All Camera Lenses Explained

The primary rear camera on smartphone is also known as Wide-angle Lens.

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An ultra-wide-angle lens provides your smartphone a wide field of vision. You can capture more than 90 degrees wide scene.

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The telephoto lens has a much longer focal length than the wide-angle lens. It allows upto 2x or 3x Optical zoom while taking photos.

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A periscope lens is an extension of a standard telephoto lens. It includes mutiple lenses which allows 5x or even 10x optical zoom

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A macro lens is useful for close-up photography. It has the ability to take sharp images of very small subjects.

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Monochrome Lens are included in smartphone camera for increasing details, depth, and improve low-light performance.

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Time-of-Flight (ToF) Lenses, come with real-time ranging and are able to calculate the depth to a target object or distance between two objects.

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iPhone 15 Series: All Details Leaked

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All Camera Lenses Explained

KNOW YOUR SMARTPHONE CAMERA

The primary rear camera on smartphone is also known as Wide-angle Lens.

Wide-angle Lens

An ultra-wide-angle lens provides your smartphone a wide field of vision. You can capture more than 90 degrees wide scene.

Ultra Wide-angle Lens

The telephoto lens has a much longer focal length than the wide-angle lens. It allows upto 2x or 3x Optical zoom while taking photos.

Telephoto Lens

A periscope lens is an extension of a standard telephoto lens. It includes mutiple lenses which allows 5x or even 10x optical zoom

Periscope Lens

A macro lens is useful for close-up photography. It has the ability to take sharp images of very small subjects.

Macro Lens

Monochrome Lens are included in smartphone camera for increasing details, depth, and improve low-light performance.

Monochrome Lens

Time-of-Flight (ToF) Lenses, come with real-time ranging and are able to calculate the depth to a target object or distance between two objects.

ToF/Depth Lens

iPhone 15 Series: All Details Leaked

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