dual camera on iphone 7 plus

Many users mobile devices eagerly waiting for the next seventh generation of Apple. After all, the company every time tries to surprise with an even thinner body, increased performance and modern design. This time around, the Apple iPhone 7 didn't really surprise me: the same design, albeit slightly increased performance. But in the extended version of the iPhone 7 plus, there is something to pay attention to: instead of the usual camera eye, 2 lenses flaunt at the back. What is the reason for such a decision and whether it is worth overpaying for the plus version, we will try to find out from this review.

Prerequisites for a Dual Camera

Back in April 2016, an event happened that gave birth to several smartphones from a variety of brands that decided to try a dual-module camera. The fact is that the flagship phone Huawei P9 was released, which surprised with two lenses of the main camera. In addition to the fact that Lake optics were used in the smartphone, the company promised revolutionary images due to unusual photography technology, where each module performed its function: one works in monochrome mode and is responsible for shadows, the second superimposes colors.

What is the result?

Let's return to the capabilities of the new iPhone's dual-module camera. The first module received 28mm and f / 1.8, the second - 56mm and f / 2.8. But these figures only speak of different distance focus and different aperture ratios of optics, the real buyer will be much more interested in the opportunities that should provide dual camera.

optical zoom. Of course, there is no full-fledged optical zoom here, but some similarity can be obtained just due to the difference in focal lengths of 28 and 56 mm. To put it even more simply, each lens zooms in differently: one is further, the other is closer. It is within these limits that you can zoom in on the image, and not increase the pixels programmatically.

Blur out of focus. This feature is the pride of the owners of DSLRs with impressive dimensions. Imagine that a regular smartphone can now take a detailed picture of a nearby object, while at the same time the background will be blurred. Effectively, like real professional photographers.

More light. Since the smartphone has 2 lenses at once, then it should receive more light. And this is a great opportunity to get rid of noise in the dark and sharpen the picture. In recent years, there was only a race to increase the aperture. For example, in current Galaxy phones, this indicator is f / 1.7, so it is not surprising that this module is one of the best today. But he is alone, and there are two of them in Apple smartphones, which means that there should still be more light, although both are responsible for their tasks.

In 2007, Steve Jobs showed the world the iPhone, and this event is hard to overestimate, as it literally turned the industry upside down and gave a strong impetus to development. mobile phones, and any modern smartphone in essence, it is an ideological descendant of that very first phone from Apple. The original iPhone was a highly controversial device and had many flaws and limitations, but it had so many revolutionary ideas that it could be forgiven for all its sins. After ten years and ten iterations of the iPhone, the company simply couldn't help but do something that, if not turn the industry over for the second time, then certainly shake it up, and they tried to do this with the introduction of the iPhone X (ten). How Apple managed to surprise is a topic for a separate discussion and, possibly, a future review, now it’s more important for us that besides it, two more models were shown at the presentation: iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the latter will become the hero of this review, in which among other things, I will compare it with last year.

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Appearance and ergonomics

For the fourth year in a row, the iPhone has remained practically in the same design, therefore, like last year, so that the box at least somehow differs from the boxes previous versions an image of the back of a smartphone was applied to it with a glare opaque hinting at glass back. The package has not changed in any way, it includes: a lightning sync cable, a 1A power adapter, an EarPods headset with a lightning connector, documentation, a clip for SIM tray and an adapter from 3.5mm jack to lightning, the latter is essentially an external sound card.

In the month that has passed since the presentation, only the lazy did not kick Apple for the fact that the design of the iPhone has not changed for the fourth year in a row, and the thick frames around the screen in 2K17 are not comme il faut at all! Personally, I don’t see a problem in thick frames; in smartphones with a 5.5-inch screen, plus or minus five or even ten millimeters to the body width does not affect ergonomics in any way. As for the design, it really hasn’t changed much since 2014 and is pretty boring. The glass back allowed for a slight refreshment appearance smartphone, in contrast to this, the case has become more fragile, and when dropped on a hard surface, the probability of breaking the glass is doubled. To be honest, looking at the iPhone 8 Plus, you think: this is how last year's model should have been - there are no stupid antenna strips and the bulging camera is better beaten. The design of the smartphone is nice and not pretentious, of the three color options, gold is definitely the best, the color of the aluminum frame is closer to gold, and the color of the rear glass is more of a cream; live this combination looks very cool. The worst color I would call “Space Gray”, three colors in one body is too much: the back is gray, the frame is dark gray, the front is black.

