iPhone 16 Pro Max 16 Pro and Photographic Styles

[milhaus]

So it appears that one major differentiator between the cameras on the 15 Pro Max and 16 Pros is the ability to use these styles much more easily (rather than set and be attached to one style). This is something I'm interested in, but can someone tell me.

Why is this better than buying a subscription to Lightroom and just using one of its many filters to get the look you really want from the picture? Is it that it captures something more "real," as subjective as that might be?

I'm not trying to critique Apple here, but genuinely interested in understand whether that upgrade is worth $1300 CAD to me (basically my upgrade cost to move from my 15 Pro Max to the 16)

 

[Pandyone]

It might not necessarily be better.
But it’s nice to not needing another software (would avoid Adobe products anyway) to achieve similar results.
And it’s nice that it’s non-destructive styles directly in Photos app.

 

[1096bimu]

Because it's a pain in the ass to open every photo in lightroom and edit them.
Things in the stock camera app can be better even if they're not as powerful because you can make it just the default for every photo you take, and it doesn't slow anything down what so ever.

 

[4sallypat]

I don't use Lightroom so I would not know.
All I know is that I am going to be using the camera more now than ever before.

Now I am rethinking if I should exchange for a larger capacity iPhone 16 Pro.....

 

[applelover4242]

It's a time thing. How many photos do you take that you feel you actually want to sit down and process? It's time consuming as ****.

 

[noteple]

It allows you to set Your own Style

• Rich Contrast: Darker shadows, richer colors, and stronger contrast create a dramatic look.
• Vibrant: Wonderfully bright and vivid colors create a brilliant yet natural look.
• Warm: Golden undertones create a warmer look.
• Cool: Blue undertones create a cooler look.

And with enough variants and modifications for you or your Venue.

The settings I would use for Concert photographs, are vastly different than those I would choose for a indoor/outdoor wedding.

To speed the workflow, I try and get the look and framing at the camera, instead of batch changes in an editor after the fact.

 

[Nikhil72]

The color and tone mapping are also edited in the pipeline itself which is different than a photo with a filter. See Fuji film simulations.

 

[markl9]

I’m guessing you will only be able to post edit styles on the iPhone, I tend to do my edits on my iPad for the larger screen and wondering if the new features would be available there?

 

[mavis]

I’m guessing you will only be able to post edit styles on the iPhone, I tend to do my edits on my iPad for the larger screen and wondering if the new features would be available there?

I was able to edit Photographic Styles on my iPad mini 6th gen (running iPadOS 18, of course), if that's what you mean.

 

[markl9]

I that’s the new ones from the 16 then yes and that great news, thanks.

 

[QquegChristian]

As mentioned above, the styles are applied early in the photo pipeline. If you were to add contrast to an iPhone photo after the fact you’ll add that contrast to the digital sharpening and compression artifacts as well.

It’s a little closer to putting a filter over the lens of the camera itself than adding a filter in Lightroom.

But visually, you’d likely not see any actual difference and it’s just much more convenient than editing every photo.

 

[mavis]

I that’s the new ones from the 16 then yes and that great news, thanks.

Yes, photos from an iPhone 16 Pro Max.