Apple released the second beta version of its operating system, iOS 17.2, which revealed for the first time the arrival of the expected revolutionary feature for shooting videos in 3D mode, which the company called “spatial photography,” and which the company has been planning since the announcement of mixed reality glasses. Vision Pro, which is highly anticipated next year 2024.
Apple first revealed its Vision Pro glasses in the summer of 2023, and the company announced that the “futuristic” device will arrive in early 2024, as it is in the final stages of development and testing. It is a device with revolutionary features, including the ability to watch 3D video clips and “spatial photography.” “And presenting it as if it were a real reality that could be experienced, but virtually.
According to The Verge, the latest beta version of the iPhone operating system iOS 17.2, which is initially made available to developers before being released to all users, includes the feature of recording 3D video clips, and includes this feature among the recording options in the camera application.
Apple had confirmed that recording 3D video clips would be through iPhones, and that they could be viewed in full detail only on the upcoming Vision Pro glasses, and it seems that the company has begun to take actual steps for this feature with the approaching launch of virtual and augmented (mixed) reality glasses on the market.
The report stated that those who have access to the beta version of the iOS 17.2 system and install it on their devices can start shooting video clips with a 3D effect using the two upper cameras on the iPhone 15 Pro when holding the phone in a horizontal position. The application also requires activating this option from Photography.
To enable the new feature, users can toggle the ‘Spatial Video for Apple Vision Pro’ option in the Settings app, as Apple’s description states that spatial video is captured at 1080p at 30 frames per second, and a one-minute video takes up about 130MB of space. Storage.
Until the full version of iOS 17.2 arrives for testing, Apple said in September that this spatial video recording feature would arrive later in 2023, when all owners of its latest phones, the iPhone 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max, will be able to start creating a library of personal videos just in case. To see it later in 3D on Vision Pro glasses scheduled for release in early 2024.