The build quality is excellent, the iPhone 8 Plus has already been in the hands of a well-known English-speaking blogger specializing in testing for resistance to mechanical stress, the body of the novelty turned out to be quite strong. And here protective glass, which was called the most durable among smartphones at the presentation, is no better in hardness than that installed in the iPhone 7 Plus, it can be scratched by objects with a hardness of 6 units on the Mohs scale and harder. The protection of the Home button and the camera eye is, as before, made of tempered glass with a thin sapphire layer on top of it. Such protection is scratched under strong mechanical stress, but it should save you from small grains of sand. Both “pluses” are protected against water and dust according to the IP67 standard, this means that during short-term immersion, water does not enter in quantities that disrupt the operation of the device, and continuous operation in immersed mode is not expected. In addition, damage to the smartphone due to moisture is not covered by the warranty.

The ergonomics of the iPhone 8 Plus did not get better compared to its predecessor, to be honest, it got even worse. The manufacturer hit another bottom and broke its own weight record two years ago, the novelty weighs 202 grams with the same dimensions! A smartphone can be used with one hand, but with great difficulty and provided that you have the hands of a pianist. All interface connectors and controls have retained their places, the Home button is still touch-sensitive and does not respond to gloved hands. A fingerprint sensor is built into the home button, it is the same as in the iPhone 7 Plus, there is no point in updating it - it is still one of the fastest fingerprint scanners in smartphones. In the “eight”, as in the models of 2016 and 2015, there is another control element - 3D Touch - recognition of strong pressure on the screen, it is used everywhere in the system. Some scenarios for using 3D Touch, such as moving the cursor while editing text, or context menu desktop icons - useful; others seem far-fetched and unnecessary.

Screen

The screen in the novelty was not changed; the iPhone 8 Plus has exactly the same module as the iPhone 7 Plus. True Tone was added to the system, this technology first appeared in the iPad, and now it has made its way to the iPhone. The essence of the technology is to change the color temperature of the screen depending on the ambient light, it is assumed that this allows the human eye to correctly perceive colors. For example, if you are in a room where the main light source is incandescent lamps, then the image will become warmer (yellow).

All other characteristics are identical to those for the iPhone 7 Plus: 5.5-inch diagonal, resolution 1920*1080, maximum brightness 625 cd/m², contrast ratio 1300:1. The screen of the novelty supports an extended color gamut relative to sRGB, which complies with the . On this moment iPhone screen 8 Plus is the best among smartphones in terms of the combination of characteristics.

Hardware platform and performance

If last year's A10 had the Fusion prefix, which meant Apple's transition to a big.LITTLE similar architecture, the processor had two “strong” and two “weak” cores, then this year the word Bionic was added to the name of the A11 chip. Obviously, such an “original” name is needed to emphasize the hardware support of Neural Networks. The division of nuclei into “strong” and “weak” ones has not gone away, only now there are not two but four weak nuclei, but a total of six nuclei. Over the past four years, we have seen a kind of swing with the performance and energy efficiency of Apple processors, the A8 in the iPhone 6 Plus was manufactured using a 20nm process technology and had an average efficiency at a maximum frequency of 1.4 GHz. The A9 processor in the iPhone 6s Plus received a new 16nm process technology, and its frequency was slightly increased, which is why its autonomy even slightly increased with a smaller battery.

Last year's A10 was in my opinion the most unfortunate of all, while maintaining the 16nm process technology, the developers raised the frequencies to a record 2.34 GHz, which is why the processor throttled in synthetic tests and mercilessly consumed battery power, fortunately, optimization at the OS level made it possible to smooth out all its shortcomings in everyday use. In the iPhone 8 Plus, we, on the contrary, got a very successful system-on-a-chip, the manufacturing process is now 10nm, and the maximum frequency was even reduced to 2.1 GHz, as a result, the smartphone heats up much less and almost does not throttle - a decrease in performance after several runs in AnTuTu does not exceed 15%. Synthetic benchmark results are astounding: 228000 in AnTuTu and 4200 points in Geekbench 4 single-core test. random access memory remained unchanged - 3 GB for the iPhone 8 Plus and 2 GB for the iPhone 8. The storage size was once again doubled, and now there are only two modifications differing in the amount of internal memory - 64GB and 256GB. At the same write speed in internal memory, reading speed has been increased by about a third.

