下一代蘋果手機或將提高像素

Next iPhone’s camera may get a pixel boost

下代蘋果手機或將提高像素

An industry observer says Apple’s upcoming iPhones will increase the pixel count from 8 pixels to 12. The pixels would be smaller, though, which could affect picture quality.

一名行業觀察家表示下代蘋果手機像素將由800萬提高至1200萬。

Will Apple bump up the pixel count on the iPhone’s camera this year? One person in the know says so.

今年蘋果公司會提高蘋果手機的像素嗎？知情人士表示會的。

This year’s iPhones, most likely to be dubbed the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, will raise the pixel count of the rear camera to 12 megapixels from the current 8, said the chief executive at market intelligence firm IHS China. He made the claim Thursday via a post to Chinese social network Sina Weibo. If what he said is true, this would be the first time Apple has boosted the pixel count on its flagship phone’s camera since it increased it from 5MP to 8MP with the debut of the iPhone 4S in 2011.

市場情報公司IHS的董事表示今年的蘋果手機被稱爲是蘋果6s和蘋果6s plus，其攝像頭像素將由目前的800萬提高至1200萬。本週四，該董事通過中國社交網絡微博發表了博文。2011年，蘋果公司發佈蘋果4s，將手機像素從500萬像素提高至800萬像素。如果他所說的屬實，那麼這將是自2011年之後，蘋果公司首次提高手機像素。

But that jump in pixel count could come at a price. To achieve the higher count, Apple would reduce the actual size of each pixel. And why might that be bad? Smaller pixels are less sensitive to light, which can lead to poorer-quality photos with more noise, especially those taken in low-light conditions. So there’s a trade-off with a higher pixel count and a smaller pixel size.

但是提高像素也是有代價的。爲了提高整體像素，蘋果公司將減低每個像素的實際大小。那麼這有什麼壞處呢？較小的像素對光的敏感度降低，這將導致照片質量低，拍照聲音大，光線條件差時拍照尤其如此。因此，教高像素數與較低像素尺寸之間個折衷。

The whole subject of pixel count has inspired much debate.

有關像素數的話題引起了激烈的討論。

Certain Lumia smartphones have received kudos for their high-quality photos. The Lumia 808 and 1020 both come with a 41-megapixel camera. But does the pixel count account for the high quality, or are there other factors involved?

諾基亞Lumia系列機型因其高質量圖片備受讚譽。Lumia 808 以及1020像素都爲4100萬像素。但是像素高就能保證高質嗎？是否還有其他影響因素？

Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus use 8-megapixel cameras, but both of those phones have been cited for their photo-taking skills. Apple has in the past avoided the popular trend of constantly increasing the pixel count and has instead worked on other features to enhance the camera, such as improved autofocus and optical image stabilization on the 6 Plus. So even if Apple lowers the size of the pixels to achieve a greater pixel count, the company is likely to enhance the camera in other ways that would still ensure high-quality photos.

蘋果6以及蘋果6Plus相機都是800萬像素，但是這兩款手機都因其拍照技巧著稱。蘋果公司避免跟隨流行趨勢，不斷提高像素。相反，蘋果公司致力於增強相機性能的其他方面，比如提高了蘋果6Plus手機自動對焦功能及光學穩像功能。因此，即使提高像素的同時降低了其他像素尺寸，蘋果公司也會通過其他方式改良相機，確保拍出高質圖片。