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iPhone 12 Pro Max 3x button vs manual pinch
- Thread starter etaleb
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I think if you hold the 1x button with your thumb (long press) you will see a zoom scale that you rotate left or right to zoom. Once the camera zoom reaches the 3x equivalent, the camera, I think switches. Pinching the screen probably keeps the 1x without switching.
Easy to test what’s going on.
Support camera so it’s taking a picture and won’t move. Take one picture after another of the exact same image but zoom in after each one - until eventually you’re fully zoomed in.
Maybe write the zoom level on a piece of paper each time and put it in the frame so it’s visible in the picture.
Then go back through your series of pics and zoom all the way in. It will be obvious what’s going on.
Digital zoom looks horrible while true lens magnification looks fine.
Tip:
Never use digital zoom. Choose one full focal length or another and crop the picture later for best image quality.
Support camera so it’s taking a picture and won’t move. Take one picture after another of the exact same image but zoom in after each one - until eventually you’re fully zoomed in.
Maybe write the zoom level on a piece of paper each time and put it in the frame so it’s visible in the picture.
Then go back through your series of pics and zoom all the way in. It will be obvious what’s going on.
Digital zoom looks horrible while true lens magnification looks fine.
Tip:
Never use digital zoom. Choose one full focal length or another and crop the picture later for best image quality.