Cellular and interfaces

All modifications of the iPhone 8 Plus (A1864, A1864(CDMA), A1897 and A1897(CDMA)) support all frequencies used Russian operators cellular communication, accordingly, in whatever country of the world you buy a phone, it will work in our networks. The smartphone has a Snapdragon X16 LTE modem with a peak download speed of 1 Gb / s, there is a slot for a nanoSIM card. Kit wireless interfaces virtually unchanged from last year and includes: Wi‑Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac supporting MIMO, Bluetooth now version 5 and NFC. The latter can be used for contactless payment, and with the release of iOS 11 for reading NFC tags, for third party applications API has been opened.

Battery and autonomy

The battery capacity was reduced from 2900 to 2691 mAh, which did not affect autonomy in any way, because, as I mentioned above, the processor became more energy efficient, moreover, the performance in mono tests increased. Support is declared in the specifications of both models on the official website. fast charging, it is claimed that using a power adapter with a power of 29 watts or more, a smartphone can be charged up to 50% in just half an hour, which has been confirmed in practice. The iPhone 8 Plus battery can be fully charged in 1 hour and 50 minutes (from 0% to 75% in 50 minutes). Unfortunately, in the package you will find an old 1-ampere charger, and it will charge the smartphone for almost three hours. Both models support wireless charging according to the Qi standard, which is famous for the snail's speed of gaining percentage of charge.

Note. Testing is carried out in the appropriate modes according to the methodology: - listening to music in headphones at maximum volume with the screen turned off; – viewing 1080p video from the device’s memory at 50% backlight brightness and maximum sound volume in headphones; - active browsing (constant opening of new tabs, active page scrolling, etc.) via Wi-Fi at 50% backlight brightness; – 3D games (Real Racing 3) at 50% backlight brightness.

Cameras, photo and video quality

At the presentation, it was stated that both sensors of the main camera unit are new, they have become larger and better. Most likely, the speaker made a mistake and larger sensors are expected in the iPhone X, since the size of both sensors has not changed, nor have the other parameters changed. The first module is equipped with a wide-angle lens with an equivalent focal length of 28 mm, aperture F1.8 and an optical stabilization system, the EGF of the lens of the second module is 56 mm, aperture F2.8, and optical stabilization absent.

The performance of the camera with a telephoto lens remained the same not very high level, the difference with the main module is several stops. Despite this, in good light, this camera allows you to take great pictures with an unusual for mobile photography geometry and perspective. Portrait mode with the release of iOS 11 is out of beta and subjectively has become a little better. Exclusive to the iPhone 8 Plus, Portrait Lighting has been added to this mode ( here and below the images are clickable, all examples can be found on Flickr).

Apple iPhone 8 Plus telephoto lens	Apple iPhone 7 Plus telephoto lens

The quality of the resulting photos compared to the iPhone 7 Plus has not changed much, none of the parameters have been improved. On closer examination, you can notice a pronounced software sharpening and an increase in color saturation in individual photos, which cannot but upset, there is still hope for finishing the processing algorithms in future firmware. In general, in good lighting conditions, the camera takes excellent pictures with accurate color reproduction and a wide dynamic range for such a small sensor. The iPhone's automation, as before, tries to keep as much color and tone information in the frame as possible.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus	Apple iPhone 7 Plus

The algorithms for creating HDR have been radically changed, the camera not only expands the dynamic range by selecting highlights and shadows, but also artificially raises the middle of the tone spectrum, in many pictures the color saturation increases even more. Photos taken in HDR mode began to look a lot like pictures taken with Google Pixel in HDR+ mode. By default, the system camera does not have an HDR mode switch, i.e. The iPhone itself decides which mode to use, fortunately system settings there is a point where this switch can be returned. On the left are HDR shots with Apple iPhone 8 Plus, right - HDR with iPhone 7 Plus:

Apple iPhone 8 Plus	Apple iPhone 7 Plus

I found the Slow Sync Flash function interesting, which allows you to save the background when using the flash, which can be useful when shooting indoors.

