Other iPhone 14 pro max night mode

[ToddH]

I realize that everything is still new and the information just got out there regarding the iPhone 14 Pro models. But has anybody read or seen anything regarding night mode and if it has been improved or if there is a astrophotography setting on the new phone? during the Apple event they did not say anything about night mode and how the new 48 megapixel with quad pixels was going to handle the night sky or low light. Now that the F ratio of the wide lens is F1.78 which is basically F1.8, is slower than the 13 Pro Max camera of f/1.5. The Ultra Wide camera also got slower from F/1.8 to F/2.2. These slower F ratios are good during the day but a little worse at night. Anyway I’m not sure exactly what to think about the new cameras. I will only get the full 48 megapixel resolution using ProRAW which I use anyway exclusively, but regular JPEG and normal shots are going to be 12 megapixel with that process called pixel binning which means closers of pixels are gonna be grouped together to work as one pixel to let in more light because the new sensor has much smaller pixels compared to the 13 pro max.

 

[slapple]

I'm still on the first-gen SE. If they didn't mention astrophotography, then they didn't improve it like some rumors said they would. I didn't realize the F ratio got worse from the iPhone 13. Does that mean astrophotography will be worse in the iPhone 14?

 

[zakarhino]

The slower lenses are disappointing because I really enjoyed the natural bokeh from the 13 Pro's wide camera. Slower lenses in the dark may be compensated by the quad pixel binning they talked about, if I'm not mistaken a group of 4 pixels binned together may effectively be bigger 'pixels' than the pixels on the 13 Pro's sensor? Would that not technically mean better low light performance than the 13 Pro? I may be mistaken as I'm no expert.

 

[ToddH]

I agree, the slower optics are unusual but may be necessary to spread the light out more evenly to get rid of some vignetting that may occur and have sharper corners. As for your comment regarding the pixels, maybe that is possible for better low light. I really enjoy taking shots of the night sky, the Milky Way, etc…, however Apple may not be focused on that with the 14 pro max. When I get one, I guess I’ll have to thoroughly test it out. Slower optics will probably yield sharper stars and an evenly lit image. I have a lot of vignetting from the f/1.5 aperture of the 13 pro max that I have to adjust for in Lightroom. Here is a 13 pro max shot of the Milky Way. I appreciate your feedback.