Professional photography equipment isn't just about getting great image quality. It's about getting great image quality in any situation.

@mbismbismb

8 ай бұрын

I know right... consistently great pic in any moment, not only few 'nice' pictures

@stevemuzak8526

8 ай бұрын

iPhone can take pictures in almost every possible situation.

@ryansalasphotography

8 ай бұрын

@@stevemuzak8526 lol iphone sucks. you'll never know that if you don't get your hands on a real camera.

@growwithshivofficial

8 ай бұрын

​@@stevemuzak8526any phone can take pictures in any condition but they are taking about good picture quality in any condition 👍

@toddysurcharge771

8 ай бұрын

@@stevemuzak8526not really. Wildlife (birds in flight) and macro are just not the same. Low light long exposure. Sunburst shots…etc etc

"If that F doesn't show up..." then you're effed.

Love this comparison! Shows how far phone cameras have come, but also shows the reason why "real" camera are needed for sports if you want to get the best quality.

@skankytrick

8 ай бұрын

They're comparing a pro camera to an Apple product. That's like comparing an elite steakhouse to a McDonald's in the hood. Why are we talking about a 5x camera on a worthless iPhone when Samsung has been using far better 10x lenses on their phones for nearly half a decade? What a joke.

@roadrunner76b

8 ай бұрын

@@skankytrick because he's using an iPhone with 5x zoom which is what most of his audience including photographers use. Samsung is fine. Pixel is fine. But he's using an iPhone.

@theknowlodge8294

8 ай бұрын

@@skankytrick- because it isn’t. The lens on the Samsung is garbage.

@swordz2330

8 ай бұрын

@@skankytrick bro really out here trynna say that samsung 10x is actually usable at all lmfao

@gamesnic

8 ай бұрын

@@roadrunner76b The Samsung 10x lens is literally one of the worst. Noisy at lowest ISO and still soft

I’m kind of glad to hear this review. I’ve been shooting on pro cams for years, and frankly I’m kind of worn out from the cumbersome process of lugging a big cam around, dumping huge batches, and forcing myself to go back and edit photos from something where the moment has way passed. I’m kind of generally uninspired. I just recently ordered a 15 pro max upgrading from an XR. I’m kind of excited to see what I can get when the mood strikes me and it’s in my pocket, rather than loading up my gear and trying to “go get something”. I certainly won’t be getting rid of my pro cams, but I’m looking forward to having something pretty capable in my pocket at all times.

what a good comparision video, well explained, tks mate, great content!

(Edit: props to Jared. As someone who's tried shooting baseball with a phone, his shots were crazy good for what he took them with. I know I couldn't do that.) Idk. I understand the direct comparison of 120mm vs 120mm. But the advantage of a dedicated camera is the ability to zoom with optics and change lenses. Like, yeah, phone sensors have come a long ways. But any sensor looks nice in good light or kept at base iso. Use the 5x at night, and then compare. But that's just me. Also, why not do an iPhone vs same cost photography setup comparison? Including used gear prices. Could get a D750 or D810 and 70-200mm for the 1500 of the iPhone. I know a photographer will most likely never trade their camera and lenses for a phone. But someone might be considering a phone or a camera, and showing the true differences and limits might be enough to push them to pick up photography

@angelmusical70

8 ай бұрын

Yes, I thinking of a comparison of a much lower cost real camera and lens.

@hongotopiadada7574

8 ай бұрын

just wanted to leave the same comment. Nobody needs a Z9 to make those photos... even an old brick like the D3s (that's what I'm shooting) can make those pictures look like the Z9

@christianholmstedt8770

8 ай бұрын

I was going to post something similar. As far as I can see the 120mm iPhone setup is only 12MP so an older FX or DX Nikon setup with a used 70-200 would a contender here.

@tomdemeo2708

8 ай бұрын

New Sony 6700 is $1400 cheaper than phone even with a prime. Would be a great comparison

@pierrevilley6675

8 ай бұрын

Was thinking the same thing, a D810 with a 70-200 VR1 is a 1400€ setup.

Finally, I’ve been waiting for this. Thanks.