Apple iPhone 8 Plus Slow Sync	Apple iPhone 7 Plus

The front camera in the new product is exactly the same as in the iPhone 7 Plus, the sensor resolution is 7 megapixels, the equivalent focal length and lens aperture are 32mm and F2.2, respectively, the video is recorded with a resolution of up to 1080p. In good lighting conditions, the camera takes excellent pictures that are little different from the photos from the main module.

The company did not introduce 4K shooting into its smartphones for a very long time, in the same year, on the contrary, they took the lead, iPhone 8 became the first smartphone capable of capturing video in a resolution of 3840 * 2160 pixels at 60 frames per second. In addition, the iPhone continues to lead in terms of video quality and can compete on an equal footing with many consumer and amateur camcorders. The only drawback of the mode was and remains single-channel sound. The combination of optical and electronic stabilization allows you to record handheld even on the go, it should be borne in mind that stabilization works better at FullHD resolution. The slow motion frame rate is still 240, but the resolution has been bumped up to 1080p.

Sound quality

There are still two call speakers in the smartphone, the manufacturer declares a 25% increase in volume, which is confirmed by a head-on comparison with the iPhone 7 Plus, while the tone balance has also become noticeably better. The combined location of the speakers (one on the front surface, the other on the end) greatly reduces the likelihood of muffling the ringing signal.

The iPhone 8 Plus, like its predecessor, does not have an analog headphone output, which means that the quality and volume of sound in the headphones depends entirely on the external sound card. That is why the sound in the headphones has not changed in any way compared to the iPhone 7 Plus, it has a decent volume margin, and its quality is enough to replace an entry-level audiophile player. Wireless audio support High Quality did not deliver this time either.

Operating system features

The smartphone runs on the iOS 11 operating system out of the box, in which, compared to iOS 10, there are several differences, the main one being the support for Augmented Reality. In addition, one of three effects can be applied to photos taken with the Live Photo function turned on: Loop - motion looping; The pendulum is an analogue of a boomerang; and long exposure. New filters have been added to the system camera, and the Portrait mode, which is officially out of beta, has been supplemented with a Portrait Lighting feature that attempts to mimic studio lighting. The showcase of the branded application store has been completely redesigned. Main screen App Store divided into five tabs: Today, Games, Applications, Updates and Search. The Today tab features a daily selection of games and apps from Apple editors. The need for such a section is long overdue, the main showcase has turned into a garbage dump, as the developers have learned to abuse the algorithms for bringing applications to the top. Editorial selections that have proven themselves in Apple Music can breathe new life into a store.

New effects and emoticons have been added to iMessage, the interface for working with internal applications has been slightly changed. Voice Assistant has been improved with machine learning technology. Firstly, the voice should become more realistic and lively, and secondly, Siri should understand the context. The Control Center has been completely redesigned, now all the settings are collected on one screen, which has also become customizable. The display of notifications has been redesigned, now old notifications can be viewed on the lock screen by swiping up from the bottom of the screen.

The Do Not Disturb mode has been supplemented with a Do Not Disturb Driver feature, which is automatically activated when you get into the car. Added Automatic setting new devices, which allows you to sign in with your Apple ID on a new iPhone or iPad by simply holding it up to activated device. In addition, the Maps application and the standard keyboard have been improved.

Contrary to the advertising claims, the iPhone 8 Plus is only a slightly improved version of last year's model and, according to Apple's logic, should have been called the iPhone 7s Plus. There are only three fundamental changes: a glass case, a system-on-a-chip that has become more powerful and energy efficient, new camera sensors coupled with new processing algorithms that have improved the quality of photo and video shooting. In the end, we have the most successful iteration of the 5.5-inch iPhone, in which almost every aspect has been brought to perfection. The positive aspects of the novelty include: the best screen among smartphones, the most powerful system-on-a-chip, excellent implementation of photo and video shooting, great sound in headphones. The iPhone 8 Plus has only one minus, the smartphone is very heavy and overall. Of course, you can grumble that Apple should not have released a phone in the old case and focused on the new iPhone X. But having a choice of several options is always a good thing! As for the answer to the main question: is it worth changing the iPhone 7 Plus to new model, no, it’s not worth it, the novelty does not provide any new experience, and the transition costs in the current economic realities will not justify themselves. If you are buying an iPhone for the first time or are switching from a completely old model and you have a choice between iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus, definitely take this year's model!

