iPhone 15 Pro vs Sony ZV-E10 For Video 

ZV-E10 still kills it. The iPhones are always so oversharpened, but they have improved, especially in background blur!

I love the clear side by sides in this. All the filmmaker comparisons I've seen so far do quick cuts and grades which mask the difference rather than show it.

As a mirrorless cam user, I could say the iPhone's camera quality is fantastic especially with its smaller sensor. I can only imagine the camera tech advancements that camera phones will have in the future that might probably close the gap between camera phones and actual cameras.

Awesome! You have the best comparisons. Straight, simple, clearly named and edited. Thank you! 🙏

Fantastic comparison! With all the iPhone 15 hype I'm surprised (and as a ZVE10 owner, honestly relieved 😅) how much better the Sony looks. I'm also really enjoying learning/using a "real" camera in having more control over the image. Looks like I certainly need to upgrade from the kit lens though!

I have to say this is one of the best comparisons between a camera and a phone. And the styles that you do your videos are top notch... such a pleasure to watch.

dude im so glad you're doing these, i trust you so much when it comes to camera! you ARE THE BEST

I deeply love my little ZV-E10; you have helped me so much! Thank you Mark for such great content!

Love your work mark! I watch all your videos…you clear all my confusions. Thanks for mentoring us.😊🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you, Mark. As a new RU-vidr who is learning about cameras and lighting, this video was incredibly helpful and informative.

First video I have seen of you and the sequence starting at 3:39 immediately gave you a new subscriber. Looking forward to browse through your catalog and to new videos.

Great comparison! I have been loving my zve1 and zv1m2 but I also always have my phone on me and will still be using it. Can't wait for my 15 pro to arrive! Quick stabilization question, I tend to shoot the zve1 in auto and then use CB for stabe but in extreme low lighting what settings do you think I should switch to? I went on a very low light ride (Pirate of the Caribbean at Disney World) and when it got too dark I would see a strobe effect on the footage. If I go to manual should I turn on Stabilization instead of needing to use CB? What settings would you suggest? thanks! (my lens is the 20mm 1.8)

Wow! I love this review! This made me realize how amazing the ZV E10 and what it's capable of. 🙂

The video is extremely interesting as useful as always, although I've missed a zoom comparison as well. I have the E10 + Sigma 18-50 (around 1000$), it's just an example of versatility among other possible combinations.

Thanks for the great comparison! Gives some good insight on whether I should Upgrade my iPhone. I shoot with a “Little Duggy,” on a Sigma Prime like you’ve suggested and LOVE the results. My friends are blown away with the professional results that I get.

man i love your reviews. i am slowly trying content creation, video recording etc and i got close to 0 information. the way you deliver information with these videos are so clear and professional, i appreciate it a lot.

This is the standard of a comparison review! Well done!

An outstanding video Mark. Considered, natural, but the material was so clearly presented (and useful!)

Tony Northrup tested this, resolution wise, the 15 Pro resolves around the same detail as an 8-10 megapixel camera (i.e. less then the 12 megapixel A7S III once you remove the artificial sharpening). As for the lenses, you are getting 13mm f/10, 24mm f/6.3 and 77mm f/24 (120mm f/21 on the Max) fixed aperture equivalents to full frame. This is somewhat academic but I found it quite fascinating. Despite the sensors and technologies seeming like they couldn't be more different on paper, in practice, you can apply the same crop factor calculations. You get an image uncannily similar to taking an image on an A7RV at 35mm F/21 and then cropping 70% of the image out to match what the iPhone's 15 Pro Max tele lens does. 70% because the crop factor here is roughly 3.54x. Similarly if you take an image on the wide lens on the iPhone at iso450, it should equal 24mm f/6.4 at ISO3200 on FF - ISO formula is ISO*(CropFactor*2) - and wow, it does! - same exposure, same field of view, same depth of field, similar detail (if you resize the FF image down to around 8 megapixels and upsample to match the same image size), though iPhone has more aggressive noise reduction out of the box. So there's no inherit advantage in DOF, or resolution or low light performance or anything else. But knowing this, if I do want a lot of DOF I set my 24mm on the ZV-E1 to around f/6 (or f/4 on E10) and 12 megapixels still resolves more detail than 48 on the iPhone :)

I'm so proud of the ZV-E10. I bought it a few months ago, and this channel convinced me to do so. Thank you very much!

Hello, I recently came across your channel while I was searching for the best camera for RU-vid. After watching your first video, I became a big fan of your content. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. Best regards, Jan

Great video! I'd say the iPhone definitely looks great especially with the color graded pro res log shots. I'd definitely rather the zv e10 overall for content though. Not only does the overall shot look more natural but I definitely wouldn't be looking forward to uploading, editing and exporting an average 30 min long 250 gb file for RU-vid

Thank you for doing this.This is a very good comparison as I own both! Very informative. :)

Great comparison! Recently got the ZV E-10 with Sigma 16mm and this is very helpful.

