thats because its becca. First video was RX 100 Mark VI on the verge and from that point on the coverage of any image related tech has gone up. Amazing work
I also went from 13 Pro to 15 Pro Max, and man, it's such a good phone. Loving everything about it. My only complaint would be that sometimes, depending on lighting, the 5x photos can have a lot of noise in them. I think it's just a software thing and they will hopefully tweak it in a software update. It's a brand new lens and sensor combination so probably just some fine tuning required.
Coming from a 13 pro, the upgrade is definitely worth it for someone who's quite a poweruser of the camera. Aside from that though, my previous model feels the same.
@@krishanu905 yeah for everyday use the size of the max aint just comfortable. I'd expect the 5x NOT to be present even in next year's pro model, rather, its think they're gonna bump the mp count on the 3x to make it digitally (and viably) crop into a 5x like what they did with the 2x
I love how you combined the whole video with the first gen iphone’s camera. I thought it was from a film camera, but after knowing that, this video deserves more appreciation ❤
As much as I understand and agree with your missing something statement, I am happy the UI of the main camera app remains simple, allowing for Halide / FilmicPro / Blackmagic camera app to exist. I wouldn't want Apple to cannibalise those too.
Going to put out an unpopular opinion: that’s a very fair sponsored segment, one that was brief and said whether or not it had editorial control over the video - we love a good disclosure!
I love love love Becca's reviews. And honestly, I know it must have been a bummer to lose the footage due to the wrong cable... explaining one needs the right cable is a VERY important thing people have to know about. So actually it is perfect that it happened.
Awesome review and big shoutout to Becca for taking the camera into the wild with some beautiful scenery and not giving the usual tech-y minimalist room setup. Beautiful content!
1- Brilliant review. 2- Of course, because it’s Becca, a photographer’s photographer with amazing on-screen presence and a lovely sense of humour. 3- I never comment on ads. I hate ads. But the Jeep integration? Presented by? Retro and classt and not at all nauseating. Hats off to whoever sold that to Jeep (and to whoever at Jeep / its agency who had the courage to back such great editorial). More classy ads (that are clearly ads and not sleaze masquerading as editorial), please. After all, Verge has gotta pay the staff. And much, much more Becca, please.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for talking about how "7 lenses" doesn't capture the same changes in distortion, DoF etc. that you'd get from actually having 7 lenses, regardless of whatever special processing Apple is doing with these in-between shots. As a photography student, this particular tagline from Apple has been really irking me. 😅
God Becca is so good at making reviews. In the post-Dieter tech world she’s one of the best remaining, always improving always going into the details people care about. Awesome stuff
Dieter Bohn fue el ex director de the Verge, una eminencia en los reviews de tecnología Apple y bueno Becca es la que mejor ha seguido sus pasos, los nerds la reconocemos. @@ajmalhassan2047
If you shoot in ProRAW then open the file in RAW Power, you’ll get access to additional raw-only controls such as boost and black levels and raw sharpening. So if you turn a lot of these down, you’re basically removing the over-processed look that Apple bakes into their HEIF files. No other raw processor does this, not even Lightroom
Honestly the 15 Pro Max cameras are just incredibly fun to shoot with. Even if you're just posting them to social media, having all these different "lenses" really can up your social media game. It's also really helpful if your job requires a lot of photo taking.
As a pro photographer, I don't want to worry about manual settings when I use my iPhone. That's what my $3000 mirrorless is for. You can carry the iPhone anywhere, pull it out, and get a great shot with minimal work. That's what it's been great at.
Indeed, there ARE some great apps for manual controls for the camera on iPhone. We hope it stays the realm of indie camera apps :) Absolutely fantastic review, Becca. Top notch.
Completely agree! Really hoping that the camera app gets a rework soon. Every year the cameras get updated, but it’s time they gave the software some love! Would love some actual control in the native app. 🙏🏼 Please Apple.
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Possibly my favorite review of all time. Sending much love from Italy Becca!
About the "7 lenses" thing. In terms of framing they act like a native lens at that focal length would look like. The issue is that you're only using part of the sensor, so it acts as a smaller sensor with a slower lens. That means that the low light performance is worse and the depth of field is not as shallow. Also obviously it's lower resolution. So even if the 35mm crop produces the same resolution as the 1x option, it's of lower quality. There's not really a difference between shooting with a smaller sensor vs a larger sensor and cropping in.
Thank you for the info on the recording to an external drive and the choppy footage! Also, simple solution for the camera app for regular folks and experts: Apple could just put a little oval PRO button in a corner. The main camera app stays the same or is even dumbed down a little and if you hit that PRO button, the camera app turns on all features (including peak meters for sound, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, white balance, etc.). So then pros can tweak to their hearts desire and newbies can just shoot with the regular setup, not unlike how DSLRs have different modes and full manual.
