iPhone 14 Pro software switches to ultra-wide-angle camera earlier than 13 Pro

The minimum focus distance of the primary camera of the iPhone 14 Pro is greater than that of the 13 Pro. As a result, the software is more likely to switch to the ultra-wide-angle camera to take a macro photo.

The technical readout of camera app Halide indicates that the minimum focus distance is 20cm, versus 15cm from the iPhone 13 Pro’s primary camera. If the software detects an object that is closer and needs to be in focus, the software switches to the ultra-wide angle camera to take a picture. With the 14 Pro, it has a minimum focus distance of 2 cm. That’s the same as last year.

The larger focus distance probably has to do with the combination of the larger sensor and the lens. Due to the larger sensor, the aperture of the lens is now f/1.78 instead of f/1.5 last year. Aperture is the size of the lens opening, where f is the distance between the lens and the sensor.

The readout also shows that the cameras have a slightly different focal length. The primary camera goes from 24mm to 26mm in 35mm equivalent and the angle of view is therefore slightly narrower. The same goes for the ultra-wide-angle camera, which goes from 13mm to 14mm. The camera with telephoto lens remains at 77mm.

In addition to the camera read-out, a teardown of the iPhone 14 Pro Max has also appeared. The video from PBKReviews shows, among other things, that the 4323mAh battery has an L-shape. It is also visible how the components sit in the elongated camera hole. Compared to previous iPhones, the dot projector, infrared camera and front camera are more downwards and closer together, while the speaker holes are more upwards.