new video camera and voice control features. And the 4S introduced Siri.
However, Gurman goes on to say that because the word mogul is defined as "a powerful person in a media industry," it's "a perfect codename (or even a marketing name) for a new iPhone camera feature." We'd challenged that notion by adding that the term might also refer to ski moguls, aka bumps, and could be a codename for an image stabilization tool.
(Credit: Apple)
Odds are strong that Apple will debut an iPhone 5S in September or October, making it peak season for both rumors and educated guesses about the future device. This one, from 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman, seems to fall squarely into the later category and substantiates earlier speculation that an improved camera is in the works.
Gurman was tipped to some hidden references inside of the latest iOS 7 betas that indicate Apple is designing a new iPhone camera mode called "Mogul," which would allow for the capture of video at a superfast and precise rate -- 120 frames per second -- although the resolution of such a recording is still unknown.
This would allow users to make slow-motion films, a feature already present in competitor phones like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and other sports cameras. Lets face it, smartphone camera competition is getting stiff.
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Whether the feature would be ready for a fall debut is the big question. But the release of an iPhone 5S will all but certainly coincide with the availability of iOS 7.
And Gurman points out rightly that Apple's previous iPhone "S" upgrades have "included unique features to set it apart from either previous iPhones or other devices on the market." The 3GS included new video camera and voice control features. And the 4S introduced Siri.
However, Gurman goes on to say that because the word mogul is defined as "a powerful person in a media industry," it's "a perfect codename (or even a marketing name) for a new iPhone camera feature." We'd challenged that notion by adding that the term might also refer to ski moguls, aka bumps, and could be a codename for an image stabilization tool.