These iPhone updates remind me of that sound when you scrape a spoon in an empty yogurt container.
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please don’t get cocky. If you know something about cameras a zoom lens means a lens with a changing focal lenght. Standard zoom refers to a 24-105, tele zoom usually 70-200 or 100-400. A telephoto lens can be either a Zoom lens or a prime/ fixed focal lens, like in the iPhone. The iPhone has 0 zoom lenses and 1 telephoto lens. end of story.
on topic: I hope taller aspect ratio means a bit slimmer phones. I don’t mind taller but would prefer less girth
It’s about linguistics. You can gatekeep language all you want but it changes with time and there’s nothing you can do.
I don’t gatekeep anything. Have been shooting dslr since 2008 and have been active in photo forums since then. No one refers to a telephoto prime lens as a zoom, sorry.
edit: here’s wikipedia for you
If they did give the mini the same (CPU, camera) spec as the Pro model, would've sold a lot more. We want a normal sized phone but not at an inferior / 2nd class spec.
There are some big takeaways from the next update such as:
- Larger displays
- Brighter display
- Wifi 7
- Thermal Improvements
- Battery stacking
- Possibly the introduction of a new ultra model
It would hit my sweet spot if Apple adopts a foldable design, sinks the dynamic island and goes full screen.
Either way count me in for this update, to replace my aging iphone 12 pro max.
- Larger displays
- Brighter display
- Wifi 7
- Thermal Improvements
- Battery stacking
- Possibly the introduction of a new ultra model
It would hit my sweet spot if Apple adopts a foldable design, sinks the dynamic island and goes full screen.
Either way count me in for this update, to replace my aging iphone 12 pro max.
Yes, that’s a zoom *lens*. I’m talking about the verb “to zoom”, which in daily usage means exactly what I sent three posts ago
Yes, you were and no one else. The context was clearly the telephoto of the iPhone being called a zoom lens, which it isn’t. Have a good day
Doesn't match what the initial comment was:
but go off I guess. Not even a mention of the word "lens". And it's not like they didn't write "The iPhone 15 Pro Max's tetraprism Telephoto lens system with 5× optical zoom" (emphasis mine).
What you have to remember is the general public and most of the users of phones are not photographers at all, they only understand simple terms like zooming in on something and taking a snap of the moon or their pet or kid.
Put words like focal length and telephoto in front of them they'll be compleatly dumbfounded. Simple buzz words sell things, always have done.
Exactly, especially when you consider that phones are essentially just getting longer, with an even longer but - almost - not wider display.
The talk of 6.9" is completely misleading because the user thinks of 7" tablets, but in reality they get a screen that is perhaps 3% larger than that of the current pro max at the price of a cell phone that is 5 mm longer .
I'd almost agree, but Apple wants to keep their new phone models as similar as possible worldwide. After all, except for the physical SIM slot in some models, the iPhone 15 series are pretty much the same model worldwide physically (except for antenna tuning for different markets).
Not going to happen. They want to push people towards the more expensive phones. People had the option for a lower spec, cheaper small phone and that was as close as they were going to get. No one bought it, so Apple quit chasing that market.
Sorry, you can say whatever you like but it's not an optical zoom. As others have said, anyone who knows cameras knows this has a specific meaning in the context of camera lenses - which your own dictionary definition admits of (did you click that zoom lens definition?). Using the quote you provided above, this is absolutely not "5x optical zoom." It's optical telephoto. Apple wants us to think otherwise for marketing purposes.
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Curious when the “phone” moniker will go away with these devices. The Phone app is the least used for me YoY.