headline reference to “a rare look inside Apple’s iPhone 16 camera labs” is somewhat hyperbolic, since there’s nothing secret about them: we’ve seen one of them a couple of times before.But the piece does, all the same, provide an interesting look at some of the testing processes used during the development of a new iPhone … Our first look at Apple’s anechoic chamber was back in 2018, when the company showed it off to , followed by a second one just a couple of months ago, when Apple shared photos in an AirPods news release.was shown some of the ways Apple tests the microphones used to record sound for iPhone videos, demonstrated with the iPhone 16.
Interestingly, while the primary judgement of the results is made by “the golden ear” of Apple acoustics lead Ruchir Dave, they also test the different mixes with ordinary iPhone users.For video testing, Apple has what it calls a video verification lab – essentially a way to ensure the end result will still look good when viewed under many different real-world conditions.The whole piece doesn’t share any deep secrets, but it’s still an interesting look at just how much care Apple takes to sweat the small stuff.
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