Excellent comparison! Thank you for the detailed information.

Super fun video !! Thanks for this.

It’s insanely good, I hear you can actually make phone calls on it as well?? 😂👌🏻👍🏻

This is what I wanted to see for a long time. You are the 1st person who makes a video on this ❤

This is why I love this channel. A comparison without snark and that keeps things in perspective. Most people that take photos with an iPhone are doing so precisely because they don’t won’t to carry around a camera and/or spend the money on a “real” camera.

@ElMundoDuro

8 ай бұрын

Snark on this channel is reserved for products and companies the Fro don't like. If the small sensor is on an iPhone he uses, it will be less criticized than if it is on a Micro Four thirds camera.

@martinhommel9967

8 ай бұрын

@@ElMundoDuro exactly right. I am amazed how forgiving most KZreadr reviewers seem to be of the iphone's obvoius flaws .

@bruce-le-smith

8 ай бұрын

haha yeah i'm a fan of the Fro snark, and i appreciate that he doesn't just have it on all the time

@toddysurcharge771

8 ай бұрын

But yet they will buy a new $1300/$1500 phone every few years whereas a camera from 2014 can still do incredibly well.

That's a great comparison. Family loves taking phone photos but they also have some photo gear. I've shot weddings and events professionally for 13 years so it was pretty straightforward (colors, bokeh style, focusing "style") to nail the iPhone vs Camera shots every time. That isn't to diminish what mobile cameras are achieving because it's pretty nuts; but it's also nice to see a down-to-Earth video showing a challenging and fair comparison in an easy to understand way.

Very well explained... thank you.

Lightroom classic v13 update means you can now adjust focus/blur (in post) using the raw instead of Apple’s Heic/heif files right?

Very nice presentation thanks Jared

Thank You. It is all about end photo enjoyment.

I actually didn't have any trouble finding which one was the Iphone in your comparisons : it always has more grain (or oversharpening - hard to tell as you're not zooming in), the bokeh is sometimes terrible, and the "real" camera shows the same amount of details while being a lot softer and natural to my eyes ... It would have been cool to compare it to a $1500 camera setup, like a D610 and a good used lens :)

@SirMrSinclair

8 ай бұрын

You are totally right. Iphone doesn't produce a real bokeh. It just blurs parts of picture and it looks mushy like Jared usually would call it. Especially lights which are out of focus don't look that natural

@pierrevilley6675

8 ай бұрын

I agree for the price comparison. with 1500$ you can get a D810 and 70-200 2.8 VR1

@user-el7by5wc5d

Ай бұрын

@@pierrevilley6675 Always love this comparison,, can your 810 make calls, watch movies, email, message, GPS surf internet,,, etc etc etc,,, too be fair, lets say you use phone 25% for camera,, that comes to what,, $300,, I got my 15 Max for $600, so $150,, Oll take it,,,,

I got an iPhone 13 Pro 2 years ago think it’s fantastic. I have use cases for the iPhone, use cases for my mirrorless gear, and even use cases for my old Canon PowerShot S110. I think you illustrate that it’s about knowing the basics of photography and being familiar with the gear you have available.

Great take on this Jared. Love, and agree with your comments regarding this.

Amazing content on the iPhone! Thanks for posting.

Great video...and cool that you caught this moment. How Angel Hernandez is still employed is miraculous 😂

Great video Jared , loved the comparison. I am still very touched by the presentation you made talking about your mum. Thank you for your work

Great job, I have been waiting for this video. I think you hit the nail on the head with the iPhone. Great job to you and Steven.

Great video, it helps me to see the performance of the new iPhone Pro 15. Thanks!

Great information. I did not know about the F.

Thanks for showing some motion. The difference in the bat and the ball was what I was looking for.

I think the statement "it wouldn't be my first choice" is key. It's nice to have, especially in cases where you might not have your camera.

120mm (full frame equivalent) is a native focal length of the iPhone, but imagine you need to go a little wider. At 100mm you need to use the 24mm lens and apply a heavy crop. You will only use 5.76% of that already very tiny sensor. That is less than 1/1000 of the sensor size of full frame.

