My SE Photos are kind poor??

[M. Gustave]

Good photos taken with phones are due to incredible skill of the photographer.

Know how to utilize the advantages of your chosen camera, and avoid its disadvantages. It's not necessary to have "incredible" skills.

In not-perfect lighting the image quality is equally atrocious on all phone cameras.

As it was with film, and all digital formats below about APS-C size. Work around it, add even more noise to the image (for example), or add light to the subject (flash, lights).

Smartphones are "good enough" for most people, who prefer not carrying and maintaining another expensive device, to some concept of ultimate image quality.

 

[44267547]

Good photos taken with phones are due to incredible skill of the photographer.

In not-perfect lighting the image quality is equally atrocious on all phone cameras.

Look at the images in this thread ...
you guys are comparing one blurry, noisy mess with the other.

The latest iPhones have optical image stabilization, which will greatly reduce shakiness and blurr.

In non perfect lighting, iPhones still take great photo's and have improved with low lighting conditions. The OP's camera allegedly has his exposure to high.

And we understand some of the photos in this thread are not perfect and have blurriness, that's why he's posting them to determine what the issue might be.

But please take a look at the other photo threads on this website, some of the photos taken with the latest iPhone are astounding.

Out of curiosity, do you even own an iPhone? And if so, what model do you have? You sound like someone who doesn't have an iPhone or understand how vastly improved they are in today's world.

 

[Retired Cat]

Photos are mostly about saving memories. Not necessary to have the perfect color & detail. I don't know why people get so worked up about mobile phone camera minutiae.

 

[Meister]

The latest iPhones have optical image stabilization, which will greatly reduce shakiness and blurr.

In non perfect lighting, iPhones still take great photo's and have improved with low lighting conditions. The OP's camera allegedly has his exposure to high.

And we understand some of the photos in this thread are not perfect and have blurriness, that's why he's posting them to determine what the issue might be.

But please take a look at the other photo threads on this website, some of the photos taken with the latest iPhone are astounding.

Out of curiosity, do you even own an iPhone? And if so, what model do you have? You sound like someone who doesn't have an iPhone or understand how vastly improved they are in today's world.

I own an SE, 6 and 5c.

And yes, the photos of all these phones are good enough for basic purposes.

In low light they are all equally unusable.
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But that's completely ignoring the fact that virtually no-one lugs a DSLR around with them; and the fact that nearly everyone owns a smartphone with cameras that are good enough.

"Good enough" for what exactly?

OP is trying to capture christmas memories with an iphone.
The lighting in the house is bad and no phone is capable of producing good enough results appearently.

Also, the images posted in this thread lack any info. (f-stop, iso, exposure, raw or jpeg?)

How is anybody even supposed to compare image quality with all infos lacking?

 

[44267547]

I own an SE, 6 and 5c.

And yes, the photos of all these phones are good enough for basic purposes.

In low light they are all equally unusable.

To your point, you don't need incredible skills to take a great photo, DSLR or not. In any case, DSLR are superior to iPhone cameras, but have zero practicability for mobile purposes. My point was the latest iPhones are impressive and while they are not perfect, it's evident what's happening to the mobile camera world alike.

Judging by your posts, I think you have not invested the time to test and evaluate or properly take advantage of the latest iPhone camera qualities. Again, I'm not stating what is or is not superior, it's subjective, but this thread doesn't speak for the latest capabilities at all. These photo renderings are clearly distorted on this thread. I have already stated you can visit the photography thread on here and you will easily see beyond your quoted posts.

 

[Meister]

To your point, you don't need incredible skills to take a great photo, DSLR or not. In any case, DSLR are superior to iPhone cameras, but have zero practicability for mobile purposes. My point was the latest iPhones are impressive and while they are not perfect, it's evident what's happening to the mobile camera world alike.

Judging by your posts, I think you have not invested the time to test and evaluate or properly take advantage of the latest iPhone camera qualities. Again, I'm not stating what is or is not superior, it's subjective, but this thread doesn't speak for the latest capabilities at all. These reberings are clearly distorted. I have already stated you can visit the photography thread on here and you will easily see beyond your quoted posts.

Could you link to that thread, please?

 

[44267547]

Could you link to that thread, please?

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-7-plus-photography.1996843/

 

[mpavilion]

Here's a photo I took with my SE a few weeks back; I was pleased with it (as I generally am with the phone's pics)...

 

[44267547]

Here's a photo I took with my SE a few weeks back; I was pleased with it (as I generally am with the phone's pics)...

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I like this photo. It shows the depth of light and dark in the clouds. Excellent photo.