Professional photographer Austin Mann is at the Dunton Kilchoan Estate in the Scottish Highlands to test out Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro cameras — hiking, biking, and boating all around the area, pushing these new cameras to the limit.
The features that really caught my eye during Apple’s keynote were the giant new 48 megapixel sensor, better low-light thanks to quad-pixels, Action mode stabilization for video, and satellite connectivity — and we’ve had a blast putting these new features to the test!
If you’re a serious iPhone photographer and interested in buying the iPhone 14 Pro as a camera upgrade, here are my thoughts.
• Last year’s iPhone 13 Pro is a really strong camera, and though the iPhone 14 Pro outperformed it in most side-by-side tests, it wasn’t a huge margin (except for the massive resolution increase).
• If the 3x lens on your iPhone 13 Pro drives you nuts, the 14 Pro brings back the 2x perspective — and offers a much more responsive 3x Telephoto.
• If you are constantly wishing you had more resolution from your iPhone camera, the iPhone 14 Pro 48MP ProRAW option has you covered — but keep in mind capturing these super-high-res files has its trade-offs, and 48MP is only available at 1x in normal mode.
• If you are using an iPhone 11 Pro or earlier, you should seriously consider an upgrade as you’ll get to step up to ProRAW, plus massive improvements with the Ultra Wide lens, low-light performance, and Telephoto responsiveness.
• If you often find yourself on shoots in remote locations and you carry (or want to a carry) an emergency satellite communicator, the iPhone 14 Pro is an excellent upgrade.
MacDailyNews Take: Tones more, including all of Mann’s images, in the full article here.
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According to people who know about sensors, the 48mp number is advertising hype. It’s really a 12mp sensor. 4 of the cells are formed into a pixel. Samsung, among others, make the same claims. Compare a real 48mp image to the iPhones image. Go ahead and shoot both in your studio under controlled conditions and the write about the results.
“Go ahead and shoot both in your studio under controlled conditions and the write about the results.”
Show us.
Apple and Samsung hype up their features? Wow. Never expected that. Say it ain’t so! When will get back to truth in advertising? I can’t believe companies would do this to us. Transparency is a right! The ability to climb over walls is a right! Steve was right. But even though he retains much might, he has sailed long ago into the night.
Richard, please keep fighting the good fight. Shine the 48 megapixel light! Don’t let truth out of your sight. Is marketing arrogance at its height? Is truth it advertising our shared plight?
Corporate lies we must all smite.