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why is that called periscope zoom?

• gibolt 3y ago
  The inbound light is bounced horizontally in the phone in order to physically be able to reach that level of optical zoom.
  • rkagerer 3y ago
    Neat. Has anyone fit a tiny little telescoping lens into that horizontal space to offer fluid intermediate zoom settings (without resorting to lossy/digital tricks)?
    • alwayslikethis 3y ago
      Zoom lens takes more space, has worse f stop, and/or has worse quality like you see on full frame or aps c cameras. (Compare the size of a 50mm f/1.8 vs a 24-70mm f/2.8)