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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 7, 2022 10:27:30 GMT -8
Apple introduces iPhone 14 & iPhone 14 Plus -- with satellite connectivity
“Continuing with connectivity, Apple is introducing Emergency SOS via Satellite. Users can send an emergency text message via satellites if they are in a low-signal area.
Using a compression system to reduce the size of text messages to a third, the system can send a text message in less than 15 seconds using the technology. Relay centers set up by Apple will pass on the messages to emergency providers who only deal with phone calls.
Arriving in November in the U.S. and Canada, the satellite feature will be free for two years after buying an iPhone 14. ”
Per AppleInsider reviewing todays Apple product event.
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Post by Coolkat on Sept 7, 2022 10:41:29 GMT -8
Very cool for you Apple users. For us android people, we will have wait a little longer but it appears that good news isn't far away.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 7, 2022 11:37:30 GMT -8
As a value added to cell phones this capability is a plus. An enormous part of North America has no cell service and likely never will. Getting stranded is not pleasant.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 7, 2022 18:21:14 GMT -8
The details are interesting: it has a set of preloaded questions to get info to to the responders and walks you through getting the signal to a satellite. And there’s a function to get your location to friends and family so it’d be a plus for okaying to people at home. Details in their promo information. www.apple.com/iphone-14-pro/?cid=CDM-USA-DM-P0021983-507000
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Post by swiftdream on Sept 8, 2022 11:13:54 GMT -8
This looks like it will make it a better safety device for us in the backcountry. I’ll be watching this develop.
I’ve already decided to upgrade from the iPhone 12 Pro Max to the iPhone 14 Pro Max and am especially excited about the new much larger sensor for the main camera. The iPhone has been my camera system for years now and we are still getting over one hundred wilderness images a week with it. I used the gps function this morning to get a fix on some distant peaks. This one device has taken so much weight and bulk off my entire system and added a lot of capability and performance. Bring it on.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 8, 2022 11:16:54 GMT -8
That sensor increase made me happy as well. The best camera is the one you’re carrying is just so true. And these things do amazing photos. Recent Macro offerings are a game changer.
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Post by swiftdream on Sept 8, 2022 11:33:36 GMT -8
Yes, yes, yes to the macro capability. That first came with the iPhone 13 series, the year I skipped as two year increments seems about right to let the improvements and advancements stack up enough. Close up imagery is a big part of my portfolio so I’ll be using that every time we go out.
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Post by swiftdream on Sept 8, 2022 14:11:46 GMT -8
To add I don’t think the IQ from the iPhone can ultimately best the IQ of a current DSLR. However the iPhone IQ is pretty good in difficult lighting and produces a very robust ProRaw file with tons of information. It’s also a very pleasant way to do photography with lens selections changed with the tap of a finger. I don’t need a tripod anymore and can handhold a 10 second exposure if I brace my shoulder against something. I do carry one of those Geometrical Pocket tripods that are the size of a credit card for shots with both of us in the frame.
This is all easier to carry and manipulate than my old DSLR, two lenses and a Gitzo Mountaineer carbon fiber tripod. As you say, the camera you have with you is the best camera.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 8, 2022 14:21:34 GMT -8
Yes. I’ve read part of the trick (and a source of limitations) is the image is rather small per the sensor size: so the phone has a lot of computing power to aim at processing a smaller image: somewhat better “in camera” processing. I see that especially in low available light urban street scenes. My iPhone gets the highlights and shadow detail just done as it processes the incoming data.
The images are not nearly as detailed as my FX sensor images; but for what they are they’re remarkable. A past dusk street scene with lit windows and streetlights just happens with nothing blown out or left dark.
And at 8 Oz and something I’m carrying anyway…
Though my gotos are still FX dSLR and mirrorless: I’m adicted to the reach of the available lenses. And the detail you can pull from an FX image is outstanding, pixel peepers like me appreciate that.
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Post by swiftdream on Sept 8, 2022 15:17:11 GMT -8
I agree with all of that.
Low light scenes with a high dynamic range to capture can come out wonderful with the computational power of the iPhone. The files can be 35 to 40 mb though. I Wonder what the ProRaw files on the new 48mp 14 Pro Max is.
The one thing I miss with the iPhone is variable aperture lens. That is something I used a lot to control DOF. Now it’s done with depth mapping an image digitally. That’s okay but doesn’t quite do what a variable aperture lens can do.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 8, 2022 16:54:13 GMT -8
I wonder if there’s anything aftermarket camera apps can add to the capability. yes in low light. I just watched my iPhone chug through a multiple exposure pass to deal with this lighting, one wide angle and the other using the tele lens . About 45 minutes after sunset. (Oh heck I should have taken a shot with my Nikon Z7 II for comparison, bah) ETA: Noank, CT.
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Post by swiftdream on Sept 8, 2022 18:01:32 GMT -8
That’s a good test.
These last few iPhone versions have been amazing with Night Mode, up to ten seconds hand held or 30 seconds with a tripod. Used to you had to get a third party app to do a decent night mode but now the Native app does it far better. The camera takes multiple exposures and combines them, something like seven or nine. No other app can do that at that level. So low light photography is best done in the Native app. The main camera has the best sensor so if possible that is the one to use.
Third party apps can do a few things that you can’t in the Native app. In very low light the Native app switches to the main wide lens if you are using the tele, then it crops the image to the same frame as the tele would have done. It looks pixelated. One of my 3rd party apps forces the tele to remain. It’s not the best solution as the shutter speed is so slow any action makes it hard to do. This happened when trying to photograph very early morning javalinas. I’m hoping the iPhone 14 will handle this better as this has happened several times. I still get something but could be better.
When close up focusing a couple other apps have a magnifying screen and zebra strips to show you precise focus. This really helps me and low vision. Their are other apps that do focus stacking and another, Focos, that does portrait mode DOF with any lens, even the ultrawide. It has an amazing depth adjustment screen with various viewing angles and you can paint that in or out to fine tune, keeping the entire subject sharp and isolated.
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Post by rangewalker on Sept 9, 2022 18:42:17 GMT -8
I am going to leave the photo nerdery stuff to the photographers among us.
I had a new battery installed in my older iPhone XR and barring dismemberment or loss, i am good for another three years. i welcome the SOS/Okay functions that will be available on i14's for a bigger sector of the public. I am in NE Wyoming and in a 250 circle of the area I most likely travel or recreate in, cellular coverage can be scant befoer you leave sight of town or the interstate corridors.
With 1/3 message characters of the SMS or Garmin devices, that is only 50-60 characters. The user needs to be fairly crafty in composing preset messages. The capabilites are going to similar to the last generation of SPOT devices. That is good enough for most. I would be interested to see the coverages of Starlink versus Globstar versus Iridium sat networks. I do feel for SAR and law enforcement in a year or so will th i14 capabilities roll out.
I am going to keep my Zoleo sat messenger and older PLB for some time.
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Post by dayhiker on Sept 11, 2022 9:20:35 GMT -8
Wonder what that does to battery drain? Edit: Here is another link on it: support.apple.com/en-us/HT213426Edit2 I did bump into a guy last year who said his iPhone got better macros than his DSLR (flowers)
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 11, 2022 10:34:11 GMT -8
Wonder what that does to battery drain? Edit: Here is another link on it: support.apple.com/en-us/HT213426Edit2 I did bump into a guy last year who said his iPhone got better macros than his DSLR (flowers) It’s a deliberate selection for a single “send” from how I understand Find My so unlike say a Garmin tracking which is sending a position every ten minutes or so I don’t see much power drain. It’s the equivalent of a SPOT Okay …
Flowers can be okay.
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