Real | 'Dual Camera' : Apple's New Patent Enables Dual Camera Split Viewfinder

With the iPhone 7 Plus, Apple introduced the dual camera technology to its mobile products for the first time. It was not the first company to launch a dual camera phone, but Apple has been polishing the technology. Earlier this week, the US patent mark. The bureau published a patent of Apple, which describes the technology of separating and shooting through dual cameras.

According to the description of the patent, the dual camera device will be able to record and store the video frames captured by the two viewfinders simultaneously using two cameras.

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In the patent map, Apple cited an example. When the user watches the game on the court, he can shoot the player's screen on the side of the screen through a wide-angle viewfinder on a separate video recording interface; meanwhile, the user can also view the player in another interface. In the middle, shooting a player at close range with a high magnification lens.

Users can take different frame rate videos on two separate screens according to their needs. Theoretically, users can shoot 24fps video with a telephoto lens and 48fps video with another, and vice versa. You can also set other parameters, characteristics, etc. of the recorded video, such as setting different resolutions for different landscapes.

The patent was submitted by Apple in January this year. Of course, it should be noted that this is still only a patent. Apple has not announced other details, such as when the technology will come.