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iPhone Air 24MP vs 48MP
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HouseLannister
macrumors 68040
Which one should YOU use? How would I know? What kind of photos do you typically take? What device do you generally view your photos on? Do you edit your photos? Do you print your photos? Do you have 20/20 vision? How much storage do you have free? Do you pay for additional cloud storage?
A simple google search would give you all the info you need.
Or a simple query to one of those AI chatbots.
Or a simple query to one of those AI chatbots.
FreakinEurekan
macrumors G3
James6s
macrumors 68020
I take a lot of photos on my iPhone 17 and have 48mp HEIF enabled permanently on both the main and ultrawide cameras.
The benefits are higher resolution for cropping and the odd Photo print.
Another difference between 24mp & 48mp is that the 48mp mode produces brighter photos with less contrast.
Subtle but noticeable. Some examples below, standard photographic style with no edits.
24mp
48mp
The benefits are higher resolution for cropping and the odd Photo print.
Another difference between 24mp & 48mp is that the 48mp mode produces brighter photos with less contrast.
Subtle but noticeable. Some examples below, standard photographic style with no edits.
24mp
48mp
FreakinEurekan
macrumors G3
There’s virtually no way 48MP is going to “look” worse than 24MP, and certainly will “look” better in many circumstances (e.g. if you have to crop). If you just want to know which one LOOKS best, it’s 48 hands down.
The reasons NOT to use 48MP on everything revolve around storage. If you take a lot of photos and don’t have a lot of free storage then yeah, maybe 24MP is better for you.
James6s
macrumors 68020
Like I said, I have mine set to 48mp resolution permanently. 48mp looks better IMO.
Obviously they take up more storage but I have 512gb as I take lots of photos.