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For over a year, Brandon Lee has been hoarding a bin of iPhones intending to test their cameras. So, I took him at his idea to see how the iPhone camera has evolved.
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0:00 Intro
0:56 This was Brandon's idea
2:02 What we're taking and what we're taking it with
2:45 The first iPhone
3:20 Thanks WarThunder
3:43 Influencers love the 3GS?!
4:28 Things picked up with the iPhone 4
4:56 When the phone camera got serious
5:54 The 5S is contentious
7:43 How we got to now
10:04 The RAW difference
10:45 How does Portrait mode fit?
14:03 Final Thoughts - Наука та технологія
I love having Brandon on here. His expertise in the subject is so apparent. Probably my favorite Mac Address video thus far.
Yes!!!
cant agree more..
Yup. I like whenever they have their “expert” in a video like Sarah. The it’s nice to see their passion
Which Brandon 😂
You sound mad gay bro
The smile after Brandon asks “HOW DO YOU KNIW THAT?!” 😂
That grin
I’m Brandon and Jonathan is my wife. I can’t tell these phones apart but she takes one glance at them and knows them instantly. It’s bizarre.
You saing kniw😂😂
That got me too! LOL
7:41
The editing that comes from the LMG team never ceases to amaze.
Although LMG and Mac Address are the same entity, but I would argue that the editing and the flow of the video to be superior on Mac Address; it’s almost like in-your-face/brashness versus elegance/tranquility 😂.
@@siaoguai well yea, this channel has to appeal to Apple fans who are used to different quality and consumption than LMG fans.
@@siaoguai I agree. And this video presents itself as almost a mini documentary that I really like.
Yep, Mac address has its own editing style.
This is one of the best LTT videos I've seen in quite a while. It's a bummer that it doesn't have nearly as many views as a video with Linus and Jake fucking around in an orange network rack. Brandon is great behind the camera, but I love all of the videos that feature him.
Uh what, LTT????
@@tobyisawesome MacAddress is one of many channels operated by Linus Media Group.
I do get your point and agree on Brandon's guest appearances but I also enjoyed Linus and Jake and Dan fucking around. Both were entertaining videos. I guess it comes down to the LTT crew having figured out how to appeal to a wide array of viewers. Not all of their audience is going to enjoy everything they produce. I skip a lot of the PC build content.
LSD team
The video just came out today give it a second jeez
i LOVE this kind of side by side by side by side ad-infinitum comparisons here, from as many gens as they could get. its really interesting to see where the big tech jumps happened.
Agreed. These "benchmarks" really show how far the Iphone has come.
Handy tip: if you use portrait mode but your iphone messes up, you can turn the artificial blur off after the shot is taken by going into the "edit" menu and pressing the yellow "portrait" button at the top. Only works on the rear cameras on my 13 pro, but it's a great thing to be able to do!
You can also change the amount of blur by hitting the f stop to the left of that. Sometimes just turning the amount of blur down a bit looks great. You can at least do that on my iPhone 14 pro
@@CGingerbreadman It was introduced with the iPhone XS
I've been an iPhone user for 5 whole days now, and I plan on giving this 11 Pro Max camera a good run. This is an awesome thing to know! Thanks for this!
I can do this on a cheap Xiaomi phone and even change the portrait position. Picking up the best result..
Arguably one of the best Mac Addresses if not best LTT video in the past year or so. Photo comparison videos tend to get tedious/boring quickly, but the style, structure and narrative of this video combined with Brandon's expertise made this for a much more interesting watch than I expected. Please keep making more videos like this.
Love your content, been watching since April last year and your videos have never let me down.
Glad to hear it!
@@macaddress the IPhone 6 6 Plus and 6s and 6s Plus is the worst IPhone ever made really bad battery life and blurred cameras
That shot of all the iPhones centred on their cameras was so well done it actually brought a smile to my face. Last time a shot made me smile just from how well composed it is was Dune.
