The iPhone 15 Pro Max Has a Tetraprism Camera—What the Heck Is That?
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The iPhone 15 Pro Max has a 5x optical zoom camera that's made possible by a periscope, or, in Apple parlance, a tetraprism. We explain exactly what that means.
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The iPhone 15 Pro Max has a 5x optical zoom camera that's made possible by a periscope, or, in Apple parlance, a tetraprism. We explain exactly what that means.
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The iPhone 15 Pro Max Has a Tetraprism Camera—What the Heck Is That?
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The iPhone 15 Pro Max Has a Tetraprism Camera—What the Heck Is That?