Apple's new "Cinematic Mode" is one of the major new features of the iPhone 13 series, but it has some troubling drawbacks that may limit its usefulness

As highlighted in a tweet by YouTuber Erfon Elijah, the iPhone 13's cinematic mode only works at 1080p resolution and at 30 fps 4K and 24 fps frame rates that the iPhone 13 camera can handle in other modes There are no options for 4K or 24fps frame rates that the iPhone 13 camera can handle in other modes

Apple is not hiding this information, as the official iPhone 13 technical specifications and iPhone 13 Pro technical specifications pages also mention this However, this limitation is still disappointing

Cinematic mode is available on all four iPhone 13 models and is designed for those who want to make their videos more immersive and professional The idea is that people can shoot "cinematic-style moments of video with beautiful depth-of-field effects"

Simply put, this camera mode automatically tracks the subject and makes cinema-style focus changes on the fly It is essentially a portrait mode for video, with a few additional features, including the ability to switch focus to different subjects depending on the situation in the frame It should not be confused with ProRes mode, which is only available on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max

ProRes is "an advanced video codec widely used as a final delivery format for commercials, feature films, and broadcast, offering higher color fidelity and lower compression ratios" In other words, Cinematic Mode is the effect and ProRes is the format

ProRes is available in 4K and 30 fps if you have a phone with at least 256 GB of storage This is disappointing for those who were hoping to be able to record 4K video with the bokeh effect that cinematic mode can add

So we can add another item to our list of upgrades we hope for in the iPhone 14 Let's hope Apple can make it happen by this time next year