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iPhone 16 Pro Again Rumored to Include Tetraprism Telephoto Lens With 5X Optical Zoom
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I don’t care about camera
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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FUCK THE 15! I'm waiting!
This will be the phone to replace my iPhone 12 Mini.
I’m in the same position. I’m been asking for a new mini for ages. If it doesn’t, I think I’ll bite the bullet and upgrade to the Pro next year
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I will miss the 3x lens a lot. It’s by far the best for detailed pictures of small things. The 0.5 distorts angles if you get close for macro mode and the 1x cant get close enough without blurring the image.
FWIW I don’t miss it at all.
Me neither lol. It had little use due to the small sensor size and not taking in enough light. Now, if they put the large sensor on the telephoto…
I'd rather they just gave the 1x lens macro ability so we could get those shots at full 48mp resolution.
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Maybe finally a worth replacement for 11 Pro
I’m having a tough time getting rid of my 11 pro max.
I’m having a tough time getting rid of my 11 pro max.
I just want them to include both lenses.
It's so dumb, I can't for the life of me decide between Pro and Pro Max. The quality between 3x and 4.9x is terrible on the PM, but of course it maxes out a lot later. I don't want to think about which shots I'm taking more of, I want to be versatile. And I can't decide whether I want to miss out on zooming 10x with it still looking okay-ish, or whether I want the intermediate range to be less lossy. I'd even give up the wide angle for that, who even needs that?
Just please, give us the 3x and 5x (or potentially more if they do upgrade it) in the same phone and you'll have my money.
I'd even give up the wide angle for that, who even needs that?
Those of us who like to photograph stuff like landscapes and architecture. And it's also super useful for video being the most stable lens and not needing to look at your phone when recording - it's the only one I use for stuff like snowboarding.
Yeah, I’ve shot tons of reels for clients using the ultrawide as the primary lens. So who even needs it? Probably people actually using the cameras for work, also known as “pros.” Lol
Alright, I take it back.
I just have bad experiences with ultrawides, because the people in my sports club always film in ultrawide, saying "it looks better", and it really annoys me because you end up seeing NOTHING of the subject, but instead you can see the floor and roof and 3 of the 4 walls in that gigantic hall. And on top of that, the sensor is worse now too.
At this point I really don’t care. It’s a point and shoot. If I really wanted to get a better photo if get a camera out
Tell me about the sensor upgrades, babeeee.
When will people stop using stupid zoom designations for focal lengths? There’s no such thing as „5x zoom” for a prime lens ffs
I like shooting with the 4.2 mm f/1.6 lens of my iPhone 12 mini. But I find less use for the 1.54 mm f/2.4 lens.
Don’t care, chilling with 8+
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Here, I think you were looking for a thumbs up or something
I honestly don’t want 5x. I very very rarely shoot further than 3x.. and a 5x zoom lense means that 3x zoom picture is going to worse quality.
If only Apple implemented variable zoom like Sony's phone
Tetraprism sounds like a D&D artifact
But Tim Cook hasn’t informed you yet how amazed you’ll be by bold new designs and colors
Okay seriously who cares
I will wait until iPhone 16 is given to us.
I’m just hoping for a sensor upgrade. I like using the 3x, but it has noticeably less detail than the main camera.
Don’t love that choice. 3x zoom for me and probably a lot of people hits almost the perfect portrait focal length—77mm ff eq. This is as close as any phone gets to 85mm, a very popular choice for portraits. The 0.5x, 1x, 5x combo on the 15PM makes ~2.5-4.9x pictures look awful. It’s the reason I chose a 15 pro over the max.
Hopefully by the time I’m ready to upgrade again they figure out that a gaping hole from a wide shot to a tight telephoto is pointless for anyone who isn’t just pointing at far away things going ooooh aaaaah zoooooom. Samsung fixes it by having a 3x and 10x.
And I also hope they fix the shitty minimum focus distance on the main camera. You have to be way too far from an object to require a switch to the 0.5x…quality really suffers unless you’re practically touching the thing you’re photographing. It’s the biggest letdown compared to my old S22+.
is pointless for anyone who isn’t just pointing at far away things going ooooh aaaaah zoooooom.
That's like most of the iPhone's audience. More X'es means more better
Apple keeps adding stuff to camera while not fixing the color correction. This is insane lol
How different is the 5x optical zoom on the 15 PM vs whatever the 15 Pro has?
