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iOS 9 code hints at vastly improved iPhone cameras

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Code hidden within iOS 9 files hints that the front-facing camera in upcoming iPhones could sport flash support and support for a FaceTime camera with 1080p video capture. (That’s up from the current 720p camera on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.)

The coding also suggests support for capturing 240fps video at 720p using the front facing FaceTime camera. Other additions to iOS 9 discovered in the code include support for a front-facing camera flash and the ability to capture panoramic selfie photos using the front camera.

“CAMCaptureCapabilities” files in iOS 9 discovered by developer Hamza Sood (http://tinyurl.com/pyzxzhf) —as noted by MacRumors (http://tinyurl.com/nf8vv7b) — have file names like “[CAMCaptureCapabilities isFront1080p120Supported],” which seems to refer to the front-facing camera on the iPhone. At the current time, the front-facing “FaceTime” camera is able to capture 1.2-megapixel photos and record 720p HD video.

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