iPhone SE 2020 Phone Camera In-Depth Review: How Good Is the Budget iPhone’s Camera?

How good is the camera in the 'cheap' iPhone? I put the 2nd Generation iPhone SE camera through its paces and also compare it to the iPhone 11 Pro, as well as the iPhone X (which supposedly shares the same main camera as iPhone 8 - which supposedly shares the same camera as the 2020 SE.)
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  • @l3xd3m37
    @l3xd3m373 жыл бұрын

    the fact that SE's camera is much better than X

  • @RickRijuanaPro
    @RickRijuanaPro3 жыл бұрын

    I just upgraded from a 7 to the SE and the camera is 10x better. Especially the portrait blurred photos.

  • @burner2235

    @burner2235

    3 жыл бұрын

    Should I buy one for 100$ canadian dollars

  • @RickRijuanaPro

    @RickRijuanaPro

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@burner2235 I'd say yes if you don't mind the older design and screen size.

  • @sc_e1582

    @sc_e1582

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seeing this comment with a ip7. I think i might have just found the phone i need

  • @Operanix

    @Operanix

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RickRijuanaPro yes, I got one because first of all, it’s way faster second of all, the cameras better and I do like Touch ID better than Face ID It also fits in my pocket unlike the iPhone 13 or 12 so it’s also perfect for me

  • @frostbite9635

    @frostbite9635

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same yo. im currently in the middle of selling my iP7 to someone and im gonna buy the SE 2GEN

  • @ketsebaoutdaniel6685
    @ketsebaoutdaniel66854 жыл бұрын

    Very insightful review. Thank you!

  • @LouisLuzuka
    @LouisLuzuka4 жыл бұрын

    Love this camera honestly I only bought it as a camera 📸 saved me $1000 from the iPhone 11 Pro Max

  • @deceny5155

    @deceny5155

    4 жыл бұрын

    Seriously ? You know there are cameras for this right ?

  • @Talha_Ahmed988

    @Talha_Ahmed988

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now buy a wide angle lens from moment or rhinoshield it would be perfect

  • @LouisLuzuka

    @LouisLuzuka

    3 жыл бұрын

    Talha Ahmed i was actually thinking of telephoto because I have a go pro hero 7 I got it for my birthday 😃

  • @leejournals
    @leejournals4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this! :) Fun & informative as usual!

  • @jan-hendrikbussmann4644
    @jan-hendrikbussmann46444 жыл бұрын

    After fighting the urge to write exactly the comment you predict in the end for ten minutes straight, I just want to say that this was a very well done review. Thank you.

  • @GrandHuevotes
    @GrandHuevotes4 жыл бұрын

    great video. great production. efficient and funny narrative. great review.

  • @hanxD52
    @hanxD524 жыл бұрын

    Awesome review! thank you! ✨

  • @risenshineofficial
    @risenshineofficial Жыл бұрын

    Great hair! This video made m go ahead and purchase my SE for youtube recording purposes. Thank you for this great review!

  • @tomasandreas7939
    @tomasandreas79394 жыл бұрын

    This is a good camera alternative for when I don’t want to lug around my large bulky dslr .. $400 for a 28 mm with “portrait mode” is a steal, and the images contain a good amount of information as a jpeg if I’m wanting to edit them on camera raw or photoshop.

  • @8lec_R

    @8lec_R

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can carry a smaller dslm...

  • @AikoProspers
    @AikoProspers4 жыл бұрын

    Great review. Thank youuu. I think I am gonna buy this one. The last part tho haha

  • @sensei3734
    @sensei37342 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the honest review. 👍

  • @RebelScumJack
    @RebelScumJack Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the useful info! Godspeed and God bless!

  • @VMJM85
    @VMJM853 жыл бұрын

    My eyes see no difference!! However, my wallet does!!!

  • @Jelko90
    @Jelko904 жыл бұрын

    Great review, got SE myself as replacement for 8, camera is better a lot tho its same lens.

