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Trying the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s New 8x Telephoto Lens
The iPhone 17 Pro cameras have an optical zoom that goes to 8x, doubling the range of the zoom on the last model. It offers an equivalent focal length of 200mm, which will be great for photographers wanting to really get in on the action from a distance. CNET’s Managing Mobile editor Patrick Holland got…
@Jayden-lr2mm
September 10, 2025 at 3:08 am
That zoom from 5x to 8x on telephoto is just crazy
@goodbye-r6h
September 10, 2025 at 7:24 am
ITS CROPPING
LITERALLY ITS DOWNGRADED TO 5X TO 3.5X
@MitchellN2002nl
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 am
@@goodbye-r6h4x*
@Chriswasreigns
September 10, 2025 at 10:23 am
@@goodbye-r6hso is every other phone doing it
@Hsp44
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 pm
@@goodbye-r6hno its 4x
@goodbye-r6h
September 10, 2025 at 12:38 pm
@@Hsp44Ik 4x but it’s actually 3.5x not 4x
@louisvillalobos8630
September 10, 2025 at 3:13 am
Big chungus
@Minetorpia
September 10, 2025 at 3:18 am
Was this video shot on the 17 Pro Max with the 8x zoom? Or was it shot on a different camera that was also zooming on 8x, just to show how far away that would be?
@ultravioletron
September 10, 2025 at 4:43 am
Did you capture the audio with the one on your hand?
@Jadepeanut
September 10, 2025 at 4:56 am
He is wearing a mic
@ultravioletron
September 10, 2025 at 4:58 am
@@Jadepeanut I see it now, thanks
@JuniorTapout-s2h
September 10, 2025 at 6:32 am
Looks like junk
@chopshop523
September 10, 2025 at 7:05 am
I want to see the phone not you big A
@unnameduser-1
September 10, 2025 at 7:18 am
according to gsmarena it is a 48mp 4x zoom and it is apparently equal to 12mp 8x zoom and that is what they are saying
@goodbye-r6h
September 10, 2025 at 7:24 am
Don’t buy it
They downgraded their 5x real zoom to 3.5x cropping to 4x and 8x
@MitchellN2002nl
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 am
Its 4x
@goodbye-r6h
September 10, 2025 at 9:27 am
@@MitchellN2002nlIk but also 3.5x
@Chriswasreigns
September 10, 2025 at 10:24 am
So you mean like Samsung does it?
@MacXpert74
September 10, 2025 at 6:14 pm
Where do you get “3.5x” from? From everything I’ve seen it’s a 48 mp sensor with 4x lens, that crops to a 12 mp 8x zoom. With that it’s NOT a downgrade at all. As you’ll have the same 12 mp now at 8x, which previously was 5x. And the jump from the main camera to the 4x zoom is less, which means zooming should now be smoother and have less image degradation compared to the old set-up where you would zoom from 1x-4,9x digitally before switching to the 5x zoom. Now it only has to zoom in to 3,9x which means less quality is lost. Long story to say it is most certainly an upgrade!
@Drazorig2
September 10, 2025 at 8:45 am
Still worse than Chinese phone cameras, It’ll take 3-5 years for apple to catch up
@Fondiu-y3m
September 10, 2025 at 9:07 am
Mentira es 4x optico…
@touchingevil2302
September 10, 2025 at 10:32 am
No iphone Fold NO BUY 🤬👎🏻
@franciscopena446
September 10, 2025 at 11:18 am
How is this impressive!? I don’t understand. I don’t think Apple is trying at anything.
@KingKeladi
September 10, 2025 at 12:02 pm
Vivo x200 pro laughing at the corner
@chocochef3092
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 pm
iPhone 17 Pro lineup looks very pudgy.
@treznn
September 10, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Camera seem trash
@cyano3d
September 10, 2025 at 1:42 pm
i dont like the imaging at all, most phone cameras are just not it
@Buang777
September 10, 2025 at 4:38 pm
That quality is really bad actually. Less dense sensor really it’s not capturing great detail
@YooniuSsku
September 10, 2025 at 7:11 pm
Fr like my iphoen. 15 is way better
@medtrabelsi1748
September 10, 2025 at 7:03 pm
Not too keen on the iPhone, but I am loving the shirt man 👍👌
@Taylor-vy2gg
September 10, 2025 at 10:53 pm
Apple is doing the ugly thing on purpose. But while they’re also doing the ugly thing, they’re improving functionality and usage. Good way for a phone to get attention and increase sales.
@MojarComedy-K
September 10, 2025 at 11:00 pm
😱
@CosmosBoutiqueAfrica
September 10, 2025 at 11:56 pm
Looks like a prototype 🤢
@parabalani
September 11, 2025 at 4:58 am
That sucks actually. Still going for Iphone though. Disappointed with buggy apps on Samsung
@PrachiiDas
September 11, 2025 at 5:54 am
Opp school ❤❤❤❤❤😂
@marcofioretti5915
September 11, 2025 at 7:51 am
48 tiny mp optical 4x and a digital crop to 8x 😂
@seppeseppe-jq7nr
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 pm
with 25 ultra I can record your nose hairs
@gavrilovdenis153
September 11, 2025 at 3:47 pm
Trash
@4grf
September 11, 2025 at 4:48 pm
They actually degraded the zoom lens from 5x to 4x white vppl r such morons
@tommygraham1990
September 11, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Doesn’t look very good quality. Were you filming in 1080p or 4k?
@tommygraham1990
September 11, 2025 at 7:19 pm
They need to make the ultra wide camera better.
@vmafarah9473
September 11, 2025 at 11:17 pm
Maybe next update. So there will be a reason to buy it.
@travismayes23
September 11, 2025 at 11:31 pm
that is not an iPhone 17 pro. that’s a pixel they stoled that design straight from Google
@dynamoogaming7678
September 12, 2025 at 12:14 am
Correction not a 8x telephoto its digital cropping of 4x apple idiots
@juancarlosaguero3219
September 12, 2025 at 12:29 am
Not so good
@larrywest42
September 12, 2025 at 12:30 am
It’s not *optical* 8x. Apple calls it “optical-quality” 8x. It’s achieved by cropping.
@vijaysanthosh502
September 12, 2025 at 3:29 am
For 3x extra telephoto lenses no body wants to buy new phone
@tomasintexas
September 12, 2025 at 7:09 am
I thought when he zoom out you would look thinner. But you didn’t. Dude lose some weight. You look like you can lose 100 pounds.
@CameraGearGeek
September 12, 2025 at 7:25 am
He is moving the phone but the camera is not changing the frame. Must be an amazing stabilisation 😎🤭
@ACrunner88
September 12, 2025 at 4:32 pm
That video looks horrible 😢😢
@Jeffmoneys14
September 12, 2025 at 6:08 pm
Apple fan boys unite lol 😂
@Esignn
September 12, 2025 at 6:56 pm
Excited for what?
@Aze-AgalarovYT
September 13, 2025 at 12:31 am
Telefoto 4x no 8 😂😂
@001aayushraj
September 13, 2025 at 9:03 am
Samsung be like ” i have done it 5 year ago 😂😂”
@anon2414
September 13, 2025 at 2:20 pm
I’ve had flagship android phones for 14 years, including the high-end Samsung‘s. I got my first iPhone a year ago trust me iPhone is smoother and apps never crash
@SoulfaceSoulful
September 13, 2025 at 12:57 pm
The x10 of the S23 ultra slaps him 😂
@robertalencar2813
September 13, 2025 at 7:25 pm
It suck we want more batteries 🔋