9to5Mac says Apple is testing a feature called "Mogul" that allows the iPhone to record video at a super-fast and precise rate -- 120 frames per second. 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. Related posts The iPhone 5S rumor roundup Startup hawks Android phone via 'budget iPhone' video Cheap iPhone shown off in colorful mock-ups This would let users take super slow-motion video, 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. 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. Michelle Meyers Michelle Meyers, associate editor, has been writing and editing CNET News stories since 2005. But she's still working to shed some of her old newspaper ways, first honed when copy was actually cut and pasted. When she's not fixing typos and tightening sentences, she's working with reporters on story ideas, tracking media happenings, or freshening up CNET News' home page.
9to5Mac says Apple is testing a feature called "Mogul" that allows the iPhone to record video at a super-fast and precise rate -- 120 frames per second.
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.
Related posts
- The iPhone 5S rumor roundup
- Startup hawks Android phone via 'budget iPhone' video
- Cheap iPhone shown off in colorful mock-ups
This would let users take super slow-motion video, 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.
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.
Michelle Meyers, associate editor, has been writing and editing CNET News stories since 2005. But she's still working to shed some of her old newspaper ways, first honed when copy was actually cut and pasted. When she's not fixing typos and tightening sentences, she's working with reporters on story ideas, tracking media happenings, or freshening up CNET News' home page.
