By the way, here is the same heron (fragment) captured with the telephoto lens of an iPhone 14 Pro Max and an iPhone 12 Pro. There’s a significant difference, although the sensor has barely changed and the optics are more or less the same. Apparently, images from other lenses are being mixed in.
iPhone 14 Pro Max (on the left) 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5″, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
iPhone 12 Pro Max (on the right) 12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
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