@sixgunguerrilla

4 ай бұрын

Fundamentally misunderstands the nature of computational processing in order to justify spending 4 figures on a fringe use case lens that will weigh 2-3 pounds. If you regularly need 100mm you already know it and no video is going to convince you one way or the other. Otherwise you're working backwards from your conclusions.

Hey! I would like to see a comparison of prints. Wont they look worlds of difference in a huge print due to the quality and size of sensors?

Lightroom classic has a feature now where you can create depth maps and add blur afterwards so that’s definitely something to keep in mind when thinking about using the iPhone

@simonwhitman3271

8 ай бұрын

Mobile has blur also.

Thank you. I am thinking about getting the 15pro plus and your reasons for doing so mirrored my own thoughts. Very helpful!

Can you export on lightroom mobile with enough quality for prints? It seems to me its locked on 70dpi and even when i only print 3x6 its pixelated (canon 80D with 100mm ef f2.8 L macro lens)

Peace be with you! Thank you for this informative companion. Is it possible to shoot photos, using the iPhone 15, in difficult lighting & rapidly moving subjects then FIXING THE PHOTOS by using an AI photo editor such as Topaz Labs Photo AI software??? Thanks again.

Thanks so much for posting a great comparison video with the new iPhone 15 Pro Max and a full frame Nikon with equivalent focal length lens setting. I’ve shot sports with a full frame Nikon and a 300 mm Nikon lens and had many great shots but there have been many occasions when I didn’t have all my gear along for the ride. What I did have was my iPhone. It’s nice to at least have something to capture the moment. I’m so glad to see the improvements that Apple has made with their cameras in the Pro Max model. My point here is that the best camera is the one you have with you at the moment. Sometimes, that’s just a lowly cellphone. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thanks also for your tips about shooting with the iPhone and gaining access to the portrait features post shooting. I would have always selected RAW. Your channel is great!

I just got my pro max today. I tried out the 5X lens. But when I select the lens. It is still using the 24mm to crop into 5X. How do I fix this?

Hi! Do iPhone collect data to make portraits after when using HEIF MAX format? Or maybe can you shoot in portrait mode with HEIF MAX?

Great video! Hey Jared, love your content! I’m interested in purchasing your presets. Could you please make a instructional video on getting your presets for LR Mobile for Apple devices. (iPad pro/ iPhone pro max) Thanks. 🙏🏽

3rd party apps can allow changing iso and shutter speed?

This was a really great comparison/test with impressive results. Besides this specific test case the new iPhone 15 camera(s) seems to suck really bad using heavy cropping to get pictures at the old 'normal' focal lengths.

I saw you on TV when you ran on the field! Its awsome where photography has taken you.

Crazy how far we have come!

Maybe I’ve been a photographer too long, but every time you say “you can hardly tell a difference”, I chuckle. Yes, decent snapshots, but…no.

@hags2k

8 ай бұрын

I was also immediately able to tell, but the difference is still quite subtle, which is honestly impressive.

Hey. I upgraded to the IPhone 15 pro and love it. I am taking more photos using my phone. I enjoyed the video. Thanks for the content and hard work.

Thanks for a cool video. For me, the most obvious difference between the two images was not in the bokeh rendition. It was the oversharpening in the iPhone pics. Where the bokeh looked good, I looked at the skin tones and the hair, and the iPhone looked a bit more like a plastic model, rather than lifelike.

@tlkuvic

8 ай бұрын

This was something I was trying to determine. The oversharpening in the iPhone photo made it look like the pants and shirt had a texture on them that could absolutely be there, but evidently wasn't.

@mbismbismb

8 ай бұрын

And i would like to zoom in to 100 percent hahahaha

@toddysurcharge771

8 ай бұрын

Everything looks HDR out of iPhone

Would love to see your review like this on the sony Xperia 1 mkv as that has controls close to their mirrorless cameras,

Good comparison vide Jared.

What about Calls? Does the Canon have a Speaker for hands free?

Fro; you rock!

