Apple’s iPhone 5s is set to launch with impressive improvements
in the camera department.
However, one such feature thought to be reserved for the upcoming
handset – a “burst mode” for the Camera app – is available to access now
in the prerelease
iOS 7 Gold Master (
GM), and is reportedly compatible with the iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, and more.
The news comes
from iDownloadBlog,
who explains that the feature can be accessed in the iOS 7 GM Camera
app by holding a finger down on the shutter icon. Doing so will result
in one’s iDevice taking “continuous, rapid shots,” the website explains.
Though Apple unveiled the feature alongside its iPhone 5s, which also
sports an exciting slow motion mode of video recording, an f/2.2
aperture, and a larger active sensor area that supports 1.5 micron
pixels, the Cupertino, Calif. company did not announce that the Camera
app’s burst mode would be available for other iDevices. As such, no
information concerning compatibility has been formally confirmed.
That being said, iDownloadBlog’s research indicates that the feature
is available for the iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPad 3, and fifth-generation
iPod touch. It seems that the iPhone 4, at least, is unable to support
the feature due to “hardware limitations.”
Updated: Camera Burst Mode For iPhone 5, iPhone 4s And More Added In iOS 7 GM