Thanks for this comparison video Mark. I love my ZV-E10

Great comparison. As someone with a ZV-e10 and about to buy the new it would be great to hear how you combine footage from both in a project (e.g. what settings on each to make it easier to match)

Amazing video.. cleared so many doubts ! Keep it up 👍🏻

Excellent comparison! I'm actually going to pick up the iPhone 15 Pro in a week or two and will be building a matching LUT for it to make life a lot easier :) The Blackmagic Camera app is the key to maximising quality, that's for sure! And as a bonus it supports viewing LUTs as well. Thanks as always! Cheers from Osaka, Japan :)

I really love your intonation and speech! English is not my native language and I listen to you with high attention to your technics And video is great as always! Thank you

I love my zv-e10, added a 24-70mm gmii before upgrading to a A7iv. But the iphone can hold its own in many situations (not low light lol). The main plus for iphone is the stabilzation and uploading for social media. So both are great just got to knownl your use cases

Very well, explained and well-edited! I would really like to see how things go with DOF adapter on the iPhone 15 pro. The Beastgrip one, in particular.

Excellent review - and congratulations on your delivery! Very engaging. I thought that in the earlier side-by-side comparisons that the highlights on your cheeks were more acceptable on the iPhone. Theyy seemed a little too bright on the Sony. However, that might just have been a difference in the grade...

Perfect video quality. No banding or artifacts. So I'm getting the ZV-E10! That was very helpful.

Interesting, I suspect some will prefer the extra-sharp iPhone footage, but for me the ZV-E10 footage is the way I want my videos to look.

Hey I'm back, but I just wanted to say thank you for all the effort you put into these videos. I can definitely see you've improved a lot in the way you make videos and the detail you put into each video. Like around a year back, some of your videos had small things that were not supposed to be there (like "Sony 24 GM f/1.4" text still being on when you were vlogging with the ZV-E10 and Sigma 16mm), but now I don't find anything like that!! Great job; keep up the great work. One thing I do want to say, is if you could put a little fade at the end of the music, like when you finish the comparison footage, and then put a little fade so it transitions a little more smoothly to your talking head shot. Don't know if this is making any sense, and it's totally up to you to decide if you wanna do it!

Thnk you very much Mark, great analysis man.

Thank you Mark, you just made it clear for me to choose the ZV-E10 :-)

another time you answer questions I didn't even know I had 😆thanks for this video, will pass upgrading my iPhone for another year I guess.

ProRes log totally tempers the sharpening. Love it.

First of all great comparison, love your videos! I don't understand why so many comments mention "hype" in a negative way where clearly you can see by this comparison how far the smartphone cameras have come, especially iPhones in the video department. So small lenses and sensors and I think they still generate very crips and in most scenarios natural videos. And being nervous about it beating a larger camera to justify your purchase of a dedicated camera is not necessary lol. I think phones and especially iPhone are a great opportunity for people who want to shoot nice videos and still have all the features a smartphone offers. I have a Fuji's camera which shoots an excellent quality video, super crisp and natural, but I mainly still use iPhone 13 PM for everyday use because it has many advantages in terms of image stabilization and ergonomics.

So awesome this video. Let's do a comparison with FX30!! iPhone looks great only during daylight.

Definitely prefer all ZV footage over the iPhone footage. Thanks for comparing them, saves me a purchase 😀

Awesome! Exactly the comparison tht im lookin forrrr

Great video. Would have loved to see your studio recording with Apples own app. I've seen quite a lot of Blackmagic stuff and it appears to me not to fully take advantages of the new LOG-format.

Thanks so much for this video really helpful!!!

Great fun! Brilliant! Insightful and just fun. Keep it up! x

Just found your channel and you do so many of the comparisons I've been wondering about and you explain things in a great way. Thanks for the help !

I like the calibration or adjustments you made to the Blackmagic camera app. You are going to share how you made the adjustments?I loved it

I just recorded 4 study sessions voor church with the E10. Super camera! ❤️

Muy buen video .Esperaba está comparativa.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Nice video! I am just in the process of deciding whether I should buy the new Iphone or invest in this camera. Which is the next best lens you would recommend, if I can't afford this Sigma lens right now? Great video!

Brilliant comparison Mark…thanks 👍

I’ll stick to my ZV-E10 but for vlogging the iPhone is very acceptable. Thank you for this test, no frills and right to the point! Thank you.

Ur videos..., can't stop watching them till end 💖

Great comparison, waited for it! By the way, how do you record your voice throughout the video? After you showed mic test, I was wondering where your best-quality mic was placed

I’m starting my web content creation and I was looking for some camera’s and definitely I think the zv-e10 still better even with the cheep Lents, the color is sensibile more natural then iPhone! And with sigma is more and more better! Tnk for you’re review

I wasn't a big fan of how you recorded/graded the iPhone footage (I know I can get a better result out of it, especially for the studio), but overall you have done an amazing job comparing these cameras! Very good video, thanks!

Great review, thank you!

Hey Slippin' Mark! that's another great video! ZV-E10 is not just a camera. Its a Legend..

thank u for the useful video👍❤😊 ❤&respect from GB

Nice video!! ☺️ You could have done food tests!!! I make recipe videos and I'm about to buy a Zv10!! Will it be good for this purpose?