Man what a bad taste. Dune's photography was incredibly basic, unless you're talking about the David Lynch adaptation.
This felt like a full blown documentary 👍 awesome work you guys!
Just like Brandon, I am impressed with Jonathan’s knowledge of Apple products that he just knows off the top of his head (like when he mentioned the color filter being added on iOS 7, not specifically the 5s).
Yall dont know how fast i bolt when i see the notification of a new mac address video drops
I know it because i do it too
The camera on my iPhone 13 Pro in general takes nice photos but sometimes they are just too oversharpened. It is especially noticable when there is lots of fine detail like leaves on a tree or grass. I had a Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and while the camera was not as consistent at capturing realistic looking photos, when it did take a good photo it was phenomenal. Really just beautiful photos. I still have a bunch of photos that I took on that phone and even to this day I look back at them and reminisce. The iPhone camera is good, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra camera is phenomenal if a little less consistent. Hopefully Apple will significantly improve their cameras in the iPhone 15 Pro.
My dad has a 11Pro and will be upgrading soon. He had taken a picture on his germany trip on his 4S years ago and still is his wallpaper and you cannot tell it was taken on a 4S. When I told people about it they would get shocked and be like no way. But the photo still has the timestamp and other meta data to prove it. It was an AMAZING phone too.
13:42 I was shooting a lot of Cinematic Mode footage at Ultra and by far the best part about cinematic/portrait mode is the fact that the blur is applied post-noise, so you get a much cleaner low light image. With the right cut pacing, stuff I got with the iPhone looked basically as good as some of the event footage Ultra has put out later
i love how the videos on this channel feel quite relaxing you know, organic, natural, not shoved down your throat so much, theyre chill :)
NGL, I'm surprised how good that 4S is nearly 12 years later. If you posted that to Instagram or other social media today, I don't think you could tell that much difference for the daylight photo of the building. That was my first ever iPhone I bought with my own money too. :)
Brilliant content. We need so much more Brandon and his honest, clear, expertise.
the way this is shot and edited is sooooo nice. Feel professional but very cozy at the same time :)
I think this is my favourite MA video to date. Brandon is just so fluent in the language around photography, that this really flowed well.
I love that this video shows how technical Brandon is! I’m more of a conceptual photographer and love imperfections! That 3Gs stuff at the beginning was so interesting to me. Camera tech is so cool and early digital cameras having this renaissance brings out cool work!
Portrait Mode isn’t as good as it is when you’re trying to get a quick shot or something/someone. I’ve learned that from watching this video. Hope we can get more like this. Really found of the iPhone camera and what it can do. It’s very impressive to see how much it has changed over the years. Thank you so much! 💙
Just a tip, you can turn off artifical blur from photo in edit after shot
Yeah unless you wanna sit there for like 5 minutes setting up the camera to take a nice portrait mode shot the normal camera is the way to go if you’re in a hurry
The 4s and 6s were both peak imo. Really good for their time.
Loved my 4S
My favorite Mac Address so far. There's a certain documentary feel to it and I absolutely loved it. Can we get something like this for cameras on LTT? Like comparing Nikon gens or something?
I got a 13 mini after my 8 Plus and I just don’t like the new camera as much! My two main complaints come from the fact that it feels like I have to be farther away from what I’m shooting for the subject to be in focus if I’m doing some kind of close up, and I actually really liked using the telephoto camera much more than the ultra wide one.
When I switched from my iPhone 6 to the second gen SE, I also noticed that I have to move the phone further away in order for the subject to be in focus. Sometimes this is really annoying, but the overall picture quality has improved compared to the 6.
Honestly I thought I would use the ultrawide way more than I actually use. They know people like the telephoto more and that’s why it’s behind the “pro” paywall.
I don’t think anyone would buy a pro if its differential was a ultrawide camera.
