iPhone X camera

[htngwilliam]

Read that iPhone X camera comes with f1.8. Seems amazing! Wonder how it will fare against standard mirrorless with kit lens?

 

[pwnies5600]

Kinda an apples to oranges comparison at that (pun unintended), most mirrorless cameras have (a) a much larger sensor than the one in the iphone X and (b) the option to change lenses. The mirrorless camera would offer greater flexibility in the range of things you can shoot with it, not to mention ergonomics that's leagues ahead.

That being said, the iphone X is a marvel of engineering. I'm certain that the software will help make the hardware fantastic so image quality wise, they shouldn't be too far off from each other if you just shoot in "normal" conditions with good lighting. Plus, the iphone has the fancy portrait lighting modes and truedepth and all the thingamajigs, all of that that most mirrorless cameras don't have at the time of writing, and weighs less than a similar mirrorless setup with a 28 and 56mm lenses.

Edit: I'd also like to point out (after some thought and reading other comments in this thread) that the iPhone X, or any iPhone, or any phones of any other brand were never designed for being a photographic tool. Sure, it packs nice hardware or software, but it was built for creating connections, to communicate, and to express oneself. Nonetheless, if I'm caught in a pinch and need to take a photo, I'll still reach for my phone before my camera. I guess it's the convenience of having a device capable of producing images of decent quality with the least effort that appeals to most people? Phones simply try to emulate the "full photographic experience" (however one may define that) as a feature, and it is certainly a nice feature to have.

 

[EJB]

Compare the ratio of the X camera sensor to mirrorless sensor.

Now multiply the same ratio to the aperture of f/1.8, that's the equivalent on 4-thirds aperture.

Doesn't seem so fascinating now, does it?

 

[Rashkae]

Kinda an apples to oranges comparison at that (pun unintended), most mirrorless cameras have (a) a much larger sensor than the one in the iphone X and (b) the option to change lenses. The mirrorless camera would offer greater flexibility in the range of things you can shoot with it, not to mention ergonomics that's leagues ahead.

That being said, the iphone X is a marvel of engineering. I'm certain that the software will help make the hardware fantastic so image quality wise, they shouldn't be too far off from each other if you just shoot in "normal" conditions with good lighting. Plus, the iphone has the fancy portrait lighting modes and truedepth and all the thingamajigs, all of that that most mirrorless cameras don't have at the time of writing, and weighs less than a similar mirrorless setup with a 28 and 56mm lenses.

Written like an ignorant isheep fanboi lol

How on earth is the iPhone X a marvel of engineering? It's a great copy of other phones, sure.

The iPhone X relies heavily on software manipulation to give the impression of good portraits with nice bokeh. It's enough to fool the Instagram narcissists but that's it.

The reason most mirror less cameras don't have all these software enhancements is because THEY DO NOT NEED IT. They can do it without destructive photo editing.

 

[Ah_keong]

I was thinking if one day phones can do things like

1) high speed sync
2) 1st curtain / 2nd curtain
3) radio triggers / remote control

I would say many camera models may become obsolete....

 

[Rashkae]

I was thinking if one day phones can do things like

1) high speed sync
2) 1st curtain / 2nd curtain
3) radio triggers / remote control

I would say many camera models may become obsolete....

True, if people have no/low standards for image quality and dynamic range.

 

[pwnies5600]

I was thinking if one day phones can do things like

1) high speed sync
2) 1st curtain / 2nd curtain
3) radio triggers / remote control

I would say many camera models may become obsolete....

Actually they can with the help of a little accessory! Go check out the Godox A1, it's a neat little gadget and opens up significant avenues for one to use off camera lighting. That being said, personally I think it's still no more than just a gadget. No phone and accessory would replace a purpose built camera and lighting setup as far as I can see. Ergonomics is quite a major factor for me when choosing the equipment I work with and I much prefer physical buttons to a touchscreen. But hey, one can always dream. Maybe one day we will be able to shrink it to a convenient pocketable package...

 

[skpuppy]

Personally, I think camera will be gone one day. That is why Leica wants to build phone lenses. As sensor grows bigger and the technology of phones gets better, camera is more or less redundant.

The day when phones hit 30 mega pixel and ccd grows to micro 4/3 or APS-C. That is good enough for consumer. How many consumer print poster size photos? Even you put images on a 4k tv that is of 80”, I don’t see why handphone photos will be a problem.