"And while that’s great news for those looking to take less-wack selfies at the bar, the new video features that come along with it mean something else: a high-quality camera filmmakers—and those who aspire to be—can keep in their pockets. Not that they didn’t have that before. iPhones have been used to make shorts and other types of films before—there are even multiple iPhone film festivals—but what the iPhone 6 offers is what Apple’s Phil Schiller called “technology used by high-end DSLRs” during yesterday’s product announcement. Coupled with the ability to grab 1080p high-definition clips at 60 frames per second, take 240-fps slow-motion shots, provide cinematic video stabilization, and offer up to 128 gigabytes of storage, there’s more than enough oomph in the iPhone 6 for a few takes. It’s the kind of power that could, like other developments in filmmaking technology, give rise to a whole new style of moviemaking." - × × ×

But how do you control the focus? In film-making, there's usually a separate camera assistant to control the focus. - 9000

Фокус-пуллеры нужны на больших проектах и дорогой технике, всё же, а на таком инди-масштабе за копейки оказывается достаточно того, что выдаёт ручная подкрутка фокуса или фикс. В новом айфоне автофокус во время видео стал _работать_ (а не так, как в 5s, который пока не пнёшь — не перефокусируется), в следующей версии, глядишь, будет работать сносно. - × × ×