Halide, the most popular professional photography app on the iPhone, will take a giant leap in its next update. Its developers announced that, with the version 2.5 , it will be possible to take macro photos on almost all recent iPhone . Although the Macro mode is one of the main —and exclusive— novelties of the iPhone 13 Pro, Halide relied on artificial intelligence to take his proposal to older models.
It is worth mentioning that Halide 2.5 uses a solution called “Neural Macro” , which is basically a neural network capable of improving the level of detail of a photo captured with any old iPhone that integrates Apple's Neurnal Engine. That is, from iPhone 8 . In this way, you achieve excellent results that would be impossible to achieve without complex post-editing.
Halide Macro mode with the iPhone 12 mini Your process works as follows. Halide identifies which iPhone lens can do the closest focus and automatically switches to this. The user can then view a “submillimeter” level assisted focus on the screen to facilitate capture. Subsequently, the potential of Neural Macro and its neural network intervenes to improve image detail. As simple as that.
To take advantage of Halide 2.5's Macro mode, users only need to hold down the AF button to activate manual focus. Then it is necessary to select the Macro mode icon, which you can identify with the flower icon.
Halide's Macro mode on the iPhone 13 Pro Now, it is worth mentioning that Neural Macro was not only made thinking about addressing the hardware deficiencies of older iPhones. In fact, it works perfectly with the new ultra-wide angle lens of the iPhone 13 Pro. Is it better than Apple's official Macro mode? It will be interesting to see some comparisons, but the superior shots leave in It shows the great work of Halide improving the macro photographs of the most advanced terminal on the block.
If you already have Halide, update 2.5 and Macro mode are completely free. Still haven't bought it? You can test its novelties with the 7-day trial.