@@lucasgomes6096 If only all the cameras were actually equally good I'd use them more. That's kind of the problem with _all_ multiple camera setup phones. The secondary cameras feel like going back 10 years in quality, even on these "premium" phones. Secondary cameras are more utility options when you absolutely can't make the main camera work for the subject so at least you have _something._
@@petermuller5031 the iPhone se 3 is coming and will probably be the best budget iPhone😅
Brandon nails it! It is amazing how far the camera on iPhones (and phones in general) have advanced. Still, over processing, and unreliability of portrait modes are too common. Still, your average user doesn't care or notice (not judging), yet it is great that these devices allow us to capture the moment anywhere and anytime.
If Apple releases an iPhone with expandable storage (like a camera), I would seriously consider switching back to iOS. My only iPhone was an iPhone 4. Still have it in its original box.
0:18 people really saw zooming in those days as a miracle 😂🔥
On another note, remember Blackberry phones they were so cool 🔥🔥
Not zooming, but the way Apple has implemented this feature using the multitouch display. Before this technology gesture navigation was something very few have ever seen.
really good video guys. Brandon did a great job as well. I would love to see a follow up video with the two of you doing a deep dive into ProRAW.
Great episode, Love looking back at past iPhones, comparing what they had and seeing how far we've came!
I’ve been disappointed with the overprocessing in the newer iPhones. Raw helps, but the whole point of a phone camera is to be fast and convenient, if I have to have a whole raw workflow I might as well use a dedicated camera. I’ve been seriously considering getting an 8 Plus or X. They had a weird proto-SmartHDR that sometimes messed up bad, but for the most part looked really good without much signs of overprocessing. And the raw files I got from those were still incredible, it had a unique noise profile which I swear looked almost like grain at lower ISOs and with how sharp the 2x lens was in good light there was so much detail that I cropped some shots from landscape to portrait and vice versa and they still looked awesome on a large display!
I really loved the style, flow, and just overall aesthetic to the video. Keep up the good work
This type of stuff i love so much! And having people explain what they see really helps me to be more articulate!
I found it interesting to see that through no planning on my part, over the years I’ve upgraded through some of the most significant iPhone camera upgrades.
4s > 7 Plus > 12 Pro
nice! i went from a 4s to an 6s to an 11 pro. i'll update again when this thing dies, hopefully when the lightning port is gone.
@@CreativeMindsAudio That would be a tempting upgrade all on its own! Same here I just upgrade when my phones are on that threshold where battery and some other things are already going. Hoping I can keep this one another 2-3 years at least but fingers crossed the lightning port isn’t here that long…
@@humancannonball3827 Yeah this current phone is on over 3 years (got it in october 2019) making it almost the longest modern phone i've ever had (longest is 3.5 years). And it's still going strong too! Battery is only starting to show signs of wear (despite it saying 100% battery health). But it is minor still only need to charge it once a day unless i'm actively using it then twice. But nothing where with my 6s i had to charge it morning (after using it in bed) and night. sometimes even once at work if i used it regularly. I'd say this 11 pro is a great one. I have yet to see anything in the latest models that i feel like i must have. even though the camera improvements are cool, I don't take pictures often with my phone (i have a mirrorless camera).
Every new Mac Address video just cements how the production of this channel is just leagues ahead of the sister channels. (The other channels are also great) It's a refreshing change of pace where the Mac Address team and their extremely vast amount of autonomy can create videos with the aim of Quality over Quantity with every single clip showing that.
So true. I really love this channel and I don't own anything apple.
Comparing every single Mac Address video - this is probably the best. You and Brandon, talking about cameras and photo quality is match! 🙏
Love seeing an LTT OG getting more screen time. The enthusiasm from Brandon is contagious!
Just need to point out that first Nokia with a camera came out in 2002, a few months (60 or so) before the original iPhone. In 2005 they had 3MP cameras, and in 2007 5MP. They also had video recording a bit before iPhone 3GS (2003)
As a photographer I recall sometime around the iPhone 11 being impressed with how far camera phones had come and hoping that it could one day actually replace my (at the time) DSLR. I'm not sure if it's how much better "real" cameras have gotten in the time since, or this overreliance on AI sharpening and scene detection but I find myself using my phone's camera less today than ever. If I want to take a good picture, I get my real camera. Most of my phone's camera roll is just random pictures of part numbers/things I need to remember and very little actual photography. Here's hoping this is something that gets course corrected and we can get back to seeing these phone cameras used to their full potential. Those iphone 14 pro prores shots look really nice.
