These photos were taken with the iPhone 6 camera

And they're pretty damn crisp

Tuesday 09 September 2014 23:11 BST

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One of features of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Apple were keen to show off today was the improved camera, which remains 8 mega-pixel but comes with an all-new sensor the company described as a "lot better" than that of the iPhone 5s.

That is certainly the case, if the first pictures taken by the device are anything to go by, looking DSLR-like in their crispness.

The improved camera uses optical image stabilisation to limit blur, while a new burst mode will make it easier to capture the perfect picture.

Combine this with faster autofocus, next-generation local tone mapping, advanced noise reduction and an A8 chip with a powerful image signal processor and you have a pretty formidable camera.