Apple will be using 3-D cameras on their 2020 iPhone release line up. This is to take their first step towards implementing the Augmented Reality on their future launches.
Bloomberg hints that Laser Scanners are what will make the big difference on the 3-D cameras to be featured on the 2020 iPhone releases. Aiming to hit the significant improvement in the AR, Augmented Reality experience, Apple will launch the laser-powered time-of-flight as one of the highlights on their high-end devices set to be released next year.
The 2020 iPhone releases will have far better camera performance with the laser-powered time-of-flight technology as it is able to work well even over long distance shots. It will have better placement of virtual objects as well as more accurate depth perception.
With the ability to work as far as 15 feet distance from the location, the laser-powered 3-D cameras that use laser scanners on the 2020 iPhones bypass the current iPhone TrueDepth camera 3D technology which uses dot projection that can only work from 25 to 50 centimeters from the device.
Apple is also working on a technology that could add more pixel data on the 2020 iPhone releases' rear camera. This tool will help users correct the cases of accidentally cutting off a part of the original video shots taken. The technology works by automatically repairing a photo or a video to make it fit for inserting into the raw video.
According to people who refuse to be named due to the confidentiality of the information that they are disclosing, Sony could be Apple's supplier for the laser-powered 3-D cameras on the 2020 iPhone releases. They stated that Sony and Apple are currently in talks for the sensor test.
News previously surfaced that Apple was planning to launch the 3D camera system in time for their 2019 iPhone releases which are now rumored to use a triple-lens camera instead. Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple analyst however clarified that they will not make it this year due to a lot of reasons.
The analyst detailed that for a 3-D camera system to fully materialize, they will need a more powerful Apple Maps database. Kuo added that to take advantage of the AR capabilities using a Time-of-Flight camera, Apple needs to have augmented reality glasses and 5G connectivity which makes the 2020 iPhone releases to be the initial step in the tech giant's leap towards the AR Push, according to the Engadget.
