iPhone With Triple-Lens Rear Camera Will 'Likely' Launch Next Year Says Analyst

[MartiNZ]

Great thread for seeing the full spectrum of opinions. For mine, I so rarely use the camera on my phone, I wonder if they could do a no camera option with extra battery life. I find it strange that the camera is all that ads focus on now, from the S9 to the P20, but I guess it is the most obvious and marketable area for progress, not innovation.

 

[Onexy]

And Google is gonna release their new phone with only 1 again but beat them.

 

[phoneme]

looks like icopy is at it again. nothing original coming from apple. if you want true innovation don't look towards apple for it.

 

[mi7chy]

Adding a 3rd camera won't make it a Huawei but this gradient case will make it even closer.

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Great thread for seeing the full spectrum of opinions. For mine, I so rarely use the camera on my phone, I wonder if they could do a no camera option with extra battery life. I find it strange that the camera is all that ads focus on now, from the S9 to the P20, but I guess it is the most obvious and marketable area for progress, not innovation.

Camera module is relatively tiny. They'll need to toss out something more sizable like the taptic engine to free up space for more battery. One thing is more sure, once you get used to a larger 4000 to 5000mAh battery other features seem gimmicky and secondary.

 

[Sevendaymelee]

I'm holding out for the fifty-lens iPhone.

 

[sorinc03]

3 lenses? Hope they call it: iPhone Total Recall

 

[Niklas_nick]

At which point will it be easier to have lenses switch for zoom rather than having individual sensors with individual focal lengths?

 

[ignatius345]

 

[oyabroch!]

So you’re saying that everyone prioritizes the same feature of a smartphone? This article, and my post, are about the camera feature of the phones and for many people the camera is the phone’s killer app.
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One of those cameras has a monochrome sensor which is why the P20 Pro is currently the best phone for photography.

No, *you've* implied I said that. Never mind, got bigger fish to fry. Cheerio .
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I'm not american, and my point is simple: you have a biased opinion, and you're using your experience as excuse, it's obvious.

Ah well, why didn't you say so before? You're in the internet, so it follows you MUST be right. I applaud you, good friend.

 

[tomi03]

No, *you've* implied I said that. Never mind, got bigger fish to fry. Cheerio .
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Ah well, why didn't you say so before? You're in the internet, so it follows you MUST be right. I applaud you, good friend.

Another example about you behavior

 

[oyabroch!]

Another example about you behavior

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

meh. I think my sleep will be okay.

 

[cmaier]

What nonsense. Apple will simply improve the two lenses.

We aren’t talking about Gillette razors here! It’s not a competition for which phone has the most lenses!

More lenses is better if for no other reason than you can have multiple focal lengths. Lots of professional photographers carry a 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm lens with them (or 50, 85, 135, or 28, 35, 50, etc. depending on the type of photography they do).

If iPhone incorporates real lenses at around 28mm, 50mm, and >80mm it becomes much more practical to ditch real cameras.
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Instead of adding more lenses, why they just don't improve and enlarge the main one? I mean, professional cameras don't use several lenses in the end, they just have one and very good lens.

Um, no. Most professional cameras have dozens of lenses, and most professional photographers keep several in their bag and swap them as needed.

 

[Tech198]

I guess if you gotta keep lenses small, but also want the megapixels in 'pro' type cameras, and software can only go so far with making it "look" like a pro-type image.. you must add something physically to actually get there.

There may even be a quad-lens ?

Instead of adding more lenses, why they just don't improve and enlarge the main one? I mean, professional cameras don't use several lenses in the end, they just have one and very good lens.

You mean, bigger lenses? I guess Apple's going for whats eye-catching... but i guess triple-lenses wouldn't really be any better as psychically enlarged the the housing.

 

[omihek]

The addition of a third lens would likely enable 3x optical zoom on an iPhone for the first time, enabling users to magnify the image in the viewfinder by up to 3x without a blurry reduction in quality like digital zoom.

There is still a blurry reduction in quality with the 2x "optical" zoom on the current iPhones. They should fix that before adding another lense.

 

[cmaier]

There is still a blurry reduction in quality with the 2x "optical" zoom on the current iPhones. They should fix that before adding another lense.

No there isn’t? I see no such thing.

 

[bunnspecial]

Hope one of them takes the Nikon F mount!

Only if it give full metering and focus confirmation with AI lenses. Throw in focusing for AF-D while we're there too

 

[cmaier]

Only if it give full metering and focus confirmation with AI lenses. Throw in focusing for AF-D while we're there too

You’re too greedy. I’d settle for m-mount.

 

[trip1ex]

I’ve been waiting 10+ years for this!

 

[jrbdmb]

What they need to do is make a camera that takes decent low light photos. The X is a total disappointment in this area. I wish I had gotten an 8 Plus. So many ruined photos since I’ve had the X.

I don't understand why this would be the case. Both the X and the 8+ feature a f/1.8 wide angle lens, while the X actually has a slightly larger telephoto lens than the 8+ (f/2.4 vs. f/2.8). And only the X offers OIS on both lenses.

 

[Regbial]

RIP minimalism

 

[ds2000]

Instead of adding more lenses, why they just don't improve and enlarge the main one? I mean, professional cameras don't use several lenses in the end, they just have one and very good lens.

I'm no pro and carry 3-4 with my SLR....

 

[andycarver]

They already have 16 lenses camera, they only need to add the phone part.

Pfft, phones. That’ll never take off.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Only if it give full metering and focus confirmation with AI lenses. Throw in focusing for AF-D while we're there too

My request for three lenses.

105mm macro
200-500mm zoom
24-70mm

Doable?

 

[alpi123]

More lenses is better if for no other reason than you can have multiple focal lengths. Lots of professional photographers carry a 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm lens with them (or 50, 85, 135, or 28, 35, 50, etc. depending on the type of photography they do).

If iPhone incorporates real lenses at around 28mm, 50mm, and >80mm it becomes much more practical to ditch real cameras.
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Um, no. Most professional cameras have dozens of lenses, and most professional photographers keep several in their bag and swap them as needed.

You missed my point. It's different to shoot with one lens and bring several others to swap, and shoot with 2 or more lenses (iPhone).

 

[cmaier]

You missed my point. It's different to shoot with one lens and bring several others to swap, and shoot with 2 or more lenses (iPhone).

True. It’s much more convenient to have the lenses built in and automatically switch as you zoom.