  • @leandromedrano3862
    @leandromedrano38623 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation made wanna get Iphone SE 2020

  • @johne1599
    @johne15992 жыл бұрын

    Since iOS 15 my SE 2020 in Portrait mode is following the family dog. This is proving to be a very good camera. Can’t wait to test it out with the filters I have coming tomorrow. NOTE: The vertical sun slider next to the Focus box may be an ISO adjustment. I notice that the exposure meter never changes when using this slider. Wouldn’t that be cool if we had independent control of both Exposure and ISO within the Apple Camera app?!! I will be testing out this idea in the days and weeks to come to see if I can conclusively determine that they are, in fact, 2 different settings to control the light.

  • @xXAnni3LuvsYhuXx
    @xXAnni3LuvsYhuXx4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t care about night mode, I just care about portrait mode 😂

  • @zepedaesquivel3170

    @zepedaesquivel3170

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can use night mode manually 😀

  • @AaronG99

    @AaronG99

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@zepedaesquivel3170how?

  • @Ghost-up1uc
    @Ghost-up1uc3 жыл бұрын

    Just got it today in white I love it

  • @aprilprivott6058
    @aprilprivott60583 жыл бұрын

    I brought the se in black, my first iPhone.

  • @kiens_
    @kiens_3 жыл бұрын

    great video.

  • @johne1599
    @johne15992 жыл бұрын

    I turned off Smart HDR and use it selectively. With it on all the time I was encountering color balance and contrast issues.

  • @thisisnotanaverageprofile7486
    @thisisnotanaverageprofile74863 жыл бұрын

    I'm willing to upgrade my iphone 7 plus to the SE 2020, i think it's going to be worth it

  • @user-ej4jp9rl9n
    @user-ej4jp9rl9n3 жыл бұрын

    DCI-P3 color range on IPhone SE is pretty suprising!

  • @ronandraveche2372
    @ronandraveche23723 жыл бұрын

    Love my black se 💕💕💕

  • @eddiepalomares7639
    @eddiepalomares76394 жыл бұрын

    Nite mode is cool but I never take pictures at nite so I’m good

  • @evah3089
    @evah3089 Жыл бұрын

    I had the seven and now I’m getting my moms old se

  • @SchizoMindClub
    @SchizoMindClub5 ай бұрын

    What camera are you using to film this video

  • @tomkro9704
    @tomkro97044 жыл бұрын

    Like the Last 5 sec 😀👍

  • @smiletoday9468
    @smiletoday94683 жыл бұрын

    Is anyone having problems with the back camera? Like it’s kinda blurry for me >.< won’t rlly focus unless the object is close to it

  • @johne1599
    @johne15992 жыл бұрын

    Why is the 12MP camera resulting in 9MP photos (according to the picture Info in the native Photos app)?

  • @1stClassJaY2010
    @1stClassJaY2010 Жыл бұрын

    Hay if I was to buy the SE will I have good quality when I post on social media?? I currently have a android and I really need better quality video when posting plz help

  • @extreme748
    @extreme7484 жыл бұрын

    pls review YONGNUO 35MM F/1.4 DF UWM

  • @angelin168
    @angelin1684 жыл бұрын

    Im saving for the SE!

  • @farazkhorasani6325
    @farazkhorasani63253 жыл бұрын

    Sir ty for discovering that low light video recording works that much better at HD/30fps 👌 this the kind of content I was looking for 👏😤 ahahaha I just made that emoji and it shall be used wisely. Like your pro tips tbh. Kkkkk

  • @Frey_00
    @Frey_003 жыл бұрын

    The end tho lmao I'm subscribing! 😂

  • @AliBahari
    @AliBahari3 ай бұрын

    This video made to switch from iphone 8+ to SE 2nd gen in 2024 thank u

  • @meowyyyfilms
    @meowyyyfilms4 жыл бұрын

    where to order this?

