Apple Granted ‘Periscope’ Compact Zoom Lens Patent
July 14, 2021
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent for a compact camera that uses a set of prisms to “fold” light and compress the amount of space needed for a telephoto lens. This type of lens is typically referred to as a “periscope” lens in smartphones.
As some background, “periscope” is the term used to describe a “folded” lens system that can squeeze…