Yes, iPhone 7 clearly better. It should be. They increased aperture from f/2.2 to f/1.8. That is 2/3 stop in camera terminology, which should be significant in terms of low light performance. For DSLR lenses you can pay many hundred dollars for an extra stop.iphone 6s on left. 7 on right. I'm reasonably happy with the improvements here.
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Third party apps like cortex camera (huge update coming on that one), pro camera 8, manual camera, etc will allow you to use lower ISO's and help reduce the noise.
I started using the RAW option in pro camera 8 and processing my files through adobe photoshop Lightroom mobile app! It makes a huge difference in image quality. Granted there is some "grain" sometimes, but it is only visible at 100%. Besides, all of our cell phone photos usually end up on a forum like facebook or instagram anyway, no one sees them at 100% and if there is noise, it doesn't matter. You won't be printing them....
Works fine for me
Nice. Proves that lighting, composition, artistic vision, etc is much more important than a 5% advantage in technical performance between phones.
Well it's official, "not much difference" says Consumer Reports...
http://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/how-good-are-iphone-7-and-7-plus-cameras/
http://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/how-good-are-iphone-7-and-7-plus-cameras/
When you look at all of the photos coming through, there isn't that much of a difference on the standard photos versus a 6s+.
I'll come clean. I lied. Those photos weren't taken with the iPhone 7. It was taken with a Ricoh GR II, which has a APS-C based sensor on board.
From looking at the multiple reviews of the camera on the iP7/+, there is virtually no improvement, say for some low light situations.
I really wanted to get the 7s plus for the new camera but i am on the fence now. I can get some pretty solid low light pictures from my 6s plus, when i even take them. And to be honest i can make them about as good or "close" with a little trickery app called light room lol.
Now if you are coming from a regular 6 to a 7 i think it makes much more sense.
[doublepost=1474392808][/doublepost]I took this the other night while out with my 6s Plus. Just stopped and took the phone out of my pocket while walking and snapped. I'd say for low lighting it's pretty good. Totally unedited. But if I were to use the Lightroom app I could really dial it up and not only make the lighting better, also the detail & clarity with just presets.
So i do wonder how much of the camera is software stuff on the 7 plus. OTHER than the zoom feature with the second lens.
http://imgur.com/3IPr979
Now if you are coming from a regular 6 to a 7 i think it makes much more sense.
[doublepost=1474392808][/doublepost]I took this the other night while out with my 6s Plus. Just stopped and took the phone out of my pocket while walking and snapped. I'd say for low lighting it's pretty good. Totally unedited. But if I were to use the Lightroom app I could really dial it up and not only make the lighting better, also the detail & clarity with just presets.
So i do wonder how much of the camera is software stuff on the 7 plus. OTHER than the zoom feature with the second lens.
http://imgur.com/3IPr979
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Really sorry about that. As full sensor sized cameras are getting smaller and smaller it may be worth it for hobbyists and photography enthusiasts to grab a compact camera. The Ricoh GR II cost me $550 and imo well worth it considering the increased quality. Has WiFi on board as well so you can instantly transfer it to your iPhone and put it on the social media platform of your choice.
I agree completely. I have an Oly EM5 that I use with a pancake when I don't feel like carrying my D750. However I just can't really carry a camera around all the time. I'd buy an iPhone Camera Edition any day if it was anything like that panasonic with the M4/3 sensor built in.
Thanks for your sincere condolences. The pictures start on page 2 of this thread.
They are not originals, exif data is also missing... I doubt they have been taken by iphone at all.
Oh well...