  • @philmarmoling
    @philmarmoling3 жыл бұрын

    My 7 still kicks😁

  • @briancrimez9531
    @briancrimez95313 жыл бұрын

    Oh ok 👌 I’ll get get ready soon

  • @MustyTrashCan
    @MustyTrashCan3 жыл бұрын

    I am getting this so-

  • @briancrimez9531
    @briancrimez95313 жыл бұрын

    Oh ya wanna it would

  • @sheenadenton4506
    @sheenadenton4506 Жыл бұрын

    That salad looks good 😋

  • @brynmckair4566
    @brynmckair45664 жыл бұрын

    Kuala Lumpur!

  • @anaana-kf6bq
    @anaana-kf6bq2 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou amin😭🥰🤲

  • @keith.wongxd
    @keith.wongxd4 жыл бұрын

    I personally am a android user and have the pixel 3a. I think in terms of camera performance I think is a bit better then the iphone se. However I think the video especially with the 4k 30fps is better then the pixel 3a. At night the video on the pixel 3a is worst then the iphone for sure.

  • @edmondfromyt9764
    @edmondfromyt97644 жыл бұрын

    Ya new video of zy

  • @fairoadiary
    @fairoadiary4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao the Iphone fanboy joke @ the end tho

  • @ebram7735
    @ebram77353 жыл бұрын

    Good

  • @marcelomunoz2474
    @marcelomunoz24744 жыл бұрын

    Genio

  • @edmondfromyt9764
    @edmondfromyt97644 жыл бұрын

    lol in the end aka the apple fan boy, I’m now also a apple fan boy , since when I use the MacBook,and the poison make me a apple fan boy

  • @mikeHollywoodLA
    @mikeHollywoodLA4 жыл бұрын

    People are still excited about new phone in 2020?

  • @briancrimez9531
    @briancrimez95313 жыл бұрын

    I did get

  • @regmolnar4926
    @regmolnar49263 жыл бұрын

    UI???

  • @julesthatruth1993
    @julesthatruth19934 жыл бұрын

    Would you trade a iphone xs max for this? I'm studying to trade

  • @xXAnni3LuvsYhuXx

    @xXAnni3LuvsYhuXx

    3 жыл бұрын

    JULESTHATRUTH it’s not worth a trade. Can’t you see this of a downgrade for you ?

  • @Froti182
    @Froti1823 жыл бұрын

    Should I get a xs or se2020

  • @tahersons6683

    @tahersons6683

    2 жыл бұрын

    xs

  • @Nairobi920
    @Nairobi9202 жыл бұрын

    People be complaining about the night mode and im just like what’s the flash for ?

  • @shauntaadams9724
    @shauntaadams97243 жыл бұрын

    Why do u need night mode when u have a flash?😭

  • @imagesinla8575

    @imagesinla8575

    2 жыл бұрын

    Photos without flash usually look more natural than when you introduce an external light source (flash) into the scene.

  • @Davyonnaalissa
    @Davyonnaalissa3 жыл бұрын

    I honestly think the iPhone 11 camera is better especially the front camera

  • @christineayres7199

    @christineayres7199

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but even now in 2022 the 11 costs like double the price of the SE 2020 version , for example i got my SE from Tesco's eBay store for £180 , the 11 would have cost me over £300 , just not worth it , If i was spending over £300 i would get a 12 mini instead as thats like the perfect iPhone

  • @johne1599
    @johne15992 жыл бұрын

    You mention the hardware a lot, but I think many of the improvements come from the software.

  • @justinscinema5960
    @justinscinema59603 жыл бұрын

    😍

  • @nicknameismads
    @nicknameismads3 жыл бұрын

    I've always been a Samsung user but I want to try an Iphone for once. Do every iphone really have that blur thing when you take someone's picture for example or when you take a selfie? I mean the focusing and blurring of the background thing lol.

