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News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Oct 12, 2024 FYI, here is a Heads Up on what you can expect with Photosets v10.31, out as early as later today. The important thing to know is that Apple offers Apple Log capture support ONLY on its four newest "Pro" iPhones. And as such, Photosets does as well. And, importantly, we've wrap'd support for it in a brand-new One-Time-Purchase IAP, called "ALog RAW Capture". By Apple rules, we MUST offer the IAP to everyone, NOT just those running Photosets on a
15P, 15PM, 16P, or 16PM. Our solution, we've boosted the capture durations for ALL. Up-to "30" photos per set ! That way everyone gets a BIG benefit ! And BTW, NO reason ALog RAW Capture won't soon become a de facto industry standard, & represent the High-End for both Pro & Consumer (Burst) Photo Capture.
📌 Photosets v10.31+ (table last updated 6:30 AM, Sun, Oct 13, 2024)
Version of Photosets |
Price (USD) |
High-Precision Timing Burst Photo Capture (Max photos/set) |
ALog RAW Capture (1) |
Short-Form, 60-scene Video Maker |
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8 Mpx (30 fps) |
4K (30-60 fps) |
12 Mpx (30 fps) |
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Base |
$4.99 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
- |
✔ |
ALog RAW Capture IAP |
$4.99 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
✔ |
✔ |
(1) 10-bit 4K30 & 4K60 High-Precision Timing (HPT) Burst Photo Capture support
with the Apple Log transfer curve (with Rec.2020 color primaries). Uses a derivative of Photosets' 4-year-old (Lossless) RGB3 file format. i.e., Data Compression ONLY, NO Image Compression. As such, it's Lossless. OR in simpler terms, RAW. ALog RAW files produced by Photosets have a ".rgb3x" file extension. -----
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Photosets High-Precision Timing Burst Photo Camera (App) with integrated Short-Form, 60-scene Video Maker
with Rock Solid A/V Sync support !
iOS App Store here in the States
● Key STATs (June 10, 2015 - Oct 13, 2024): ● Downloads: 50.1K World, 13.8K In the States ● Updates: 990K World, 539K In the States ● # of App Review Approvals:  393 -----
📌 Photosets vs. Apple's "Burst mode"
(table last updated 10 AM, Mon, Sept 9, 2024)
|
High-Precision Timing Photo Capture (fps) |
Optional Concurrent Audio Capture |
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Native Res |
LL 2x Res (1) |
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8 Mpx |
4K (8.3 Mpx) |
12 Mpx |
8 Mpx |
4K (8.3 Mpx) |
12 Mpx |
||
Photosets (2) |
30 |
30-60 |
30 |
30 |
30-60 |
30 |
✔ |
Apple's Burst mode |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1) Available on iPhones with a 48 Mpx image sensor. We call it "LL 2x" after "LossLess 2x" (our term). It's basically the center (12 Mpx) portion of a 48 Mpx image sensor. It represents a 2x Zoom-In relative to the Back Wide's native Zoom. (2) 4K30 & 4K60 includes Image Stabilization,
8 Mpx & 12 Mpx does NOT. That's standard for High-Precision Timing Burst Photo Capture. The gist, for Handheld operation, your best bet is 4K30 OR 4K60. 8 Mpx & 12 Mpx are best with a Tripod OR Monopod. Note also that iPhones (& iPads) used to incorporate 8 Mpx image sensors,
then 12 Mpx image sensors (across the board),
& now/recently the trend is clearly to 48 Mpx. Photosets' Burst Photo Camera Engine was first developed for iPhones (& iPads)
that had an 8 Mpx Back-Wide image sensor. We've intentionally kept 8 Mpx capture in over the years,
because it's an excellent choice for Experimenting. i.e., due to the reduced storage requirements. -----
📌 Photosets v10.30+ (released Mon, June 17, 2024)
(table last updated 6:30 AM, Tues, Oct 1, 2024)
Version of Photosets |
Price (USD) |
High-Precision Timing Burst Photo Capture (photos/set) |
Multi View Capture (1) |
Short-Form, 60-scene Video Maker |
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8 Mpx (30 fps) |
4K (30-60 fps) |
12 Mpx (30 fps) |
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1x Capture-Duration (App Store version) |
$4.99 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
- |
✔ |
2x Capture-Duration (In House version #1) |
- |
50 |
50 |
40 |
✔ |
✔ |
3x Capture-Duration (In House version #2) |
- |
75 |
75 |
60 |
✔ |
✔ |
(1) The ONLY feature NOT included in the 1x Capture-Duration version is Multi View Capture (MVC).