Looking at the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, you might think that there are very few changes compared to their predecessors, but in fact they are not. In the new generation of Apple smartphones, it is already possible to customize touch button“Home”, a portrait mode appeared in the 5.5-inch iPhone models And much more.

We have prepared 10 of the most useful tips for owners new iPhones 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, as well as some secrets that you probably did not know about.

1. Customizing the Home Button

As you already know, the Home button is no longer pressed in the usual way for us. Apple decided to abandon the mechanical button in favor of the touch, which recognizes the touch. Thanks to Taptic Engine technology, the user feels feedback that simulates pressing.

Cupertino provided the ability to adjust the level of tactile response, you can choose the most suitable for you. Open "Settings", go to the "General" section, and then select "Home Button" from the list. There you will see three different levels feedback, try each one and choose the most suitable one for you.

2. Turn your keyboard into a trackpad

Is not new feature in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but it has become much more convenient thanks to the capabilities of 3D Touch technology. The usual way, when you tap on a word with your finger to correct a mistake or highlight it, is not very reliable and accurate. Sometimes it's hard to get the cursor exactly where you want it to be, and even seeing it isn't always easy because your finger is covering the screen.

There is another, better way that will make you crazy. Just press hard on the keyboard to activate 3D Touch, and then you will see that the letters are hidden. Thus, the keyboard turns into a trackpad, like on a MacBook.

Slide your finger across the keyboard surface to move the cursor on the screen. To highlight the desired word, press your finger even harder, and if you need to highlight the entire sentence, then you need to press twice.

3. How to disable vibration feedback

On the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, vibration feedback works by default in many system applications. For example, while dialing a number or choosing a time when you want to set an alarm. As it turns out, many users are annoyed by this, and if you are one of them, then you will be interested to know how to disable this feature.

Open the application with settings, find the “Sounds and response” item, scroll to the very bottom, where you will see the corresponding vibration response switch in the smartphone system. Flip the switch to the off position to get rid of vibrations you don't like or don't need.

4. Clear all notifications at once

Notification Center in iOS 10 is much more convenient, but only iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 owners can experience all the benefits of this version operating system. On older versions of iOS, users had to clear notifications one at a time each day by pressing the Clear (X) button.

But with the advent of 3D Touch technology on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices, you can remove all received notifications from applications with one tap. We talked about this in detail, so follow the link.

5. Fast switching between applications

Each user of an iOS device can switch between recently running applications by double-clicking the Home button, but users of smartphones with 3D Touch support can do this much faster.

You can press your finger on the left edge of the screen near the frame to open the multitasking interface, where everything is arranged in a row running programs. But if you swipe to the right instead of holding your finger, it will open the app you were running before. (Keep in mind that you need to wait for the 3D Touch to respond, otherwise you will be returned to the previous page).

6. Portrait mode on iPhone 7 Plus

Apple iPhone 7 Plus has a main camera with two lenses: one of them is characterized by a focal length of 28 mm, while the other has a focal length of 56 mm. This allows the smartphone to zoom in on subjects with less loss of quality than any other digital zoom device. And if your phablet is on the test iOS versions 10 beta, then you can take impressive portrait shots with a blurred background (bokeh effect).

When Apple achieves stable and accurate performance of this feature, it will release an update that will add portrait mode to the camera app.

7. Unlock by touch

In iOS 10 on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the user has to press the home button to unlock the screen, instead of tapping it as before. Many complained that this method of unlocking is far from ideal. Thankfully, you can get things back on track by changing your phone's settings.

To do this, open the Settings app, go to the General section, and then to Accessibility. Find the “Open with finger” option in the “Home” menu and activate it.

8. Disable the “Raise to Activate” feature

We think Raise to Activate is one of the most useful new features in iOS 10 in the iPhone 7, as it allows the display to automatically light up when the user picks up the phone. But maybe you prefer to wake your device yourself? In this case, we will show you how to disable this feature. Open the settings again, go to the “Display and brightness” section, and then find the “Raise to Wake” option here and disable it.

9. Disable new effects in the Messages app

Another major innovation in latest version iOS are new effects in the Messages app, thanks to which you can send beautiful messages to your friends. But the good news is that if you don't like them, you can always turn them off. Your messages will not be accompanied by various effects, which, for example, may have a positive effect on the autonomy of a mobile device.

