If you are not familiar with the iPhone camera ecosystem, in this post we are going to see what each of the lenses does. That is, what is the function they carry out, and what does this imply when taking photos. In the same way, we will review how many cameras Apple phones have incorporated in recent generations.
If the iPhone has three lenses
iPhones with three cameras are usually found in the Pro ranges. In this case, we find the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max, and the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. In the last three years, we have six models with three lenses. Now, what does each of them do? In the three generations, we can group them as follows:
- Main camera (or Wide angle)
- Ultra wide angle: it is the lens that allows you to take photos at x0.5 zoom. That is to say, it is the camera that offers us more amplitude.
- Telephoto lens: it is the lens that allows us to focus more closely, combining optical zoom and digital zoom.
However, although the three lenses of these models fulfill the same function, from the iPhone 12 Pro to the iPhone 14 Pro there have been some significant changes, which have improved the quality and resolution of these. So, let’s see, for these six models, the technical specifications of each lens:
- iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max:
- Wide angle of 48 Mpx. (24 mm.) And opening f / 1.78
- 12 Mpx ultra wide angle. (13 mm.) and aperture f/2.2. Field of view up to 120º
- Telephoto: It has two modes. X2 of 12 Mpx. (48 mm.) and aperture of f / 1.78. X3 of 12 Mpx. (77 mm.) and aperture of f / 2.8.
- iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max:
- 12 Mpx wide angle. f/1.5 aperture
- 12 Mpx ultra wide angle. and aperture f/1.8. Field of view up to 120º
- 12 Mpx telephoto lens. f/2.8 aperture
- iPhone 12 Pro Max:
- 12 Mpx wide angle. aperture f/1.6
- 12 Mpx ultra wide angle. Aperture f / 2.4 and field of view of up to 120º
- 12 Mpx telephoto lens. and aperture f/2.2
- iPhone 12 Pro:
- 12 Mpx wide angle. aperture f/1.6
- 12 Mpx ultra wide angle. Aperture f / 2.4 and field of view of up to 120º
- 12 Mpx telephoto lens. and f/2.0 aperture
If the iPhone has two lenses
The iPhones with two camera lenses are the iPhone 12 and 12 mini, iPhone 13 and 13 mini, and iPhone 14 and 14 Plus. In these cases, the two lenses are the wide angle and the ultra wide angle. Therefore, we do not have a telephoto lens on these iPhone models. In the same way that these six models have two cameras, these will be the same in each generation (there are no improvements for being Plus, standard or mini). So let’s go look at the numbers:
- iPhone 14 and 14 Plus:
- 12 Mpx wide angle. (26 mm.), and aperture f / 1.5.
- 12 Mpx ultra wide angle. (13 mm.), f/2.4 aperture, field of view up to 120ª
- iPhone 13 and 13 mini:
- Wide angle of 12 Mpx., and aperture f / 1.6.
- 12 Mpx ultra wide angle. , aperture f / 2.4 and field of view of up to 120º.
- iPhone 12 and 12 mini:
- 12 Mpx wide angle. , and aperture f/1.6.
- 12 Mpx ultra wide angle. , aperture f / 2.4 and field of view of up to 120º.
