This year Apple might have a bag full of sweet camera treats for all of its iPhone 15 models, with arguably one of the biggest years for the iPhone camera so far!
Apple’s iPhones have consistently stayed among the best camera phones on the market, offering reliable image quality. Unlike last year, the series comes with substantial camera upgrades both when it comes to the more premium Pro models, as well as the less expensive iPhone 15 and 15 Plus.There are two main changes with the camera system that stole the show this year — the new 48MP main camera on the regular iPhones and the new 5x telephoto camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max!Of course, it wouldn’t be that impressive if it was just these two upgrades, no matter how big they are, so there are several smaller ones sprinkled throughout. Not to mention that some of the camera features like Portrait Mode, HDR, and Night Mode have also been improved. Let’s get into it!Here’s a quick view at the camera specs for all models:If you want to find out more, feel free to read our fill iPhone 15 specs and iPhone 15 Pro Max specs pages. As mentioned earlier, both the and Plus get a new 48MP primary camera which affect several factors. Firstly, images will now have much higher detail, as the camera captures more information with each shot. Users are able to utilize the full 48MP if they choose to do so, but the camera takes photos in the new Super high resolution photo mode by default, which produces 24MP images that aims to offer great amount of detail while also saving precious storage space. A 24MP image file is much smaller than a 48MP after all.Thanks to the new 48MP image sensor, the and 15 Plus also have 2X sensor crop, which provides a 2X zoom with very similar image quality to a dedicated telephoto camera. In a way, this feature makes the new regular iPhones feel like they have a triple camera system instead just two snappers on the back.
What’s more, if you are shooting video with the main camera, zooming in and out between the 1x and 2x ranges happens smoothly, with no jarring jumps or cuts.
