Rumors keep coming about the iPhone 15, in this case focused on its camera system.
Rumors about the next iPhone are more and more advanced. We already know pretty much everything about the iPhone 14, and now we get some insightful information about the iPhone of 2023, the theoretical iPhone 15. According to analyst Jeff Pu, via MacRumors, at least one of the iPhone 15 models released in 2023 will feature a “periscope camera” system with 10x optical zoom
The most curious is that not the first rumor we heard about the iPhone 15. We have already told you about the processor it will integrate, the new 5G that Apple is preparing and some new camera features similar to the ones we are explaining to you today.
With a periscope camera system, light entering the iPhone’s telephoto lens is would reflect off a mirror at a 90 degree angle towards the camera sensor. This allows for a larger telephoto lens inside the iPhone without the iPhone having to be thicker, allowing for greater optical zoom.
This is a periscope camera
The iPhone would not be the first device to incorporate this technology. In the market we find some smartphones with periscope cameras, such as the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro +
Ready for an iPhone with 4 cameras
Incorporating a camera like this would mean that the iPhone I would need another sensor. The 10x zoom is really good, but this sensor wouldn’t allow you to zoom in less than 10x, unless Apple included a mobile system in that sensor.
If this is not the case, it would be necessary a second telephoto lens with a 3x like the current one to be able to zoom less than 10x and not shoot a cutout of the main objective. At least that’s how other manufacturers have solved it.
Whether this camera system can be implemented on a small iPhone remains to be seen. This type of cameras take up a lot of space, so it should come as no surprise that it only includes iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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