In case you missed it, Tim Cook and company opened their doors (well, some of their doors) to Apple and gave 60 Minutes' Charlie Rose an inside glimpse of their world. They talked about how they operate, what the future holds, and of course, the late Steve Jobs, among other things. But one interesting segment they shared was how their iPhone’s camera is designed and tested.
The most used feature of an iPhone is its camera; in fact, it is quickly becoming the most used camera in the world by consumers. The advanced engineering technology inside the camera was revealed in a behind the scenes clip in last night’s Apple feature on 60 Minutes. The rather microscopic camera, maybe the size of a dime, is made up of over 200 individual parts in the module. In fact, it took 800 engineers to design this amazing device (no, that is not a typo).
Apple engineer explains how the iPhone camera is designed; the device is made up of over 200 individual parts.
One of Apple’s top engineers also showed us how its micro-suspension system works in order to help stabilize the camera from handshake. There are four wires that support the autofocus system that are the size of a half of a human hair. I’ll let the engineer, who is much smarter than me, explain how everything works and also how they color calibrate their camera in the video, but it's just fascinating stuff to see. Check out the full video here.
The iPhone camera is color calibrated to adapt to different qualities of light.
[via 60 Minutes]
