iPhone 7 Plus Camera 'Ideal for Shooting Outdoor Adventures'

[MacRumors]

Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller tweeted a link to an Outside article this morning titled "The Year's Best New Adventure Camera? The Apple iPhone 7 Plus", which features 17 images shot with the device in various rugged outdoor environments.

The new series of photos were taken by photo journalist and associate editor of Outside Magazine Jakob Schiller, during an outdoor adventure up rivers, down dusty bike trails, through woods, and into classic New Mexico burrito joints, leaving him particularly impressed by the versatility of the 5.5-inch handset's dual-lens setup.

Over four days of in-the-field testing, I've found it to be the best small, lightweight camera you can get for the money, ideal for shooting outdoor adventures when you don't want to lug around pounds of heavy equipment.

I immediately noticed that the 7 does a much better job capturing details in the shadows and highlights than the 6s, and the color is much more accurate and vivid.

The 12-megapixel sensors that come in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus aren't the best for capturing billboard-size advertisements. But Apple does a nice job marrying the sensor to its proprietary software, which helps maximize the camera's capabilities. The resolution will be plenty high enough for printing off 11-inch x14-inch pictures.

The photographer notes that the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus can shoot in RAW using third-party apps like Lightroom. RAW files aren't compressed like JPEGs, so users get more detailed files that are easier to tone and crop. Check out the article for more pictures and commentary.

On Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook followed up some iPhone 7 pictures taken at a Titans-Vikings game shared over the weekend, with a group of photos offering a few examples of low-light photography.

iPhone 7 pre-order customers have been receiving shipment notifications regarding their incoming orders, which should be landing this Friday, September 16.

Article Link: iPhone 7 Plus Camera 'Ideal for Shooting Outdoor Adventures'

 

[EvanEiga]

is it really ideal? i dont think so. now give me my jet black 7+ so i can prove myself wrong!

 

[rmbpuser]

I dont use the camera very much but the 7's photos look more saturated compared to previous iPhones to me. Not sure if thats good or not.

Also, is MacRumors compressing the photos because the quality on my end is garbage?

 

[MH01]

Forget these controlled pictures, bring on Friday when we get to see user pics . We will see some great feedback from the community and comparisons to the 6S

 

[sniffies]

Better than my Hassy.

 

[BeamWalker]

Lightweight maybe, but the 7 Pro is certainly not small.

 

[xDKP]

Lightweight maybe, but the 7 Pro is certainly not small.

Thought the same - Not really a small and nimble device on sports trips...

 

[ikir]

Awesome shots, can't wait

 

[adamneer]

If Steve were alive, he wouldn't have taken those pictures.

 

[SeaFox]

What hyperbole. Outdoors is literally the easiest place to get good photos, because of the buttloads of full-spectrum light available verses indoor artificial light.

My first digital camera was a free gift I got from Earthlink (yes, the dial-up provider). It had a whopping 2 MB of memory and only took VGA resolution pics. The best pictures I got from it were all the outdoor shots.

One you have ISO equivalence high enough to take fast action, and metering/fill flash smart enough that can deal with back-lighting, you're all set for outdoor pictures -- and iPhone reached that at the model 5? Maybe even before then. You sure the hell don't need a brand new iPhone 7 for that.

 

[Ries]

I'll take my NEX-5T over this. Is is not that much larger than a iPhone 7S.

 

[dynAdZ]

When I looked at the last picture, for the first second I thought that guy would hold a grenade launcher.

 

[Hanzu Lao]

What hyperbole. Outdoors is literally the easiest place to get good photos, because of the buttloads of full-spectrum light available verses indoor artificial light.

My first digital camera was a free gift I got from Earthlink (yes, the dial-up provider). It had a whopping 2 MB of memory and only took VGA resolution pics. The best pictures I got from it were all the outdoor shots.

One you have ISO equivalence high enough to take fast action, and metering/fill flash smart enough that can deal with back-lighting, you're all set for outdoor pictures -- and iPhone reached that at the model 5? Maybe even before then. You sure the hell don't need a brand new iPhone 7 for that.

This whole low light thing to me is quite funny. It's people arguing which photo is a tiny bit less ******.

 

[michelepri]

I'll take my NEX-5T over this. Is is not that much larger than a iPhone 7S.

And it can be operated comfortably and quickly with one hand.

 

[tomo999]

Wait. What!?!

Adventure camera?! Seriously?!?

Anyone here going to strap their £800.00 IP7 onto the front of their mountain bike prior to that downhill run?! It's bad enough risking your GoPro Hero, at least that can take a crash or two!

 

[haruhiko]

What hyperbole. Outdoors is literally the easiest place to get good photos, because of the buttloads of full-spectrum light available verses indoor artificial light.

My first digital camera was a free gift I got from Earthlink (yes, the dial-up provider). It had a whopping 2 MB of memory and only took VGA resolution pics. The best pictures I got from it were all the outdoor shots.

One you have ISO equivalence high enough to take fast action, and metering/fill flash smart enough that can deal with back-lighting, you're all set for outdoor pictures -- and iPhone reached that at the model 5? Maybe even before then. You sure the hell don't need a brand new iPhone 7 for that.

Exactly.

 

[testcard]

Phil Schiller. Jakob Schiller. Related?

 

[PMM-NL]

What i really would like to know is how much the dual camera was involved in these pictures... If i understand correctly, the dual cam is only used in zooming 2x or more, or in the new 'portrait' mode that is not available yet...

How much do these pictures represent the picture quality of the iPhone 7 single camera? Are they similar? Or does the dual cam actually improve the overal quality of the pictures taken?

 

[azpekt]

taking pics of similar quality in such conditions *dont* require iphone7+

 

[globalist]

The year is not over by a long shot and we already have this year's best new "adventure" camera, folks! All rejoice!

 

[Mactendo]

Pictures are clearly oversaturated. I don't know how journalists can praise them and say this is the best mobile camera.

 

[mixel]

I'll take my NEX-5T over this. Is is not that much larger than a iPhone 7S.

Lol it's a lot larger considering you'll want to take a lens with you too..

If I take the lens off my DSLR it's not *that* much bigger than the iphone either.. Sort of.

 

[Candlelight]

Put that dual camera on the SE and it'll be great out in the wild.

Don't like the idea of taking such a large phone out with me. Plus my Canon would get far better pictures.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

The images look clean.

 

[elvislives]

Pictures are clearly oversaturated. I don't know how journalists can praise them and say this is the best mobile camera.

yep, these photos also look very HDR style...not very natural.