But then, as others have pointed out, how is that a "Pro" device? If you're a pro, you'll most likely be shooting in 4k. Rather than disabling the feature, let the user decide how they want to fill up their own device.
Pro = more expensive, more features than a non-pro.
It hasn't anything to with being a professional accountant or any other profession.
I've seen a lot of posts defending Apple but this one really takes the biscuit.
'Its REASON FOR BEING is to make money for stakeholders and provide consumers with products they want'
Which quite frankly they are not doing for anyone that purchases a 128GB Pro. If they truly believed it wasn't a big deal they'd be completely open and transparent about a 128GB Pro not supporting 4K ProRes and make it very obvious upfront rather than burying it in some asterisk driven small print.
To me 128 Gb is overkill. I would have liked for Apple to have released an even cheaper 14 Pro with 64Gb of storage.
I don't need advanced video features.
And in any case, what if someone just wanted a 30 second clip. It shouldn't be up to Apple to determine what's available based on memory but rather the user.
It should be up to Apple since they are the designer and maker of the product.
Users, customers, consumers should have no say in this, unless Apple wants them to have a say.
You don’t offer a feature (prores recording) and make it unavailable due to storage.
Of course, they can. They just did.
Apple could even do it due to the colour of the phone if they so decided.
You as a potential customer only has one job: Buy it, or not buy it.
Steven Soderbergh......seriously! We're talking about someone in a completely different stratosphere to the average Joe who might like to take some film footage.
But to be frank, you're completely missing the point. It's not about forcing anyone to have 256GB if they don't need it, it's simply a case of ensuring that ALL Pro models have the same feature set irrespective of storage....let the user decide. If they use up all their storage because they shot in 4K ProRes....so be it, but do not restrict based on your assumptions about how users might or might not use the item they purchased.
The user should have no say.
So it should be complete opposite of what you think.
What’s even the point of selling a low capacity phone that can’t even use the camera? The 128 should’ve never been part of the line up. I would rather that they added a 2TB tier for the real power users and started at 256. If the 128gb cant have feature parity with the other sizes, don’t bother selling it!
128Gb model can record in 4K and in 1080p ProRes.
There is something else the camera can do: Take pictures. By amateurs.
I think you and I are just going to go around in circles. If you believe that what Apple is doing is the right thing....great.
Apple can't really do anything wrong here. They are the designer and decides how they products works. If the product is working as designed, then Apple did the right thing by their standard.
Do you have links to reviews that show the 128GB Pro model is gimped that came out before Friday?
Maybe waiting to buy the phone before reviews are out, or at least read Apple's technical specifications if such details are important to you?
most folks want to shoot video at the best quality, for their kids etc, and 4k is common on 4k tvs at home.
Aarrrgh... you can shoot 4K!
You just can't shoot 4K ProRes. Do you even know what ProRes is and what it's used for?
Did you manage to at least try 4k video.
thanks
You can record in 4K with the 128Gb model. What you can't do is record in a special mode called 4K ProRes. You can still record in 1080P ProRes.
Do you know what ProRes is? What kind of editing software will you use? Does that software support the ProRes format?
This is not Apple specific, but if “making money for shareholders” is a company’s sole reason for being, that company is unethical.
It's the almost the sole reason for companies to exist.
They certainly shouldn't exist to be nice to customers.
Are you joking? I actually know someone who shoots short 4k movies & clips who was looking to upgrade with the 128gb model!
And they can still shoot in 4K!
4K isn't the same as 4K ProRes. <
Did you believe the 128 model didn't support shooing in 4K!?!?!?!?
i ordered the 128 and didn’t realize until after the fact that i wouldn’t be able to do this. big bummer. first time ordering a pro.
You do now that regular 4K and 4K ProRes isn't the same?
Do you know what ProRes is? Do you have the software to handle the format?
The fact is, Apple says, on it's website, on the iPhone Pro Marketing 'Learn More' page, the following:
"The only smartphone in the world that lets you shoot, view, edit, and share in ProRes or Dolby Vision HDR"
...and fails to add ; 'But only If you buy the 256GB (or more) upgrade'
That seems like a bit of a glaring omission to me.
The 128Gb model can still shoot 1080P ProPres, 4K Dolby Vision HDR and regular 4K!