I’m considering the 15 Pro so I can pass down my XS to my mom. The one thing that sucks about the XS is the inability to take low light night photos. I can’t take pictures of the moon or night sky. Zoomed phots look pretty bad too.
How much better are the 15 Pro cameras in low light? How do the cameras on the Pro vs PM compare? I don’t understand all the jargon with camera lenses and lengths.
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My girlfriend has the Samsung Galaxy 23 Ultra, I have the iPhone 15 Pro, & it is absolutely bananas how much better her camera is, especially for night photography. She can take a full-frame photo of the moon & it's clean, with detail. When I try, it looks like it could be a light bulb or a golf ball.
Apple has some work to do.
I'm pretty sure Samsung ran into some controversy for using AI to fake moon pictures. They essentially see that you are trying to take a picture of the moon and just overlay a moon texture on top of the image.
I'm pretty sure Samsung ran into some controversy for using AI to fake moon pictures. They essentially see that you are trying to take a picture of the moon and just overlay a moon texture on top of the image.
You are getting downvoted because the Samsung is not taking a picture of a moon. It’s taking the picture of a white circle that vaguely resembles the moon and then uses AI algorithms to recreate the moon in the shot. It’s not exactly replacing the moon with a high res image off the internet, but it’s only a few steps away from that.
You are getting downvoted because the Samsung is not taking a picture of a moon. It’s taking the picture of a white circle that vaguely resembles the moon and then uses AI algorithms to recreate the moon in the shot. It’s not exactly replacing the moon with a high res image off the internet, but it’s only a few steps away from that.
Samsung fakes the moon photos with AI, they got caught a while ago.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/13/23637401/samsung-fake-moon-photos-ai-galaxy-s21-s23-ultra
Apple managed to bring the 5x to the regular size pro after all… shocker
I need to go bed. I saw the word “Tetraprism” as “Terrorism.” I was so confused.
I need to go bed. I saw the word “Tetraprism” as “Terrorism.” I was so confused.
Put as much zoom as you want the picture still looks like crap if the lighting is not perfect.
That moment... when a company worth 3.2 trillion runs out innovation. -- Let's add another megapixel and more camera features! How about fixing your leaking VPN since you're a self-proclaimed privacy company. Also, how about fixing the faulty GPS running from your "Ultra" watch. How about stopping your voyeuristic practice of routing through your "private relay" proxy and allowing wifi hotspots to take control of my wifi connection without permission due to faulty API's. How about not routing Apple data past the VPN so my ISP can see your server traffic and glean all sorts of data. How about working on Siri and Apple music too while you're at it. Apple music is dated amd siri doesn't respond upon "hey Siri" more than 50 percent of the time. How about fixing the front camera to not make me look like a fish!!
Needless to say, I'm writing this from my Samsung Galaxy, light-years ahead of Apple anything. QA fail at Apple right and left, how about you test your products before releasing them...how about you show that your products are worth the ridiculous price you charge for a pretty little kids toy. noN THERE'S an idea for ya Apple.
I just need a better battery.
That moment... when a company worth 3.2 trillion runs out innovation. -- Let's add another megapixel and more camera features! How about fixing your leaking VPN since you're a self-proclaimed privacy company. Also, how about fixing the faulty GPS running from your "Ultra" watch. How about stopping your voyeuristic practice of routing through your "private relay" proxy and allowing wifi hotspots to take control of my wifi connection without permission due to faulty API's. How about not routing Apple data past the VPN so my ISP can see your server traffic and glean all sorts of data. How about working on Siri and Apple music too while you're at it. Apple music is dated amd siri doesn't respond upon "hey Siri" more than 50 percent of the time. How about fixing the front camera to not make me look like a fish!!
Needless to say, I'm writing this from my Samsung Galaxy, light-years ahead of Apple anything. QA fail at Apple right and left, how about you test your products before releasing them...how about you show that your products are worth the ridiculous price you charge for a pretty little kids toy. noN THERE'S an idea for ya Apple.
I just need a better battery.
Put as much zoom as you want the picture still looks like crap if the lighting is not perfect.
Please just fix the weird over-processing software issues.
Not having a quality 3x-5x is a real bad decision.
Looks like the S24 Ultra will be making a change. Keeping the 3x. But switching to a 5x 2nd zoom with a much larger sensor. Allowing them to keep 12mp cropped 10x images but giving much better pictures in that 5-10x range. I think this is the best path. 3-5x is simply too useful to throw to the side.
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