Tipster: iPhone 17 Pro to Feature 8x Zoom, Pro Camera App, and More

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models volition person respective caller camera-related features, according to an anonymous tipster who contacted MacRumors today.


The tipster claimed to beryllium acquainted with an iPhone 17 Pro commercialized that is allegedly being produced by Slovenian institution Division Film. Apple is listed arsenic 1 of Division Film's clients on its website, but MacRumors has not independently confirmed immoderate of the accusation shared by the tipster, truthful skepticism is evidently warranted for now.

The tipster revealed 3 alleged iPhone 17 Pro features that person not been rumored previously:

• An upgraded Telephoto lens with up to 8× optical zoom, compared to up to 5× optical zoom connected the iPhone 16 Pro models. The lens tin seemingly move, allowing for continuous optical zoom astatine assorted focal lengths.
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• An all-new pro camera app from Apple for some photos and videos. This app would vie with the likes of Halide, Kino, and Filmic Pro. It is unclear if the app would beryllium exclusive to the iPhone 17 Pro models.


• An additional Camera Control fastener connected the apical borderline of the devices, for rapidly accessing the camera and related settings. This would complement the Camera Control fastener connected the bottom-right borderline of each iPhone 16 models.

For the pro camera app, the tipster warned determination is simply a accidental Apple is readying a large update to its existing Final Cut Camera app alternatively of an all-new app.

The tipster besides said that rumors astir the iPhone 17 Pro having a caller copper-like colour option and a centered Apple logo are seemingly true.

iPhone 17 Pro models are wide expected to diagnostic a redesigned rear camera system, truthful it would beryllium a fitting twelvemonth for Apple to person immoderate large camera-related upgrades planned. The devices are expected to person three 48-megapixel rear cameras.

In February, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple was readying to emphasize the iPhone 17 Pro's improved video signaling capabilities.

Here is what helium said astir that:In past years, Apple has focused much heavy connected the camera's photo-taking abilities. This twelvemonth it volition accent improvements to video recording. One of the goals for 2025's iPhone enactment is to get the vlogging assemblage and different video creators to determination distant from standalone cameras and usage the iPhone for adjacent much of their work. Look for Apple to much heavy than ever tout these video signaling capabilities erstwhile the caller iPhones debut successful September.In addition, Front Page Tech's Jon Prosser said the Camera app connected the iPhone 17 Pro models volition fto users record video with the beforehand and rear cameras simultaneously.

As we mentioned above, these rumors should beryllium treated with skepticism for now, since they were shared by an anonymous tipster with nary proven way record. If different sources corroborate oregon contradict these rumors, we volition beryllium definite to update this nonfiction accordingly.
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