This year Apple still brings us four iPhone models, differentiated by screen size and hardware performance. Of the four phones, the iPhone 14 is clearly the most cost-effective model, with leading performance, a powerful imaging system and, most importantly, a friendlier price tag, making it a phone for more people.
The emergence of cell phone images has greatly lowered the threshold for people to take pictures. Pick up the phone and press the shutter, every person can record the meaning of their lives.
The iterative upgrade of hardware can lay a good foundation for excellent shooting experience. This year iPhone 14 still uses the classic dual rear camera, where the main camera lens sensor and aperture are both increased, the amount of light intake compared to the previous generation increased by up to 49%, greatly improving the quality of shooting in dark environments.
On top of the new hardware, Apple’s powerful computational photography capabilities have also been enhanced. iPhone 14 Series features a new “Light and Image Engine” that selects the best pixel from multiple exposures and blends them when the shutter is pressed, which preserves richer image data so that even in low light conditions, photos are brighter, more vibrant, and beautifully detailed. This way, richer image data is retained, so that even in low light conditions, photos can be taken with brighter and more vivid colors and fine textures.
With comprehensive hardware and software upgrades, the iPhone 14’s image capabilities remain in the current top tier. In good lighting conditions, iPhone 14 can capture photos with pure image quality and transparent colors. For example, when taking portrait photos, iPhone 14 will automatically optimize the contrast, skin tone and other details of the image.
Thanks to the fully upgraded imaging system, iPhone 14 is able to get pretty good results in nighttime conditions. When the phone senses low ambient light, it automatically turns on night mode and presents the finished film in the viewfinder after pressing the shutter.
The advent of the iPhone has not only helped more people take good photos in a low-barrier way, it has also helped many people express their emotions through video with this de-elite tool.
With last year’s iPhone 13 series, Apple introduced “Movie Effect” mode, which automatically captures the focus of the image based on AI and allows the user to shift focus by manually tapping. With “Focus Shift,” users are freed from the more specialized elements of color, composition, and framing to create a story in the simplest way possible. This year, the iPhone 14 series has a cinematic mode that supports 4K Dolby Vision video, and Apple offers two different options at 24fps and 30fps to meet the needs of different creators.
In addition to a sense of “storytelling,” you need to create stable images with your phone. iPhone 14’s “Sports Mode” was created for this purpose. The OIS optical stabilization can provide a good anti-shake effect at the hardware level, but in the face of running, bumpy vehicles and other special environments, just relying on handheld does not bring a stable picture performance.
Since “sports mode” will ensure stable picture quality in the center by cropping the picture, the phone will shoot at 0.5x focal length by default when this mode is turned on, and if you want to shoot with the main lens, you need to adjust to other lenses before shooting.
As you can see from the motion picture, the picture is still stable even when shooting in a running state. However, precisely because of the way the sports mode is cropped, this mode only supports up to 2.8K 60FPS video shooting. But for shooting motion pictures, this image quality is sufficient.
iPhone 14 For those who want to choose a classic, this year’s iPhone 14 is the corresponding option for you. It is still reliable, sturdy and trustworthy with its performance in the first tier, and finds an optimal balance for us in balancing product design and user experience.
