The external monitor pro customers were promised a year ago should feature, among other things, HDR support for richer colors, better contrast and smoother gradients.
Apple’s official YouTube channel last night published a video dedicated to the Smart HDR photography feature available on the new iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max models.
Yes, you can play high dynamic range (HDR) video on your iPhone XR. No, it’s not true HDR. What you’re actually seeing is simulated color without most of the visual enhancements and fidelity afforded by the superior OLED panels.
Apple should hold an event this month to unveil the latest iPad Pro models for 2018. The tablets are expected to come outfitted with a USB-C port that will be used to output 4K HDR video to external displays. An updated Smart Keyboard and third-party accessories will be handled by a new Magnetic Connector on the rear side.
Amazon has refreshed its Fire TV HDMI dingle, adding support for 4K resolutions, the Dolby Atmos surround sound and three major HDR video formats: HDR10, HDR+ and Dolby Vision.
Your iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max automatically uses HDR imaging when it’s most effective, but you can disable Smart HDR at will. We show you how.
Your iPhone has supported HDR imaging for almost a decade now. The new Smart HDR feature, afforded by the iPhone XS/Max/Xr series, is an always-on HDR mode shooting mode that takes advantage of the A12 Bionic chip and the improved camera sensors to take multiple images at different exposure levels and blend them together. The result is a single photograph with great contrast and a lot better detail in the bright and midtone areas.
High dynamic range video offers a broader range of color and luminance provided your device has an HDR-capable screen. iDownloadBlog invites you to peruse this handy tutorial with step-by-step instructions on watching YouTube’s HDR content on your Apple devices.
With support for native HDR video playback on iPhone X, you’ll enjoy visual improvements like greater dynamic range, brighter highlights and a broader range of luminance.
Coming later this month, Sony’s newly announced Xperia flagship is the world’s first phone capable of shooting HDR video in crisp 4K resolution, offering deeper blacks, high contrast and extended white range.
The feature-packed release also brings advanced color grading features, support for Apple’s new media formats in iOS 11 and a bunch of additional perks.
They’re calling the upcoming new specification DisplayHDR and it files as the industry’s first open HDR specification with a fully transparent testing methodology.