Very good review. I did not focus on the bokeh, more so on the dynamic range and that allowed for me to determine which was the iPhone or Nikon. Needless to say, the iPhone did extremely well.

I really appreciate the effort you put into explaining the differences. Helps when people ask me the differences and I have a video like this to send their way, but I can also explain some differences. I like shooting with my Sony rigs and iPhones. Both can work but there are differences. Also, more of the computational computing needs to continue toi make it back into the full frame camera.

I'm "old," (retired) and gave away my "good" camera gear to my oldest son who is a serious hobbyist. I now have the iPhone 15 Pro Max and that is now my only camera. I like watching channels like this so I can see all of the great stuff I can do with it. I use the iPhone for more than just its camera, of course, but this is what I'm looking for when I come here.

Why did you changed your Tshert to red ?

Great comparison video. The heavy vignetting on the ‘real’ camera was the biggest difference lol!

Great video, thanks. I ‘m a bit weird, but I for me my Z8+85/1.2 or 135/1.8 are the reasons to lug a heavy cam+lens around (people photography). I‘m using my phone for almost anything else. Its not so much cost, but more weight+convenience and „good enough“ (i.e. better than my DSLR 15 yrs ago). Even tempted to try the phone for studio photography (but would need to upgrade one of my strobes to be iphone-compatible).

I am mostly a portrait photographer with some events here and there, and I am amazed by this! I can clearly tell between camera and iPhone because of the vignetting of the lens (And the Z9 has slightly nicer contrast than the iPhone!) But the fact that it's so close is amazing! I'mma put it like this: The quality is in there, the versatility isn't. So, I could probably take my portraits with an iPhone and no one would notice (I take mostly 50mm - 85mm), but would I take the iPhone to a wedding? Never. It just doesn't have the versatility of having more zoom, using Off-Camera Flash etc. (Of course no one in their right mind would switch their cameras for a phone but it was an example of how close this is :o)

@skankytrick

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, or for a couple hundred dollars more you could upgrade to Samsung and get a 10x better phone with a refined 10x optical zoom camera. I understand Apple people inherently are ignorant about all non-Apple technology in the world, but Samsung has been making amazing 10x optical lense/cameras in their phones for nearly half a decade. Samsung patented the whole periscope lens form factor that makes Apple's meager 5x lens even possible.

@jacy123

8 ай бұрын

I just got anxiety at the very thought of taking an iPhone to shoot a wedding!! Lol and I almost never get anxiety.

cool test. I've just ordered it (and changed to the dark side...). Looking forward what taking pictures with it will be. My wife got the 14 pro and the pictures look good. No replacement for a real camera but more than capable for spontaneous shots (street photography). Thanks for the test and your content!

You are so professional and unbiased with your reviews unlike others no manes but I think you know who! Most of my photography gears were purchased after your reviews including Canon R6. cheers

Great video!!!

The video we all needed

this shows how much the mobile camera has grown. The only thing that shows a real camera is the real camera (on this video) is the white balance, the slight over sharpened and the bokeh.

Jared, great video! I knew that we could rely on you to give us a "real" comparison of the iPhone 15 Pro Max in reference to pictures. I agree completely with you on the on whether the picture is as good as taken with a "real" camera, it is all about sensor size. Thanks again!

This is the game I was at when I saw Jared on the field!!

Due to sharpening it's recognizable which one is which.

You can shoot portraits with the phone. You can shoot high school portrait photos...

Thank you

that’s really good. But you only compared the 12 mpx sensor, now I wonder what the 48 mpx sensor does?

Does z9 and 70-200 cost 10k in the us?

Try new lightroom background blur that was added in the latest update

Oversharpening and issues with white balance and some colours on stuff like foliage are the only real complaints for me with phone photos these days, for everyday moments they've gotten very good and if I didn't have some experience with real cameras I wouldn't have noticed these things

Thanks for the video! This is a great reminder that phone cameras have evolved a lot but still can't really compete with dedicated photography equipment. In the end, the application/need and expectations (as well as budget) should direct people to one equipment or the other.