It's still simple: go to the "General" section of your iPhone's settings, then select "Accessibility" and turn on the "Reduce Motion" option. This will also affect the number of moving effects in other areas of the system.

10. Shortcuts in Control Center

3D Touch technology opens up a number of convenient shortcuts for the iPhone user in the Control Center. The panel with switches can be lifted by swiping up from the very bottom edge of the display. It still provides users with quick access to the most frequently used functions such as flashlight, timer, calculator and camera. But in iOS 10, 3D Touch technology brings a lot of additional features.

For example, you can choose the brightness level of a flashlight by pushing its switch a little harder. If you also click on the camera icon, then before starting it, you can immediately select the shooting mode.

Five potential use cases to get rid of the DSLR.

Now I don't use it Apple Watch . Almost always easier to get out of your pocket iPhone and solve all the problems with it. And I made similar conclusions about iPad.

For a couple of weeks now I have been replacing the tablet with macbook- a large screen, a full-fledged OS and a physical keyboard decide. I think "blow" iPhone 6s on 6s Plus for complete happiness.

Better less, but better - that's why I thought about the phablet Apple.

But I'll wait iPhone 7 Plus. He should get an extraordinary dual camera with a whole set of use cases that will help get rid of the "DSLR". And I singled out the five most “delicious” - each of them will make a pair of sensors a real killer features phablet.

1. Pseudo-optical zoom without quality loss

Does anyone use digital zoom at all? iPhone or any other smartphones? In fact, it only magnifies each pixel by several times, which negatively affects the quality of the image.

Optical is another matter, but it requires too much physical space, which is simply not available in an ultra-thin device. AND two cameras with lenses for different zooms- a great way out and a reason to get rid of a huge "reflex camera".

And analogues Samsung GALAXY KZoom with a full-fledged optical zoom, we still can't wait - Apple elevated to absolute minimum thickness devices.

2. Cool image blur out of focus

Some "competitors", among which the same HTC, have already tried to do something similar - it's a pity they didn't get anything sensible. There was not enough experience, resources or a banal desire - this is no longer so important.

The two-chamber system gives the theoretical possibility simulate shallower depth of field, in order to achieve the sharpest out-of-focus image blur, which only DSLRs are actually capable of today.

No, I didn't forget about Huawei P9, but in this regard, he is far from the level that he can achieve Apple even without participation Leica.

3. Different viewing angles of lenses on cameras

I'm not a photographer, and I don't even try to be one. I use a whale lens on my old one Canon EOS 500D and never bothered with other options. But then I tried a wide-angle lens with iPhone and realized the convenience of the opportunity.

If each of the sensors of the upcoming phablet's dual camera is equipped with lenses with a different shooting angle, with the ability to switch, depending on the situation, this will prove to be another argument for it.

By the way, something similar guys from LG already implemented in G5. It’s a pity, in all other respects the smartphone turned out to be too strange.

4. More light for evening photo and video shooting

Significantly improve the sharpness of photos, get rid of unnecessary noise to anyone and greatly improve the quality of images in the dark in general - all this will help to achieve a dual camera in iPhone 7 Plus.

And it's all about the amount of light that the two sensors of the phablet can "absorb". Due to physical limitations, it is no longer possible to increase the aperture size, so it remains add number of cameras- for this Apple not so long ago even the company LinX bought.

Maybe competitors will follow a similar path. It will be enough for them to acquire guys from Corephotonics, who have already demonstrated similar solutions for mobile devices.

5. Simultaneous use of different modes

I'm sure a new phablet Apple there will definitely be enough performance to simultaneously use several modes of operation from two cameras.

Today iPhone can already take pictures while shooting video, but this is only a software feature. Next step- regular video and slow motion, photo without zoom plus video with and so on.

I think it's at Apple enough skill to bring this idea to mind. And so far, no one has anything sensible in this direction.

Is it time to sell the "reflex camera" at our flea market?

Of course, iPhone 7 Plus there will definitely not be all the listed possibilities together - it is hardly possible. But even two or three options with decent workmanship will be a nice bonus to big screen and new productive hardware.

No, even this will still not replace the capabilities of a large professional camera, but the convenience of shooting without overstated quality requirements is already is on the side of smartphones. It looks like the "reflex camera" still have to get rid of without haste.

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