Great video! This got into the nerdy details I want to know about. Good on The Verge for getting a sponsor like Jeep. I did think it was funny that the two RU-vid ads that played during this video were ads FOR this video. Very meta.
Shoot in Raw and one stop under on night shots. Fixes the noise issue and the Raw file has enough dynamic range to bring up the shadows in post. Generally no overblown highlights this way either.
Thank you Becca for such a in-depth and comprehensive review that covered all of the things that I would want to know about. I agree camera control is the much maligned feature still missing from this device and hopefully is included in the future. Your videos are my favorite currently of the videos produced by The Verge and prior to your productions was Dieter Bohn. Keep up the fantastic work!
*REBECCA forgot something.* She did not mention the fact that Apple’s stabilisation is much better than Samsung’s, what makes telephoto shots way more detailed in less than ideal lighting conditions. This Apple’s weaker optical zoom producers sharper images. Also, Apple makes portrait shots automatically and much faster, which Rebecca also forgot to mention as otherwise her Samsung bias narrative would crumble.
Apple has a really difficult situation. So many Pro options and different capture capabilities… but they have to hide them because they would confuse the average consumer. I wish they released a “Camera Pro” app in the App Store with all the controls, and further simplify the stock option. Amazing review as always from Becca ❤
As a photo professional it’s always funny to see/hear people talk about “lenses” or “megapixels”on an iPhone as if they’re the same as the ones for real cameras lol.
I hate "portrait" mode and "cinematic" mode. I wish I could disable them so they don't clutter up my camera app. Luckily, you can disable the automatic portrait mode they introduced with iPhone 15/15 Pro.
Thank you so much, Becca, for mentioning and demonstrating the joy of capture on older iPhones. For myself - someone who grew up parallel with the iPhone, basically (I was 14 in 2008 and carried my 1st gen to Jr. High in a goddamned leather belt holster) - the excessive and exponentially-accelerating prioritization of image capture capability in the design of these devices has been bewildering, sad, and alienating since the 8 Plus. Someone gave me an absurdly pristine 4S example two years ago and - in relentless contrast to my 12 Pro Max and now 15 Pro - it has helped me find the joy, again, in feeling more able to just *capture* those worthy moments in life, with so much more delight. I don't know if losing it so deeply was my failure, ultimately, but gorsh... I try to evangelize it at every opportunity, these days. After this from *you*, though, I feel a lot more sane lol
What an awesome review, love how you film and talk about the device. Besides great information and experience, the style really spoke to me. If you had ever had the 3x zoom, did you miss it? I just can’t decide which I’d use more, 3x or 5x lens.
Really great review. I totally agree, if Apple wants to keep saying the cameras are “pro,” why not add the a manual camera mode and settings like in the Galaxy phones
I’m glad an actual photographer is reviewing this phone. Usually people will say an android is better because it has higher megapixels like that’s the end all be all. It has to do with color science and feeling and a vibe. Anyone who’s used a Fuji camera knows megapixels aren’t everything and this isn’t something the average joe understands.
The “flatness” with longer focal lengths is not a function of the focal length. You get the exact same flattening from a crop. The so called “perspective compression” is not caused by the lens, it’s a function of distance from the subject.
Consistent. This is what this video and BECCA are. Always a great video to watch, always a great review to listen to. AND always making you look forward to their next video/review! :) Edit: What are your thoughts on the iPhone 15 Pro's camera though?
I like that little speedbump with the wrong cable. Real-world problems that would have happened to others if you didn't point it out here. Great video!
I gotta say two things. 1. You have an amazing, dream job. Congratulations! 2. The editing, the footage and color correction are simply spot on! Congratulations again! Cheers!
Carry a mirrorless or a decent point-and-shoot with an SD card reader and I think the problem solved? Some nice ones are Ricoh's GR3, Sony RX100 VII, Sony ZV1 Mark 2, and Canon's R8. But then you'd probably get into photography too much like myself 😂
i think the video soon needs a version 2 comparing 15 pro max with the latest pixel 8 pro. Looking forward for the next video soon :) Thanks for doing the extensive play around with camera and putting out all the details for us
that Adobe camera app Marc Levoy keeps talking about could help a lot when it comes to pro features and having control. I think it comes out in 2024 though
Of course it's missing something - that's 3x portrait telephoto (which will be "amazingly" back for 16 Ultra, or whatever it will be called), and higher resolution sensor for periscope, for longer, virtual reach and oversampling (that's gonna be delivered in 2025, only one amazing per year...)
Please do this for the pixel 8 and 8 pro. Or even the iphone 15 and 15 plus. This type of focused photography review is so much more in depth and informative than dedicating a minute or two within a phone review.