@lukassinger_photo

8 ай бұрын

I think Budget isn't really relevant because for the price of a 15 pro max you can get an amazing DSLR and lens that will destroy any phone and you still have some money left for a phone

@corujariousa

8 ай бұрын

@@lukassinger_photo Let's consider that's correct. How many people would opt to buy the camera instead of the phone? If you do not have capital constraints you can buy both but most people can't and many do not even care about owning a real camera.

@gr-os4gd

8 ай бұрын

@@lukassinger_photo The big difference is that, at least in the US, carriers will essentially finance the purchase of the phone. That makes a huge difference.

please make a comparison video between Sony Xperia 1v vs professional camera Gear like this. and you should make it though.

The Google Pixel 8 Pro also has a 5x camera. Will you have a chance to evaluate it, also?

9:25 I admit, that's an impressive comparison side by side. I did find the camera on the right, but it was only because of the smoother more continuous blurring of the field.. I tried to see in the background differences in blur or bokeh.. but nothing super visible. impressive.

@astrodysseus

8 ай бұрын

11:33 I was mistaken.. I thought the busier blur in the background was the iphone, but nop. 12:04 I applied my initial assumption and got it right; the blur is much more continuous over the field with the camera.. so also more natural But indeed, minor differences, provided as you say, that you do fill the frame

As a side-by-side comparison, I spotted the iPhone photo each time, BUT if I wasn't told so, I wouldn't have suspected it except for maybe the last 2 if I start pixel peeping.

@Twobarpsi

8 ай бұрын

I got all three correct as well.

what about samsung s23 ultra zoom lens?

great video

Thanks for this assessment, lots of times I don’t want to carry my DSLR but want decent to better than decent photos and this review is helpful in assessing 15pro or 15pro Max. I’m on a 12pro and it’s only about a Eh to it’s alright level quality.

Oh my god Jared actually used the Nikon display for once!!

Really impressed by the iPhone considering the lack of lighting is pushing the limits of the 5x. I enjoy a bit of street photography but no longer have the time to spend on workflows and tweaking so hoping this is going to work well for me.

As a Pittsburgher, it’s cool to see the photos of the Pirates vs. the Phillies! Not to mention the typical Angel Hernandez debacle!!! Great to see the comparison!

I keep trying to spot you during Phillies playoffs. Thank you for all your hard work.

I think Back and Foreground Blur is going to improve rapidly with all the focus AI Bokeh is getting right now. What stands out in this comparison between phone and FF Sensor is as usual dynamic range and also that really awkward sharpening that apple keeps pushing on its photos.

Nailed #2 as well! Yoi spilled the beans on #3 too quickly lol didn't have time to examine

Thank you for this Jared. I have more confidence in iPhone 15 Pro Max now as a camera.

Can you do a samsung s23 ultra comparison too?

9:00 I got it right!🔥 I could tell by looking at the path next to the batter.

For phones that capture depth data, usually when people find ways to extract the depth map, it becomes clear that the depth map is extremely low res, often around 0.5 megapixels for a 12 megpaixel image. They then rely on AI edge detection for the subject, but the end result is that the depth of field will look bad unless the background is far from the subject, and even then it will struggle with fine edge details where it is harder for the AI to figure out what is part of the subject and what is part of the background, since the depth map will not have any fine detail thus it cannot rely on depth info to help select the subject.

@mipmipmipmipmip

8 ай бұрын

Someone wearing headphones can have one side blurred, other not. Plus the output will have less room for postprocessing. But you can have a fun time with the device you have with you.

Can you address what effects, if any, the prism in the 15 pro max has on image quality? My understanding is that reflecting an image off 4 surfaces before the sensor would lose light each time and introduce impurities…

@billr3053

8 ай бұрын

Reflections internal to the prism are 100% reflectivity. Better than any mirror. Perceivable/measurable light path losses should be negligible. I understand that imperfections, surface flatness are never perfect. However if the loss is, say, 1/10th or 1/100th of a stop, image exposure-wise, it’s not impacting the result any more than a slightly miscalibrated aperture might.

