IP7+ Camera Zoom Question

[ArkieBiker]

Just curious. The iPhone 7 Plus has the 1x and 2x optical lenses and I know how they work by just tapping on the small icon to change lenses, AND I know how the "digital" zoom works by dragging the slider all the way to the right to obtain a 10x zoom.

So my question is...the zoom between 1x and 2x...is that digital or optical?

 

[Gathomblipoob]

Just curious. The iPhone 7 Plus has the 1x and 2x optical lenses and I know how they work by just tapping on the small icon to change lenses, AND I know how the "digital" zoom works by dragging the slider all the way to the right to obtain a 10x zoom.

So my question is...the zoom between 1x and 2x...is that digital or optical?

That's a switch between two physical lenses.

 

[se1000]

Digital. The 2x zoom isn't optical per-se either, rather it uses a completely different sensor and lens combination.

Also, the 2x zoom isn't always using the telephoto lens/sensor either. In some situations it will choose to use the primary camera + software zoom.

 

[Aneef]

That's a switch between two physical lenses.

Not always. Depends on light conditions. @se1000 is right.

 

[Gathomblipoob]

Not always. Depends on light conditions. @se1000 is right.

I realized that I had misunderstood his question a few minutes after I posted my reply. My bad.

 

[hrv888]

Where else can we use the other camera?

 

[Newtons Apple]

In good lighting it would be a switch between the two lenses/sensors.