(table last updated 8 AM, Thurs, July 18, 2024)
Version of Photosets |
High-Precision Timing Burst Photo Capture (seconds/set) |
Our Estimate of Market Value (USD) |
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8 Mpx (30 fps) |
4K (30-60 fps) |
12 Mpx (30 fps) |
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1x Capture-Duration (App Store version) |
0.833 |
0.833-0.417 |
0.667 |
$15M |
2x Capture-Duration (In House version #1) |
1.667 |
1.667-0.833 |
1.333 |
$1B |
3x Capture-Duration (In House version #2) |
2.5 |
2.5-1.25 |
2.0 |
$1.5B |
1.) The 3x version is a superset of the 2x version. And that naturally includes the Applications/Use-Cases that it supports. 2.) Likewise the 2x version relative to the 1x version. 3.) v10.29 had offered the 2x version as a One-Time-Purchase IAP (upgrade), but it had NO sales. So, just-prior to releasing v10.30, we Removed it from Sale. i.e., the IAP is NO longer available for purchase. We "may" change our mind on that at some point in the future.
(table last updated 10 AM, Thurs, July 18, 2024)
Version of Photosets |
Max Video Duration for an example 4K30 video (seconds) |
Our Estimate of Market Value (USD) |
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3 scenes |
12 scenes |
60 secenes |
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1x Capture-Duration (App Store version) |
2.5 |
10.0 |
50.0 |
$15M |
2x Capture-Duration (In House version #1) |
5.0 |
20.0 |
100.0 |
$1B |
3x Capture-Duration (In House version #2) |
7.5 |
30.0 |
150.0 |
$1.5B |
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📌 How Apple's upcoming iPhone "16" family stacks up (table last updated 8 PM, Mon, Sept 9, 2024)
Significance |
New OR Upgraded |
6.1" 16 ($799) |
6.7" 16+ ($899) |
6.3" 16P ($999) |
6.9" 16PM ($1,199) |
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#1 |
Display |
- |
- |
✔ (6.1" -to- 6.3") |
✔ (6.7" -to- 6.9") |
#2 |
Telephoto Camera |
- |
- |
✔ (3x -to- 5x) |
- |
|
Flash Storage |
- |
- |
(128 GB -to- 256 GB) |
- |
#4 |
Apple Intelligence |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
#5 |
DRAM |
✔ (6 GB -to- 8 GB) |
✔ (6 GB -to- 8 GB) |
- |
- |
#6 |
Ultra-Wide Camera |
- |
- |
✔ (12 Mpx -to- 48 Mpx) |
✔ (12 Mpx -to- 48 Mpx) |
#7 (1) |
Dolby Vision Video Recording |
- |
- |
✔ (4K60 -to- 4K120) |
✔ (4K60 -to- 4K120) |
#8 |
Capture Button |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
#9 |
Action Button |
✔ |
✔ |
- |
- |
Our Market Share Estimate (2) |
- |
40% |
20% |
30% |
10% |
(1) We were the ONLY ones to correctly predict this ! (2) Thru the end of Dec.
📌 How iPhones "with a 48 Mpx Back Wide Image Sensor" Stack Up (WRT Zoom-In, Image Sensor Pixel Size, & DRAM)
(table last updated 8 PM, Mon, Sept 9, 2024)
iPhone |
Back Wide |
Back Tele |
DRAM |
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1x Pixel Binning |
2x Native NO Pixel Binning |
3x-5x Native NO Pixel Binning |
6 GB |
8 GB (1) |
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2.0 um |
2.44 um |
2.44+ um |
1.0 um |
1.22 um |
1.22+ um |
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16 Pro Max 6.9" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
5x 1.12 um |
- |
✔ |
16 Pro 6.3" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
5x 1.12 um |
- |
✔ |
16 Plus 6.7" |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
16 6.1" |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
15 Pro Max 6.7" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
5x 1.12 um |
- |
✔ |
15 Pro 6.1" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
3x 1.0 um |
- |
✔ |
15 Plus 6.7" |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
15 6.1" |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
14 Pro Max 6.7" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
3x 1.0 um |
✔ |
- |
14 Pro 6.1" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
3x 1.0 um |
✔ |
- |
(1) Needed for Apple Intelligence. -----
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