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newecreator t1_j62ic9e wrote

The iPhone 14 Plus doesn't have an ultrawide lens with autofocus so you would have to pull back because of the lenses have large apertures.

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cereal-kills-me t1_j630u04 wrote

In future iterations, can they add autofocus to such a lens?

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Kiergard t1_j632k7v wrote

Could yes but they want to sell their pros.

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DunderMifflin-ThisIs t1_j645260 wrote

Autofocus doesn't have anything to do with this, it's because of the focal length of the lens.

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didiboy t1_j64e7mr wrote

The Pro models can take photos of objects that are extremely close, because they switch to a “macro mode” where they use the ultrawide camera, which has autofocus. The normal models don’t have an ultrawide with autofocus, so they can’t do this.

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kermityfrog t1_j64zxhz wrote

Even on the 14Pro/PM it sucks when you are not using the default camera app (e.g you are using another app to scan a QR code). The other app may not default to the ultrawide lens, and thus the QR code is impossible to get into focus.

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cereal-kills-me t1_j645cm2 wrote

In future iterations, can they reduce the focal length on such a lens?

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didiboy t1_j64egid wrote

Why would they move backwards with the main (wide) lens? The best way to fix this would be adding autofocus to the ultrawide camera so the macro mode works for the non Pro iPhones too. I bet it’s going to happen in a couple more iterations.

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