iPhone 12 : Lineup At Least One Feature With 'World-Facing' 3D Depth Camera

The iPhone 12 is months out, but it's back in the news for his camera this time. A recent report suggests that Apple will add at least one iPhone model rear-camera to a world-facing 3D depth camera in an attempt to boost camera performance but, more significantly, to bring the quality of its augmented reality (AR) up to a whole new level. Earlier, we claimed that the iPhone model of the next generation was rumored that they keep a three-fold rear camera setup which could be a 64-megapixel primary sensor and a Time-of-Flight (ToF)–basically a 3D camera that faces the world–intact. The world face refers to the back, where the front camera is facing or facing itself.

If reports are accurate, a quad-camera configuration is possible for any of the iPhone 12 models (most possibly the Pro Max version), but the latest article does not include any information on this front. This is not likely.

According to the study by Fast Company, Apple's engineers work for at least two years on 3D camera technology. The report adds that Apple could buy the laser technology needed from Lumentum, a San Jose company with whom it collaborated before the iPhone X was launched. Lumentum VCSELs were the key component of TrueDepth iPhone X's Front Camera that allowed a variety of Face ID, Animoji and Portage selfies, including flagship features. Similar technology has also gone to the front camera setups of later iPhone models.

Currently, Apple's hope is to improve its rear camera configuration with the world-facing 3D camera in the forthcoming iPhone flagship models. Während the last year's iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11Pro Max featured three 12-megapixel images that permit users to record pictures in a blurry background (usually known as bokeh effects).

As Quick Company says, however, Apple is mainly interested in upgrading AR with rumored sensors. When Andre Wong, Lumentum Vice President of 3D Sensing, spoke about how critical the depth knowledge about AR applications is, he said: "AR applications without profound details are somewhat glitchy and not as effective as they could be in the end."

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It has been speculated recently that Apple is creating a new feature for the forthcoming iOS 14, which will allow users to learn more about the world around them by using an AR interface. If it is real, the device is perfect for another rumored Cupertino-based hardware, an AR Headset.

Apple has not followed the above conditions so far and anything must be taken in a salt grain. The rumored iPhone 12 Pro Max edition will be expected to have a world-facing 3D camera or a Time-of-Flight 3D sensor with a 64-megapixel main shooter.