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Apple Shares 'Detectives' Ad Promoting iPhone 17 Pro Camera

Apple today shared a new "Shot on iPhone" ad promoting the 8x optical zoom feature on the iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max.


The ad includes a series of quick zooms to show off what the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models can do. Apple's video description highlight the 200mm focal length of the lens.

With an equivalent 200 mm focal length, the 8x optical-quality zoom makes this our longest iPhone Telephoto ever. So you can get dramatically closer with iPhone 17 Pro.

8x zoom is a new feature this year, exclusive to the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ and the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max. The prior iPhone 16 Pro models were limited to 5x optical zoom.

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Top Rated Comments

11 weeks ago
Their ads suck so much now. It’s so sad.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
UliBaer Avatar
11 weeks ago

Photography nerds always have a Canon in the pocket)
No, they have a Nikon or Leica nearby! 👍 😁
To the commercial: meh...
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
pol0001 Avatar
11 weeks ago

It does, it’s just a 4x optical zoom with a crop to 8
Photography nerds (me included) are used to the old fashioned definitions. The iPhone has fixed focal length prime lenses, i.e. the lens elements are fixed. The iPhone uses a digital crop to simulate a zoom lens. An actual zoom lens can change its focal length by physically moving the different lens elements. 😊
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
11 weeks ago
The 17 pro does not have optical zoom.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
11 weeks ago

Photography nerds always have a Canon in the pocket)
Careful. You’ll start a brand war that will rival any iPhone vs Android discussion.

Besides, everyone knows it’s Nikon. 😉
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rychiar Avatar
11 weeks ago

The 17 pro does not have optical zoom.
It does, it’s just a 4x optical zoom with a crop to 8
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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