It is reported that Apple has obtained the patent authorization of periscope lens, and the patent named "FoldedCamera" has been obtained by the US Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, a new report shows that iPhone 15Pro will be equipped with a periscope camera with 5x optical zoom. If 5X periscope lens assemblies are evaluated as mass production, they will be listed as "2023".
In terms of design, when testing the 5X periscope lens, Apple didn't use the 45 reflecting prism commonly used in periscope module, but it was about 365,438+0. On the one hand, a smaller angle helps to reduce the thickness and weight, on the other hand, it also helps to improve the imaging quality.