Did our parents and grand parents care about camera so much or just capturing the memory? Apple and other smart phone makers have turned us into Steve Urkles. iPhone narcissism is what I call it.
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Photographer Austin Mann Shares iPhone 12 Pro Max Camera Review
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We're seeing very positive increases from the Max in performance over the standard Pro.
Same here, but doubt that exchange will be possible. You won’t find a 12 Pro within the return period of the Max. You’ll have to return it and buy a Pro with they are available. Shipping times for them is well into Dec right now.
That Milky Way is just awful. This iphone 12 and pro (without touch id) are toooo hyped.
Get a cheap aps-c camera and you will do magic with 30 second long exposure.
Get a cheap aps-c camera and you will do magic with 30 second long exposure.
So.. is your point that because he's come to the conclusion that they are good, that he's wrong? Is it possible he is correct? Given the amount of money Apple has, and they amount of engineering time spent on their most important product, couldn't they all just be good phones? There really isn't any need for baseless conspiracy theories. This kind of crass suspicion is rather dull.Doesn’t Austin Mann rave about every iPhone camera that comes down the pike? Is he a part of Apple marketing?
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Couldn't agree more. Alas this is the way of the armchair expert: pretend the impossible was promised, then berate those who fail to deliver that impossible prediction.
No one said the max would be a massive difference in all conditions. Those extra features help with low light, and the examples show that to be the case.
To me this is a weird strategy. I hate such a huge size. Why not make the same camera available for iPhone 12 Pro? Why carry such a huge phone if you hate the size?
I would really like to see an optional higher quality mode for video. There are compression artifacts all over the place whenever you have thing like leaves in scenes.
Lack of space for the hardware, plain and simple. Larger imager and stabilizer array takes up more space, requires a larger phone.
Wonder how an iPhone 12 and Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III compares against an iPhone 12 Pro Max.
Yeah exactly, people are massively overstating the low light capabilities of these things. Sure, it's impressive for a phone, with it's tiny sensor and lenses, but but but... why would you even. And sure, the best camera is the one you have on you, but get a real camera people!
I've got one and a bunch of lenses, but I hardly ever use it anymore. Was just in Zion myself, and much preferred carrying my iPhone 11 Pro around on hikes than my Fuji X-T3 plus 3 lenses (or even one). When we were canyoneering, hiking, and horseback riding I could take photos with one hand with my iPhone, and then put it back in my pocket. And the quality of the images after processing with Lightroom, Afterlight, etc. is pretty great. Most people I showed them too were shocked that they were taken by an iPhone.
That said, I'm not doing full-on astrophotography or anything like that.
Yes exactly! I think Apple missed a beat by not putting out a Mini Pro. I think it would especially have a huge market amongst women. Cute, but fully spec'd, and the best colours.
And same for the laptops. Both Air and Pro in 12", 14", and 16". All with full range of choices of RAM and SSD sizes (they are all physically the same size, so that's not a limitation).
I'm down for a 16" Air. Want the bigger screen, but don't need hardcore CPU or graphics processing. Also need medium RAM, and large SSD.
They will magically find solution next year
Where 12 pro max shines over 12 pro is for moving objects and faster shutter speed which only verge seem to be mentioning
If this guy is a pro, I don't understand how he expected "iPhone 12 Pro Max to notably outperform the iPhone 12 Pro." The larger sensor and sensor stabilizer is pretty much useful in lower light situations so what more did he expect? You're not going to see much improvements in decent to good lighting.
Some serious problems with the sample images from Mann, a lot of them look terrible despite the breathtaking subjects...but I see the same on about half the 12 Pro review images too so I can't blame him.
It's a combo of over saturation that looks like a digital rendered cartoon, and crushed digital compression in details. Some of these look bad. Like, not usable, they goofed kind of bad. How are people not seeing this!?
Pushing it with software I get, but the image still has to be natural. With a wider sensor in the Max, why aren't we seeing a difference? It's not a DSLR, but the sensor capabilities beat older cameras, and we should expect at least that quality. The software should also be throwing out information instead of trying to invent information, if this is the result.
Also even older iPhones took pretty natural photos in the right circumstances...these phones should improve by offering a wider range of forgiveness and circumstances where we get that quality. Instead it looks like pumped up AI details even in basic photos of people in daylight. Some look normal, some look like they were facetuned.
I really need a new phone for the camera, but this isn't right, and that's without even trying to decide between the max or pro.
It's a combo of over saturation that looks like a digital rendered cartoon, and crushed digital compression in details. Some of these look bad. Like, not usable, they goofed kind of bad. How are people not seeing this!?
Pushing it with software I get, but the image still has to be natural. With a wider sensor in the Max, why aren't we seeing a difference? It's not a DSLR, but the sensor capabilities beat older cameras, and we should expect at least that quality. The software should also be throwing out information instead of trying to invent information, if this is the result.
Also even older iPhones took pretty natural photos in the right circumstances...these phones should improve by offering a wider range of forgiveness and circumstances where we get that quality. Instead it looks like pumped up AI details even in basic photos of people in daylight. Some look normal, some look like they were facetuned.
I really need a new phone for the camera, but this isn't right, and that's without even trying to decide between the max or pro.
That shouldn't be true. More information should display...more information. Professional cameras aren't favoring larger sensors just for the low light, it's the amount of info and color processing, and everything in every photo taken.
Being a little grey around the edges I have a lot of old 35mm photographs and while it's nice to have them, the quality is horrible. How much nicer would it be if they were clear. I also compared some pics taken with my 4S with my new 12 Pro and the increase in quality is dramatic. The 4S look pics a little better than our old 35mm snapshots but not by much. I love it the technology advances - good stuff!
Unless you’re into pixel peeping, most may not even notice the difference between photos taken outdoors in good lighting from a m4/3 and a full sensor cameras except for depth of field.