  • @lyricalfriendsranzzyandpla4388

    @lyricalfriendsranzzyandpla4388

    3 жыл бұрын

    its the 7 plus upwards not the 7 or 8

  • @lyricalfriendsranzzyandpla4388

    @lyricalfriendsranzzyandpla4388

    3 жыл бұрын

    plus models and new version iPhones not the 7,8

  • @ViveAzy.07

    @ViveAzy.07

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its called potrait mode bro

  • @justinscinema5960
    @justinscinema59603 жыл бұрын

    😍😍

  • @justinscinema5960
    @justinscinema59603 жыл бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @jackshinoda2122
    @jackshinoda2122 Жыл бұрын

    Video in Malaysia 😂 I saw myvi😂

  • @mrbrakelol
    @mrbrakelol2 жыл бұрын

    I think the SE uses a different (cheaper?) camera. I shoot on iPhones A LOT (mainly street photography) and almost always in Raw (Mainly with Lightroom mobile). I was using a 6s and I got given an iPhone SE 2020 so I started using that... I noticed almost straight away how much more noisy the SE camera's photos were compared to the older 6s and also 6s Plus I sometimes use. I sometimes crop and I always zoom in and check stuff while editing so you can say I'm a pixel peeper as well! My partner has an 8 plus which I used a lot because it has the 2nd telephoto lens and the SE is much noisier than that too. I actually prefer to use my older 6s/6s plus cameras as long as the light is good as the images are way cleaner.

  • @justinscinema5960
    @justinscinema59603 жыл бұрын

  • @akhyarrayhka4048
    @akhyarrayhka40484 жыл бұрын

    to be honest i hate OLED display

  • @carolinacloudy8281
    @carolinacloudy82813 жыл бұрын

    Budget IPhone NO. Special Edition 2 YES

  • @prayomthapa168
    @prayomthapa1682 жыл бұрын

    And why does my SE camera looks shit 😑😑 blurry and hard to focus

  • @christineayres7199

    @christineayres7199

    2 жыл бұрын

    ITS A FAKE LOL

  • @prayomthapa168

    @prayomthapa168

    2 жыл бұрын

    Noo bro lol

  • @briancrimez9531
    @briancrimez95313 жыл бұрын

    Hi Hi 👋👋 what what you are are we we going going for for

  • @stevie2686
    @stevie26862 жыл бұрын

    The thing is as well its a good size of phone rather than those big stupid handsets

  • @EpicZeus
    @EpicZeus2 жыл бұрын

    Korean man talking English better than me

  • @ariannapommells

    @ariannapommells

    10 ай бұрын

    Ur racist

  • @briancrimez9531
    @briancrimez95313 жыл бұрын

    Oh Oh Oh well I’m sorry sorry 😢😢 but but but if if

  • @briancrimez9531
    @briancrimez95313 жыл бұрын

    I I I I am am fine fine and and we we all all

  • @imolaszasz2128
    @imolaszasz21282 жыл бұрын

    I am extremely unhappy with the camera. I started wondering if mine has an issue. The quality of photos I find disappointing. A lot of the photos lack clarity, somewhat blurred and pixelated. It is not the kind if intentional blur that you might want to get. I could compare it to making a photo through a frosted glass. My android that I bought 3 years ago for a fraction of the price of this iphone and it was a used phone actually makes better photos in my opinion than the SE. I feel really disappointed. I hoped for an upgrade, not a downgrade. Another thing that I observed is that I get some strange details occasionally that I would account for faulty image processing by the phone. That happens around objects with a stronger backlight.

  • @tayyabkhan6917

    @tayyabkhan6917

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe there is an issue with ur pjone

  • @sereneskii

    @sereneskii

    2 жыл бұрын

    i have the same issue with my SE, i thought it was my phone that had an issue, i guess it’s the same for everyone, i just hope for an upgrade, i bought my SE because i heard great reviews about the camera but i find it disappointing.

  • @Ayaan.P

    @Ayaan.P

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sereneskii whys it disappointing is the camera not good?

  • @briancrimez9531
    @briancrimez95313 жыл бұрын

    Looo

  • @briancrimez9531
    @briancrimez95313 жыл бұрын

    O

  • @5353sok
    @5353sok3 жыл бұрын

    I hafe iphone 8 and bought se 2020 dont do it the se 2020 is littrelary shit