It is the summer season in the northern hemisphere and that means it is time to travel, go to new places and take many photos and videos.
And after spending the weekend in the mountains and just being mentioned above, I realized one thing: the iPhone I took with me is a big camera problem.
1x thing I love, 5x things that I hate
Let me say that I really enjoy using the iPhone camera app. The interface is to think well, you do not feel almost not the switch between the cameras, and most of the operation can be done with only one hand. The option of tapping on the camera prices to switch fast between focal lenses (tap the main lens to switch between 24 mm, 28 mm and 35 mm) is great), and it is no surprise that many phone makers copied it so quickly.
The iPhone camera app will improve with iOS 26 in the app user’s friendship, but in my humble opinion, Apple is very close to the perfect interface than any other company.
But when it comes to lens, your expensive pro comes with iPhones … I have some ideas.
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I get a long zoom range appeal. Zoom on remote things, get more details or shoot birds, whatever makes you happy. And if this galaxy was S25 ultra with a 3x lens, I would really welcome the A5X Zoom lens.
But that’s not. And most people are not a bird photographer.
I just couldn’t capture my desired half of photos
Most people take pictures of their friends and families, or some scenes. On the trail with some friends from work, there were many opportunities to capture the amazing portrait picture and 2x or 3x zoom lenses would be far more helpful. Instead, I just didn’t take myself a picture …
Who wants a close -up when you are hiking at this summit? If I want to take a picture for my passport, the 5x zoom lens will be perfect, but not much.
As you can see above, the 5x zoom lens was the most useful to capture pictures of mountain goats, but not more.
Well, maybe I can at least be happy that Apple did not go with 10 X Zoom Lens (cough, Samsung) because it would be less useful.
IPhone 17 Pro is recognizing its error
The iPhone 17 Pro Camera will look different, but it will also be different from the zoom
This September, all the leaks agree that Apple will eventually correct its zoom error.
The 5x telephoto lens is allegedly a new 3.5x zoom lens that has been promised very much.
With a new and large 48MP sensor, the iPhone 17 Pro will be able to showcase the telephoto camera sensor crop on the series, this is not currently possible on the 16 Pro family’s 12MP sensor. Harvesting the sensor is better than the digital zoom only because it uses the full size of the pixel, and effectively, this means that you can expect a very good quality of photos on 7X zoom. And when you compare the pictures on the 15x zoom, and in addition may there be a slight drop in detail, I don’t think the bird iPhone photographer community will object to it.
The 3.5x lens is far more versatile for everyday scenario. It is no secret that an 85 mm lens is the most popular in portrait photography, and that will be the case you will find with 17 Pro series.
3.5x telephoto camera is another benefit. Long zoom lens like 5x requires more sophisticated optics and it is difficult to connect with a large sensor and sharp aperture. 3.5x lens is not so much for the lens, where you can find a sharp aperture, which translates into low noise pictures and low light performance is even better.
Apple is slightly in disagreements, but it will help
Apple seems to be a bit confused with its Botchid AI rollout these days, and the new iPhone 17 wind with its small battery is just adding to the confusion. But changing the telephoto camera IPhone 17 For a more versatile Pro is the right move, and if I am very excited about one thing in Apple’s next flagship, this is the company that is setting its mistakes. Even if this calling is over, this old new lens … Super Prism!
Of course, I am accepting your circle in which Apple’s crack marketing team will never be seen in the comments below for this fancy word.
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