A review of the iPhone Air's photography capabilities, which is slim but has only one camera.
The iPhone Air has the thinnest body in iPhone history, but it only has a single camera. While many people are intrigued by the iPhone Air, they're worried that its camera performance might be poor. So, we took the iPhone Air outside and took some photos.
iPhone Air - Apple (Japan)
The iPhone Air is an incredibly thin smartphone, measuring just 5.64mm thick and measuring just 11.3mm at its thickest point, near the camera. The following article summarizes the iPhone Air's appearance and a comparison of its thinness with previous models.
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The iPhone Air's impressive thinness comes at the expense of significant hardware limitations, with only one 48-megapixel rear camera.
Before taking the photo, I toggled 'Resolution Control' on in the camera settings to enable recording photos at 48 megapixels.
The photos below were taken at 48 megapixels. The focal length in 35mm format is 26mm. The photos in this article were originally HEIF format files, converted to JPEG format using the conversion function of the image transfer app
On the iPhone Air, you can take a 2x telephoto shot by cropping the center. When shooting at 2x zoom, the pixel count drops to 12 megapixels, and the focal length is equivalent to 56mm in 35mm format.
I'll take some photos at different magnifications to see the difference between 1x and 2x magnification. First, here's a photo taken at 1x magnification.
Here's what it looks like when you take a photo of the same spot at 2x magnification. While it's true that it's 2x zoom, it's a 2x zoom due to cropping, so you can create a similar photo by taking a photo at 1x magnification and cropping it later in editing.
The photos below were taken at 1x magnification. These are photos of the exterior of an udon restaurant.
Bus terminal in front of the station.
Photographing the tracks from the station platform.
The train bound for Takatsuki City is coming in.
I pointed the lens towards the sun and took a photo. This is an extreme example, but it is possible to take photos without losing shadows or highlights even in scenes with strong backlighting.
This photo was taken in a back alley away from the station.
The exterior of
I took a photo of the bean soup set. The picture came out a little dark.
Tandoor-grilled chicken. I got as close as possible to get the photo in focus.
I took a photo of the road from a footbridge at night. With older smartphones, it would take a few seconds to hold still after tapping the shutter button in this kind of darkness, but with the iPhone Air, I was able to take a photo instantly, just like in the daytime.
The bus terminal was also photographed. There is a ghost around the large light in the upper right.
The iPhone Air's close-up shooting performance is poor compared to other recent smartphones. To focus on a 500 yen coin placed on a table, I had to move the camera about 11 cm away from the coin.
Below is a photo taken at the closest possible distance to focus.
If you shoot with 2x zoom, you can get this close.
There is no problem if you are photographing a large doll.
With smaller figures, you can only get this close at the shortest distance, so it lacks impact.
You can get quite close by using 2x zoom.
After trying out various photos with the iPhone Air, I found that there were no particular issues with outdoor photography during the day, and I was able to instantly take bright photos at night. Its light weight of just 164g also offered the major benefit of making it easy to take out the iPhone Air. On the other hand, there were some clear weaknesses, such as the overall image being dark when photographing food at a restaurant, the lack of an ultra-wide-angle camera requiring you to move around, and the inability to take close-up photos. Therefore, when buying an iPhone Air, you need to weigh these weaknesses against the appeal of its thin, lightweight body.
The 256GB model of the iPhone Air is available for 159,800 yen (tax included) from Amazon.co.jp.
Amazon.co.jp: Apple iPhone Air (1 TB): Thinnest iPhone Ever, 6.5-inch Display with ProMotion up to 120Hz, Powerful A19 Pro Chip, Center-Frame Front Camera, All-Day Battery Life; Cloud White: Electronics & Cameras
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