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Do you have a reference for the LiDAR sensor being used Apple’s spatial/stereo video?

It has a slow startup time, limited range, and low resolution.

Possibly it could be used for depth calibration but I doubted it would be used for depth information.

Pro-model iPhones use lidar for depth video since the 13. It powers the portrait mode and background removal. Apps can do 3D scans of rooms or objects.

I know what LiDAR is (wrt ‘Apps can do 3D scans’) but I would like to see references for the parents claim. Or to its use in videos, portrait mode and background removal. There is a lot of misconceptions about it.

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