Why there’s more than meets the eye in Apple’s latest iPhone camera

If you’re coming from an iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone XS, Apple’s newest iPhone may look like a downgrade when it comes to the camera. Fortunately, there’s more than meets the eye in Apple’s latest iPhone camera. Way back in 2016, Apple released the iPhone 7 Plus. This was the first model to include two rear-facing cameras. In addition to the standard wide-angle camera, iPhone 7 Plus included Apple’s first telephoto lens. This enabled 2x optical zoom without the image degradation associated with digital zoom. It also introduced Portrait mode photography for the first time, using the dual camera system to simulate background blur by considering depth. A year later, Apple shipped an upgraded dual camera system in the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. Apple continued to offer 2x optical zoom by using a separate telephoto lens in 2018 with the iPhone XS. Up to this point, two lenses provided 1x and 2x shots without digital zoom. Starting in 2019, Apple changed things up with the iPhone 11 and iPh ... Read full article.