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bestkeptsecret said:

Does the iPhone automatically detect that it is mounted on a tripod to up the exposure time to 30s? Do I need to use some setting for it?

Another query I had was, is the iPhone 2x Zoom lens a fixed lens or a moving one? When zooming between 1x and 2x, is it optical? Seems like a silly question, but I was always curious about it.

There seems to be a basic difference between the White Balance on the 2 cameras.

Yes, the iPhone will detect when it's on a tripod. When you see the Night Mode feature come on automatically, you can tap it and it gives you longer exposure times you can select. Handheld, the longest is 10 seconds. When the iPhone is on a tripod, exposure options will be up to 30 seconds. 

The zoom lens is fixed because two different lenses are being used between 1x and 2x. 1x is the main lens and 2x is the telephoto lens. So going between 1x and 2x is optical but lens isn't moving to zoom in since it's two different lenses. 

ivanh said:

Underestimating the coronavirus threat, like many other great leaders in the world, may put many people at very high and unnecessary risk which is life threatening.

Recent evidence found that the virus may stay for 47 (45?) days on metal.  How much time is needed to pass an iPhone from a Foxconn assembly factory in China to the hand of a consumer? The iPhone logistic could be a big risk spreading the virus to millions of people in the world unnoticed. Is Tim prepared to take up this health & safety responsibility?

You have any sources on that? I just read about a study published the other day on 22 other similar coronaviruses and all of them only lived on surfaces for 9 days at room temperature. We obviously don't know enough about coronavirus yet, but I think it's extremely unlikely it can live on any surface for 40 plus days. 

Samsung must have hired the guy that hit the nuclear missile alert button in Hawaii. 

This whole Paris Agreement is a load of nonsense. China has only committed to trying to peak their carbon emissions by 2030 and having 20% of their total energy production to be non fossil fuels. It's not like anything is going to happen to China if they don't meet those goals. China has already been busted fudging their numbers on coal emissions.  The reality is the Paris Agreement is basically useless. All these pledges by countries like China and India are insufficient. Numerous studies show that even if all these goals every country pledged for were met, it still won't be enough to keep the target of global warming below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 

MacPro said:

Seems it can be obtained for free.

I just downloaded the app and signed into my account so it seems it's included with the photography plan.