Difficult to tell whether dynamic range is better, certainly no reason why it should be worse, but that restaurant shot and some other low light ones I have seen would indeed be better with exposure turned down.
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Why is the iPhone 7 camera so overexposed?
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Difficult to tell whether dynamic range is better, certainly no reason why it should be worse, but that restaurant shot and some other low light ones I have seen would indeed be better with exposure turned down.
I haven't seen it myself. We're due to upgrade our phones together in the coming months. Will see it on the iPhone then, but I suspect Apple will push an update to alleviate any issues that people with heightened eyesight (see:Overactive) such as the OP's would have.
Hard to since they keep exploding.
Can those blown out highlights be corrected by editing the RAW file? Sorry if the question is dumb. I'm a novice photographer at best.
Yes there is much better prospect of recovering blown highlights with RAW. Most RAW converters have highlight recovery tools and highlight and shadow adjustments which can be applied without changing the overall exposure. But you can also change the overall exposure more successfully with RAW.
Cancelled order? One of you lucky guys order will now be pushed forward hahaha
I'm glad the OP canceled his order. That's one more phone available for those of us who appreciate the iPhone and its capabilities.
I don't think why most people are getting the iPhone are the reasons you mentioned
I don't think why most people are getting the iPhone are the reasons you mentioned
I didn't mention any reasons....?
The cameras now capture wider color gamut + the display is p3 spec wide color gamut . Everything is gonna be more vibrant and has more color into it. I love it personally .Today some review videos from the iPhone 7 are released on YouTube.
In comparison the images of the iPhone 6S are much better than the iPhone 7 images.
Comparison starting at 6:00min
So my question was: Why are the colors of the newer generation camera of iPhone 7 and 7S so vibrant and colorless.
It seems that image processing of the new ISP is destroying the pictures of caused by misscinfiguration.
There is a chance that an iOS update does an better exposure control. But currently the color of the iPhone 7 photos are really awful.
I actually own a s7 Edge and 6s plus. The s7 edge does do low light well, but those pictures I just saw on the one site linked in here from SI, those are SLR quality pictures. Awesome pics. The S7 can't do that well.
http://www.cnet.com/special-reports/cameras-compared-iphone-7-plus-vs-galaxy-s7-vs-iphone-6s-plus/
Here they compare 7 Plus with 6s Plus and S7. 7 Plus pictures looks good (as expected), but I would say that S7 takes better pictures in low light situations.
Here they compare 7 Plus with 6s Plus and S7. 7 Plus pictures looks good (as expected), but I would say that S7 takes better pictures in low light situations.
Because Apple wants it thin. Samsung made the same mistake last year with the S6/S6 edge.
Would be nice to go back to 9mm thick like the iPhone 4. No protruding camera hump and pack a bigger battery. But 5-7mm range seems to be the "in" to be thin. Before you know, our phones will be like credit cards.
Would be nice to go back to 9mm thick like the iPhone 4. No protruding camera hump and pack a bigger battery. But 5-7mm range seems to be the "in" to be thin. Before you know, our phones will be like credit cards.
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Good, that's reassuring; however, I do most of my shooting in low light.
Must have misread the title. Need my coffee. Apologies to the last post which I saw before exiting the thread. I do read my posts a few times to catch my misspellings. I misread overexposed as why is the camera lens protruding so much?
Quoting Star Wars - "Stay on target. Stay on target" ...
Wait for the Michael Fisher video review! Forget The Verge and all that. I don't even know the guy. But we both share the same taste. He loves Nokia and Motorola. Dual wielded between a Lumia and Moto. Likewise. He is quite an expert with photography. If you want a thorough camera shootout, wait for GSM Arena camera shootout.
I do agree. Samsung looks better in low light. I also like that they make their own camera modules. Samsung didn't really hit its stride with camera quality until the S5 although a nicer display can fool us into thinking it takes great photos. Post in on your computer and compare.
Samsung is surpassing Apple behind in a couple areas - camera and design. But still behind in software and ecosystem.
Quoting Star Wars - "Stay on target. Stay on target" ...
Wait for the Michael Fisher video review! Forget The Verge and all that. I don't even know the guy. But we both share the same taste. He loves Nokia and Motorola. Dual wielded between a Lumia and Moto. Likewise. He is quite an expert with photography. If you want a thorough camera shootout, wait for GSM Arena camera shootout.
I do agree. Samsung looks better in low light. I also like that they make their own camera modules. Samsung didn't really hit its stride with camera quality until the S5 although a nicer display can fool us into thinking it takes great photos. Post in on your computer and compare.
Samsung is surpassing Apple behind in a couple areas - camera and design. But still behind in software and ecosystem.
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If you consider that a reason, then yes, every single person who isn't using an iPhone for experimental purposes buys iPhone because they appreciate its capabilities.
I was referring to lancastor. But anyway, would you mind sharing your work? I would like to see what a professional photographer could achieve in 12 years.
Thats unfortunate. Since many photographers who claim to be "professional" photographers take terrible photos.. I would have loved to be a professional photographer, but my parents didn't allow me back then when I was young, so it became a hobby.
So they can sell you a "7S plus" (or 8 - whatever) with an upgraded camera next round.
I was lucky enough to be able to retire early at 52 on a good pension and start up my photography business for the last years of my working life. Despite efforts on my part, googling my business name gets a lot of hits so I still get enquiries, as well as from former clients. Yes, I have seen some terrible photos taken by professional photographers, but also I think amateurs can become obsessed with tiny technical differences which aren't important to the customer. All depends on the market.