Awesome video! loved the style and duo looking over the pics
I remember waiting in line for the 4S all night only to find out they didn't have the combination I wanted so I left without buying a phone. In the end when the version I wanted became available I was floored with the 4S camera and how good it was. Between it and my Galaxy Note 2 I don't think I've ever had a better phone camera.
Brandon makes every video better, love what he brings into this one!
I think this is the best video published in this channel so far. Amazing comparison guys!
Really fun video! I’d love a follow up where you test the front cameras (from iPhone 4 and onwards). It would be fun to see how much better the selfie camera’s gotten!
This is an amazing video. As a photographer and cinematographer, I’d LOVE to see more camera focused content featuring Brandon in the future.
Not going to lie, the moment with a short-hair Horst at 2:33 was a bit of a surprise.
This is THE Apple channel to go to and Jonathan never lets me down! I've had them all for the first to the latest and the cameras are the reason why almost all the time. They went from good enough to absolutely amazing, and it's mainly because of the great Apple silicon getting better all the time.
Awesome technical discourse from Brandon. Great to see the iPhones from a new perspective here. Thanks guys!
Great and interesting video, wish that the DSL was used as a baseline for every comparison. It is very impressive how good small camera's like that have gotten over just a few years. The first iPhone was released only 16 years ago which is absurd to think about.
Phones had cameras since the Nokia brick days. I remember seeing the new iPhone when it came out and thinking my phone already had a decent 5mp camera(it might have been 8) and I couldn't make that much of a downgrade as that was the most important feature. It's a given that phones can sent txt and make calls at that point. Make sure you use correct info in your videos.
Seconded! There was a full on race for the most megapixels. Camera phones were a huge marketing thing back then. The N95 had a cracking Zeiss lens system too.
“Camera’s weren’t even common on phones at that point” simply not true.
Yeah, when the first iPhone came out most phones already had a camera. The camera on the iPhone was years behind what everyone else had, and it took years for Apple to match them.
Absolutely, I’ve noticed that a lot of tech reviewers brush over the cellphone development before the IPhone announcement. While before that there were already many years of smartphones and cameraphones, some of which were pretty common.
I remember being so impressed by the iPhone 4s camera when it was launched. Hell, I was impressed with the 4. I think for normal pictures though, I still prefer the 8/X generation.
Yes in some ways I prefer the 8 plus over my new iPhone 14 pro
The regular point and shoot non raw the 14 is good but they have to tone down the photogenic stuff..I was able to compare them and the 8 plus looks more natural ..how we actually see what we are taking a picture of
@@billct657ikr
Really loving the slower tempo of the MA videos. Great work and an interesting video!
That was excellent, very very interesting. I’ve been using iPhone since the 3GS and generally upgrade every couple of years or so when the battery starts to lose health too much. I always think that the camera gets better on every upgrade and my current one is the best I’ve seen so far (iPhone 12 ProMax).
ngl I look more forward to Mac Address videos now than I do LTT, your guys' video quality is insane and Jonathon is a great host
out of curiosity, does testing the camera of each phone with the ios version that it came out with affect the results compared to using the said iphone version latest supported ios version since software processing is a thing? would this be a weird variable to all this?
I'm extremely ignorant about the matter myself but I'd say it could, software does a lot in photography especially in the latest phones
It would be difficult to get the exact first version of IOS on each phones since you can't downgrade IOS, it would not differ so much that it can make a huge impact. There a few instances that it could affect the processing, but you need to know the logs of each update to know if they've added processing info on that update.
