This can be important. What happens if you zoom one of these phones to 4x? Do you get a clear center image in a pixelated frame? Will it just not allow that setting?
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iPhone 16 Pro Reviews are really awful so far. None of them talk about what I want to know.
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This can be important. What happens if you zoom one of these phones to 4x? Do you get a clear center image in a pixelated frame? Will it just not allow that setting?
There are different lenses at different fixed focal lengths
Who ever is writing these specs needs to understand photography, cameras, and the difference between zoom and telephoto. It’s a 5x telephoto. If it were an optical zoom, there would be no drop in the number of pixels.
All you gotta do is go to the tech specs page on Apple’s own website to get the deets on the zoom capabilities.
The whole point of a review is to give you the low down and not the marketing. I didn’t know if was on the site. Definitely wasn’t easy to find.
I believe it’s natural to see the array of different lenses as one camera, so most people will see this as a zoom. In theory, you’re right, but not in practice.
Apple has actually pushed back the optical zoom to the iPhone 17 Pro Max Ultra. Pretty sure the reason for this is because they wanted to fit ChatGPT on the 16 Pro but it was too big and the ChatGPT chip took up too much space so they deleted the optical zoom to make room 🤦♂️
Check the tech specs page on the Apple website?
No offence, but to name 2 „reviews“ and say all are really bad and none have the info you are looking for, that’s quite something.
Maybe look at more than 2 reviews? Because the ones I’ve seen did mention the cameras in detail
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It’s not that difficult to get info from non-moving pictures, you know?
Maybe look at more than 2 reviews? Because the ones I’ve seen did mention the cameras in detail
Also
It’s not that difficult to get info from non-moving pictures, you know?
Traditionally, a zoom lens has a variable focal length. A lens designed to magnify objects that are far away (relative to "normal," which means "similar magnification to a 50mm lens on a 35mm film camera") is called a telephoto lens.
The word "zoom" still applies here, though, as the effect on the camera system is the ability to slide from wide angle to telephoto with stops in between filled in digitally.
Top image quality is going to occur at the natural focal length of each lens assembly, so the "top zoom" of the system would be the focal length of the longest telephoto lens.
The reviews aren't awful, but this thread's headline is.
this thread was created when 0 reviews were up
This actual influencer review was very good.
Learned a lot about the 16 Pro line for photo & video!
Learned a lot about the 16 Pro line for photo & video!
Thanks for the link. That guy has been a staff reviewer for many years on quality sites (dpreview, PetaPixel) that provide solid information on cameras & video tools for pros and amateurs. I think calling him an influencer is selling him short, though.
“Reviews” you mean those copy-paste talking heads who tell us what’s in the box and peal the plastic off on microphone?
worth watching this review about photos and videos, it compares the 16Pro, the Samsung and Pixel
The 16Pro is the worst overall for photos (again !) and best for video
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The 16Pro is the worst overall for photos (again !) and best for video
Asked absolutely nobody, this was about the camera's. Do you randomly tell everyone whenever you buy anything? Go to the gym if you want to flex.
Saw this.
Extremely disappointing AGAIN, no surprise Pixel and Galaxy banging it out the park for photos.
I found the sound on 16 Pro videos to sound awful compared to galaxy but then I never record anything really so photos is all I care about.
What a flop
Last according to who? I watched the video and thought that the Samsung looked like garbage in the majority of the photos. The pixel had some really nice shots but overall I preferred the iPhone. The only exception being on the 5x and the selfie cam which admittedly I don’t use very much so maybe if those are important to people I can see how they may view the review differently.
We can at least agree that the iPhone is still quite a bit ahead in the video department.