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>without actually putting some real glass in front of it What is not 'real' about an iPhone camera's lens? They're very sophisticated. (See e.g. here https://n
by foldr 2y ago
>without actually putting some real glass in front of it
What is not 'real' about an iPhone camera's lens? They're very sophisticated. (See e.g. here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30557578 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30557578)
- gazchop 2y agoZero aperture control, poor depth of field, internal reflections, chromatic aberrations on the 0.5x, barrel distortion on main lens, poorly corrected vignetting.
- foldr 2y agoLateral chromatic aberration, barrel distortion and vignetting are easily corrected in software, which is why modern lens designs for digital cameras tend not to prioritize these aspects of lens performance. It is possible to disable lens corrections in the iPhone camera settings, so maybe this is what you were seeing. https://m.dpreview.com/articles/2128193923/a-distortion-of-the-truth-here-s-why-we-re-not-against-software-lens-corrections https://m.dpreview.com/articles/2128193923/a-distortion-of-t...