I'd wager it wouldn't matter because once Apple create a phone and tout it's camera capabilities they stick with it's processing and colour temp until the next hardware refresh.
Vids like this one are so stellar....so nice!!
Love the content and discussion of subject of photography to break the mundane of boring rumors and non existent devices.
I remember getting my first Iphone, it was a 4. The pictures I took on a trip to Hawaii with it are still some of the best photos I think I've ever taken. Something about it made it really easy to point and shoot. Sure could be done better now but I don't ever find myself thinking of taking so many photos like I did back then when it was still novel
Idk what apple did but their ProRAW still looks processed. Idk if there are better ways to shoot RAW on iPhone like a Google Pixel phone. Besides that now we got MotionCam on Android and it's amazing cause you can shoot RAW video even.
iPhone 3GS was my first iPhone but I was able to return it as the iPhone 4 was out a few weeks later. IPhone 4 will always be my favourite iPhone. The retina screen and camera was a game changer at the time. Every other phone on the market was blurry in font and images.
Awesome vid! great format with 2 storytellers. I would have liked to watch an extended version that went through every photo.
this episode gives me the feeling of watching cbc marketplace. i love it
This is the best Mac address I've seen. Do more videos with Brandon! You two balance each other nicely. Maybe every video? It wouldn't be bad, many of these videos seem lonely compared to other LMG vids
This is why I still sub to MacAddress! Love this kinda deep-dive!
Also, I still have iPhone 4 photos, cropped in for framing & printed on canvas, on my wall. They’re near the ceiling so nobody’s looking too closely, but they still hold up! And I agree, there’s too much processing in the new phones, but my guess is it’s so they can use cheaper hardware & (attempt to) simulate better quality.
How long have the work on this video? Normal hair grows two to five millimeters per week...
for non-communists its about half an inch a month
What happend to his hair
Great Video. Easily my favorite mac address video!!! so informative, absolutley loved the split screen comparisons. KEEP IT UP!
I've been a long time LTT fan. I've never seen a MA video but this is great! I didn't even realize it was an LMG video. The style is so different, yet refreshing
What happened to your hair?
First
Such a clever subject to capture. One of my favorites on LTT hands down.
Love to see natural passion from Brandon and Jono’s curiosity on this topic resulting in both learning something new.
Great video.
I’ve a 13 pro and Fuji xs10 , both have advantages and the Fuji takes the better photo, but the iPhone is great when you just can’t be fucked thinking about anything or have no time (aka kids pics )
What happen to your hair bro
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@@kenshiromilesvt.7037 what in the world
I have always loved my XS, I think it did better than my 12 Pro, but having the ultra wide option on the Pro, and the telephoto, is amazing. I’m always getting the Pro models because they have more camera options, and I take a lot, A LOT, of pictures on it.
These comparisons were quite surprising! Would have never expected a 7+ to look nearly identical to the 14 Pro.
Also.. I absolutely love the slower and more delicate pacing of the Mac Address videos. Everything feels so well thought out and more cinematic. Keep up the incredible work! We really enjoy and recognize the effort you guys are putting in.
That was such a nice shot at 1:23
I had to pause the video and gush about it for a bit, absolutely loved it
I really like this video I hope you do more videos that show how far certain elements of various apple products have evolved over time.
I keep a mix of five iPhone 4 & 4S units because I really enjoy how nice they are. I recently realized that the camera is amazing, and I enjoy the look of it greatly.
I now keep one with my DSLR for point and shoot duty.
No sure what it is, but these videos are just so pleasing to watch. Great job!
I usually like the Mac Address videos, but this one was a ball out of the park. It's awesome. loved it.
Really enjoyed this. Needs a part 2 testing iPhone's video recording.
7:36 I love that little smirk at the end, Jonathan knows hit shit, do not question the master.