I liked the blurred bat and ball - Ai knew best 😂❤

I'd love to see someone try to shoot Birds-in-Flight at 1/100 on the iPhone lol

@andreasoberg2021

8 ай бұрын

Yea. That will not be good

these were some of the harder photos to tell apart in these kinds of comparisons. to be honest the same thing still rings true, the cutting out of the hair and the ways it computes the out of focus blue. they are way better then they have ever been which is impressive. but its still a pretty big give away. even on one of the shots there was a little fluff on the shirt that caught a little light from the big stadium lighting and it showed up on the real camera but the phone blured it away. again... for a phone this is the best I have seen. for me the buttons and dials and control you get with a real camera will always win out over a phone

@ElMundoDuro

8 ай бұрын

I had a teenager looking at some of the images I took with a real camera and they said it looked like I went too far with blurring the background of a portrait making it look fake. When I tried explaining to them that this is not fake, but the results of a shallow depth of field on a wide aperture lens, they had a hard time grasping the idea. At some point more people may prefer fake bokeh to real bokeh.

Harper is such a class act out there man! Contained his frustration and instead of doing the typical dugout temper tantrum flung his helmet to the fans! The iPhones look great but they just don't handle those bright neon lights very well. I'd never reach for my iPhone over my Alpha 1 but it's nice to have handy when I'm not out shooting or with the family!

I got it for the bigger battery, but if you forgot your pro camera you can still work with the iPhone to get photos. Also, it's a great content creation tool for instant posts.

Wow verry good video, Listen my history, 1 year aga I buy Sony A7 IV and I dont like because to much menu and the POUNDS with different lens (I had 3 lens ouff) when you go hockey game to Big, now I have iphone 15 promax with gimbal (insta 360) and is perfect for me. I understand verry well what you said. Thanks again.

at 9:00 I wasn't sure, but my pure guess was right. you could see the vignetting from the actual glass lens, even though I wasn't sure if that was a filter or not. also interesting to see that the glass and full frame sensor did seem to be letting more light in. thanks for the side by side comparison! if I was looking for a new phone and pocket ai computer, that also had a nice camera, i'd be tempted by the iPhone 15 pro max. lots of places and people get jittery these days if you pull out a traditional camera, but they don't blink twice if you pull out a phone with a camera and microphone that are connected via satellite to ai powered cloud servers. people are funny that way

Nice comparison. I have a Canon R5 with an array of L lenses. That said, my phone is always with me. Apple, Samsung and Pixel are all improving mobile phone photography. I find my big rig full frame often stays home these days. The new phone cameras are simply good enough in many cases.

@Unrealbr

8 ай бұрын

Same boat as me. For trips and everyday my Z Fold 4 is more than enough. My A7 III is now 95% of the time used only for construction inspection now.

well I mean yeah iPhone does add foreground blur now. Thats what makes it "more advanced" compared to other smartphones. But it won't work at that kind of distance yet. Also, I would have attached a lens. I wouldn't have used a naked phone camera if I wanted the best image possible at a baseball game. Also a tele lens attachment will add natural bokeh too. Any phone I have I would attach a lens if I wanted to get real good photos of subjects that are far away.

Good perspective, Jared. The biggest advantage of my iPhone 15 Pro Max is that it is always in my pocket. I get so many shots with it that my Sony A1 can't even come close to capturing because the A1 is not with me. Also, I push my iPhone a bit harder and shoot with the 24mm 48MP camera as much as possible. When I use the other lenses, I keep it in RAW and do the second half of the job in LR. Now, with the early release Blur tool in Lightroom, Adobe can create a depth map on the RAW and 48MP RAW. When used within reason, it works well. I am enjoying photography more now than in my 40 previous years of shooting. An iPhone won't do it all, but it can do a lot, just as my A1 with the Sony 600mm F4 is a great bird-in-flight setup. It doesn't do as well with street photography or architecture. I am looking forward to the 16, 17, 18. Computational photography will do to big optics and big sensors what digital did to film. Keep up the good work. Regardless the gear, a great photograph still requires a great photographer.

You also see some slight barrel vignetting that you don't get with the phone camera, but I do agree, the phone camera and its software has come so far it makes it difficult to tell the difference at first glance.