Camera with sapphire protection

Reducing the thickness of the device can not very well affect the quality of the camera, as for PV modules and the optical system is a very important parameter. Manufacturers typically does not bother and just stick a thick and bulging module, slim body, trying to neutralize this time from the back of the design. This is no way Apple.
Not only is the reduced thickness of the case did not influence the quality of the camera, at least in certain of Phil Schiller, not a reason not to trust him, so it's even better.
Megapixel count is the same, there are eight - more and do not. The sensor seems to be all the same, the back flare - its capacity is more than enough, and all the potential in the iPhone 4S was not disclosed.
The optical system was also severely altered, and it is through her ​​Apple engineers have reduced the size of PV modules by 25%. And instead of plastic used to protect the sapphire crystal lens.

More powerful SoC along with image processing (ISP) have allowed a new generation of sensor to unlock the potential in full. First, a 40% increase in speed photography. Second, improved image stabilization system for photo and video. Third, improved shooting in low-light conditions, reduced the amount of noise, used clever filters to improve the quality of the final image. Fourth, panoramic photography, covering 240 ° and automatic seamless pasting images. Final resolution panoramic photography is 28 megapixels!

As for FaceTime HD camera, promised an improvement of image quality and adaptation for video streaming over cellular networks. Yes, FaceTime in 3G/4G-setyah - it is a reality for the iPhone.
I almost forgot about another important function - the opportunity to take photos right during the video recording. Also here are examples of photos (full size), taken with the camera iPhone 5: