iPhone 16 Pro 5X camera question

[PPCmike]

Is it just me or does the 5x zoom just zoom in more from the 2x setting? I don't know each photo I've taken from the 5x setting looks just like a digital zoom, does it have a setting to not make it look like this?

 

[The.Glorious.Son]

Is it just me or does the 5x zoom just zoom in more from the 2x setting? I don't know each photo I've taken from the 5x setting looks just like a digital zoom, does it have a setting to not make it look like this?

What types of situations are you seeing this with? In ideal conditions, my 5x zoom appears to have as much detail as 2x or main. That is in great lighting such as outdoors on a sunny day. Indoors and lower light are a different story. I’ll take 5x pics and they show graininess. Is it like that? Or are they poor quality no matter what.