While sensors are important , the biggest difference I have found are lenses. Still amazed how incredible Leica lenses are....which ever camera you mount them to. If only they were cheaper.....
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While sensors are important , the biggest difference I have found are lenses. Still amazed how incredible Leica lenses are....which ever camera you mount them to. If only they were cheaper.....
That's great!
I think people read too much into MP but that doesn't mean they're no good.
I doubt anyone really thinks the S6 camera is *twice* as good as the iPhone's. Or that the 200MP Nokia cameras trump the cameras in their iPhone/Galaxy.
Actually the Nokias are better
I honestly think that if the videos were displayed in full resolution you will see artifacts. Shrinking them under 1080 hides them.
You realize that you can say shot with a Nikon/RedOne etc and also be using tons of other gear to make the shot right? At the end of the day that particular video was shot with an iPhone not any other camera.
There are several. Here is a good write up. Some of my favorites are in there. You are stupid to not have something like this with a day on the beach. Sand grains inside a Lightning or phono jack are so destructive.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-waterproof-iphone-6-cases/
When will Apple release something for the written word? Call it Written with Pages. Or show a mathematical equation and call it Calculated with Numbers?
Well, I thought the thick white border was beautiful. And it never went out of focus, thought the fish and the waves did. From here on out I'm just taking my iphone for my white border projects.
True and I'll be in Thailand for a few months so I need a water-proof case. Saw so many on Amazon etc but with so many reviews it's still really hard to tell unless you speak to someone directly who is really serious about it.
Which one do you think is best for shallow scuba diving and not just surface snorkelling?
I was about to comment this! Will not this lead people to think that the iPhone is water-resistant, while it's not?
Nokia 808 & 1020 cameras still beat all other phones. Its not ne MP but sensor size and
optics. They also have a xenon flash powerfull enough to light up shadows even in daylight.
Christian
I "shot" some doe deer yesterday in the wild. Female + 2 kids. Original sound. I didn't even know that they can bark like dogs. It was quite a surprise. It's awesome how quick and silent you can start a video recording.
Location: 48.166814\16.519066
Franzosenfriedhof
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iPhone 6. Standard iOS camera app. No additional hardware used. Comments welcome!
Location: 48.166814\16.519066
Franzosenfriedhof
1220 Vienna, Austria
iPhone 6. Standard iOS camera app. No additional hardware used. Comments welcome!
I "shot" some doe deer yesterday in the wild. Female + 2 kids. Original sound. I didn't even know that they can bark like dogs. It was quite a surprise. It's awesome how quick and silent you can start a video recording.
Location: 48.166814\16.519066
Franzosenfriedhof
1220 Vienna, Austria
iPhone 6. Standard iOS camera app. No additional hardware used. Comments welcome!
You got them leaping! Good stuff.
I found the first two clips mundane, but the third clip was impressive, though false advertising, as Apple suggests you can use it underwater. They should really make it clear that it was used with a waterproof case.
But the iPhone is great for video. I think it's stronger at video than photography.
But the iPhone is great for video. I think it's stronger at video than photography.
Its not like the videos could ONLY be done with an iPhone either. They don't differentiate the iphone from any other smartphone that can shoot video. Some do not even need a case to shoot underwater. They just don't make sense. They don't explain anything or show any features except....it was shot on an iphone.
so, but that distinction, would just mean it just "sounds" better that the iPhone make better press just by the fact users will only believe that this is only possibly on iPhone 6... (i'm sure some will only see it that way)
Of course they never mention 6 Plus,,,,, how is this excluded, or is this to assume the 6 Plus too...since they have the same (except image stabilization)
Of course they never mention 6 Plus,,,,, how is this excluded, or is this to assume the 6 Plus too...since they have the same (except image stabilization)
Great ads… with lush white borders.
I don't know what's with Apple and white borders on photos and videos. It's so harsh.
You can't deny the camera isn't good though. After all, even if you'd like more MP, the sensor and other camera properties are really, really good. The pictures you can take are stunning, even if the resolution is low
After all, when a photo is uploaded to Facebook (as one example of iPhone camera usage) it's scaled down anyway. So you want to make sure the low-light quality is good, depth of field is nice, colours are accurate, etc. Those matter more than MP when the picture is called down to <8MP
I don't actually think the iPhone camera is good anymore. I was way more impressed with my 4S than I am with my 6. The lens distortion is really noticeable and the noise reduction turns even well-lit outdoor shots into waterpaintings.
Granted, this isn't really the fault of the camera since it's the software that's doing it, but the end result is the same. I keep hoping an update will resolve it but alas they don't seem bothered one bit by it.
It does seem to be really good at text, though, which is very handy indeed.
Hopefully all of the things you don't like about the camera will be fixed in the iPhone 6S
I dare to contradict.
The opposite is true. Even in difficult light conditions the results are fascinating. Never judge image quality by YouTube videos; although they're supporting 1080p60 since some weeks, they will compress the original file. I saw the "waterpaintings".
Have a look at the original file (p.e. wirelessly via iPhone/Apple TV HDMI, supports 60p) on a modern LCD TV. Clear, brilliant images without almost any digital artifacts! Very little jitter and less moiré and rolling shutter (on very fast moving objects or cameras) ever. The 60p are more important than 4K believe me (ask any video gamer). The image stabilization is top-notch as well (both iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus).
Here I've put some examples (okay it's YouTube but you'll get an idea) in my blog:
Tests der iPhone-6-Videokamera
There are slow-mo shots and shots taken while riding bicycles and trains.
They beat them only if you use them in good light and for mostly static shots (and not video).
Why, because they are VERY VERY SLOW at taking pictures and focusing (with the rest of the software not being that good either). That's massively important for a portable camera used to take spur of the moment pictures.
The sensor part is OK, but it's the rest of the hardware and software that lets them down.
Right now, despite the S6 having a better overall picture (first time Samsung beats a PAST Iphone camera (not the future one), it is still a slower camera, is beat in dark scenes (but they've been able to compensate the smaller pixels for scenes that are just underlit) and is beat on video quality (especially stabilization). The Iphone has a hell of a lot of its SOC dedicated to Image and video processing and it shows.
Hopefully all of the things you don't like about the camera will be fixed in the iPhone 6S
I certainly am hoping so! A great camera in a phone is a highly useful feature.
You're talking about video, and to be honest I don't really take much video on any of my iPhones so I won't speak much to it and I don't disagree with what you're saying.
I'm really talking about still photos, though I realize that this thread is more about the video content, so perhaps I should just leave it at that. The waterpainting effect from the overly aggressive noise reduction is quite severe on the still photos though, and kind of ruins it for me.