I use my Nikon Z30 as a studio camera, iPhone for quick video footage, and GoPro for longer video footage. Oh, the Z30 is a great little camera for still photography.

This is a great video. I am thinking of getting Sony ZV-E10 for my podcast. The iPhone makes you look more pink.

Great and well done 🙌🏼

Thanks for the great video's, Mark! Any recommendations on a lens to cover the APS-C 50mm to 200mm space? (I've already got the Sigma 18-50 f2.8 at the moment!)

Thank you for this Mark. One question. What picture profile did you use when recording this footage?

Very helpful and well done thanks

Awesome comparison that i didnt know i needed

Great comparison. ❤

Thanks for the comparison Mark!!! Btw, any news about the ZV-E10 mk2?

I was just thinking of this thank you

Can you pls make a video about the new blackmagic app. How to expose properly and if I want to use Leeming LUTs, which one to go for since the camera sensor is from Sony? Pls pls

Would LOVE to see a comparison between the pro and the zv-1 mark II since that feels like what a lot of folks will be deciding between!

Such a strong vid I had to sub

I think the iPhone pro max 15 is much convenient compared to ezv10 that you would need to spend couple times before go ahead. I'm concerned about the iPhone upgrading or deteriorating their phone every time they release a new iPhone; that's why I'm considering ZVE10.

Please don’t stop making content about ZV-E10 Mark gorgeous

Nice video. Next week im gonna get zv-e10 for 600$ kit lens as my first camera. Probably will buy some lens in the future. Could you recommend me any budget friendly for shooting mainly Gym and cooking content? I wanna get that nice bokeh as well. Thanks!

At the beginning part of the video and the background blur on the iohone looks good. However, still prefer the zve10 with the nice lens

How i wish that more phone and camera OEMs now start adapting the h265 codec to trim down the file sizes for videos. My Poco F2 Pro also has Log format by default and yes, shooting on that takes up a large space. But for most of my content i just shoot on auto but lock the exposure if i get a decent mix. I like using the h265 codec over h264 now as it effectively trims my file size of up to 50%. A 3-5 minute 1080p video in h265 would only take up to 100-200+MB compared to the usual 300-600+,MB on h264.

Brilliant review.

The exact video I needed

ZV-E10 of course, thank you, you made me appreciate my Sony more :)

Great video! I’ve wanted to buy a camera for years and have watched hundreds of videos about cameras on RU-vid. However, on Instagram, people are like, “OMG, the iPhone 15 Pro is even better than full-frame! There is no need to cameras anymore …” I didn’t want to believe this. This video showed us how good the little ZVE10 is, even though it's a crop sensor :) Thank you so much; you saved us from falling for these marketing shows.

thank you!great video!

need test 15 pro max VS sony ZV-E1 or FX or iphone 11 pro vs 15 pro

I feel like they are 2 very good tools to have, for different things, but they can do a decent job of what the other can do in those specific odd situations. I personally carry both if I can

Most waited video for me thanks buddy

Good one! Thanks Mark.

Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it.

Absolutely awesome video. I too have the same camera and have ordered a 15pro 256gb, and i was wondering how this very expensive piece of communication stacks up against our modest doughy. Not bad for a phone, though doughy is better. Can you do a vdo on step by step way to do vdo in pro res mode with colour grading, that video would be equally helpful especially to a decades old android user whose using the iPhone as his main work phone for the first time. Cheers and regards.

Hello Mark, I'm a huge fan of your videos. You always make me laugh! 😂 But above all, we learn a lot about cameras with you. Let me just ask you something about today's awesome video: did you shoot with the ZVE10 with product showcase ON or OFF? A few times when you raised your hand, I saw some focus shifting, is it due to the autofocus with a non-native lens? Or am I crazy? So I'm curious to know if you locked focus on your gorgeous face or not. Thank you! 😅

Some of the shots on iPhone I preferred. Overall, impressive results with so much less lens. Agree, cinematic mode is too detectable…

Very nice video thx!

I love this comparison. Honestly, the iPhone is still within the "good enough" range for shooting as a B cam. Granted, it's truly all about the camera you have on your person, which is usually your phone. That said, if I had to choose, I'd still shoot with a crop sensor over my iPhone.

Another awesome video.

I like the way you share

What lens would you recommend for just vlogging Landscaping Jobs. A lot would be on tripod but I would also like to get close up and do slow motion and all that good stuff. Would it just be standard ? I want to get a camera for jobs I will be doing because all the space and memory it will require. Thanks !

Great comparison! For a make up artist who finds it more practical to take videos on iPhone. Yet I struggle with adjusting white balance while shooting. Skin becomes yellow or burnt orange in day light. Any solution to that prior to filming?

Would like to see a comparison between ZV-E10, Samsung S23 Ultra using MotionCam with raw video using GyroFlow to stabilize, and your iPhone.

Great video as always brother! Quick question for the ZVE10, what picture profile did you use and settings in it when you switch over to the color graded footage and also where did you get the leeming lut? I’m taking a trip to Vegas and want to try color grading out with the footage I get from there