Friday, June 24, 2011

iPhone 4S To Get Dual LED Flash?

The iPhone 4 relies on a single LED to illuminate its photography, but a new report from industry rag Digitimes states that Apple may be mimicking other manufacturers, and moving to a dual LED system:

Recent market rumors have indicated that Apple’s iPhone 5 is likely to come with a dual-LED flash with Taiwan-based LED packaging firms Everlight Electronics, Edison Opto and Lite-On Technology being pinpointed as potential suppliers. All related companies have denied they are involved in the production of dual-LED flashes.

For example, check out the HTC HD7, which has two LEDs. This won’t make a huge difference to how the iPhone handles, but should provide some additional illumination while shooting in dark conditions — though LED flashes will give everything you snap a pretty pail pallor. Earlier this year, we heard rumors that the iPhone 4S would have a redesigned back with a shifted flash, and this seems to support that idea.

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