Brandon is amazing. I wish he would make his own side channel to review different cameras and photography tips
I love the video. Something about those old cameras makes the photos feel like they’re from a different time. However I have to disagree with Brandon’s statement that cameras in phones weren’t common in 2007. Cameras in phones were plenty common back then. True, most of them sucked, but there were amazing cameras for the time, like in Nokia N95 with the 5Mpx sensor. Half a year before iPhone came to be. And unlike iPhone, even the bad phone cameras of the time could capture video. iPhone just didn’t prioritise camera because it would mean that for the technology of the time, they’d need to make the phone way thicker. They just waited until the technology became more usable for their form factor.
Would love to see these stacked against the Sony Ericsson K series phones. They were at the time the best cameras that were available iirc. I used mine for back up when taking photos for client websites either as a draft to come back later with a proper camera or even sometimes they became the actual photos used for a while.
Sony Ericsson and Nokia N series killed all iPhones until the 4S IMO.
I had a Sony Ericsson that had a real xenon flash built in!
This video is soo good. More please. This might be the best one yet.
Love the vid. I noticed I started to hate the camera after switching from a Xr to a 13, and thought it looked just as artificially sharpened as the Samsung phone camera's I've used. Glad to see I'm not wrong on that. Now using a Pixel phone. Freaking amazing stuff there.
Cool video. Interesting to see how the processing evolved over time. I love my 13pm camera
I really appreciate the distinct style from other LTT channels. Great video!
That superclamp + grip arm for the umbrella is genius lmao, iykyk
Great idea for a vid and utilization of other LMGers. I felt seen about ProRAW. The iPhone 14 Pro (going from a 12 Pro) as I like the 48 MP captures more as the feel more “photo-esq”.
While photos have been “eh” for upgrades, The one place where Apple really leveled up is ProRes, I’ve been surprised how much better video is with my iPhone 14 Pro. I’ve shot action outdoors stuff like skiing for a UA-cam review and doesn’t look “phone” like.
Anyhow keep these coming (Mac Address’s entire vibe is on point), I like the non evangelical Apple coverage of Mac Address. I’d love to see Jonathan and Quinn of Snazzy Labs cross paths at some point.
One of the best video, not from only Mac address but whole LTT group
I definitely like the "old phone sensor" look on a Nokia E72 I have, but I don't see it at all on the 3GS.
Truly your videos are such a joy no matter the topic.
Best storytelling and editing of all the LMG channels... Every video A+++ 👏👏👏👏
I like the XS camera and still use the phone because it has the default wide angle and normal focal lens (which they call telephoto). Subsequent phone require you spend way too much money for the "pro" model while the normal model have a useless (to me) ultra wide angle lens along with the defaylt wide angle.
One big difference between 3GS and 4 was introduction of HDR which makes a huge difference in sunny/summer scenes.
The shots from the iPhone debut presentation gave me a video idea for this channel. A retrospective on Apple's place in computing history, with a specific focus on two key historical events. 1) "The Mother of All Demos", in which many of the things that some people wrongly attribute to Apple were introduced far before Apple even existed, but which Apple later introduced into actual consumer products for one of the first times (if not *the* first time). 2) That iPhone event, where Steve Jobs essentially gave "The Mother of All Demos" for smartphones, and *actually* caused Apple to change computing history effectively by themselves. I think the major discussion topics would be just how colossally important these two developments were for how people live in the information age, and how even if they hadn't happened, someone would have done them soon enough.
I think I personally really enjoyed the iPhone 7+ cameras and then again for the iPhone 12 Pro; but only because I prefer iOS over Android (between these two generations, I was using Pixel phones, which were being praised for their photo software capabilities, if you recall).
I don't necessarily think the 14 has anything that makes it GRAND, but I do like the ability to shoot at 48MP PRORAW, the capabilities of the 12MP sensor via the Photonic Engine, and its video capabilities. I even picked upt he 512GB model because I use a couple of gimbals for shooting video and photo in action.
I agree. The 7+ just had great video and camera shots.
The first iPhone camera was even at the time, nothing to write home about. At the time, Sony had the top tier camera systems used in their Cybershot series of phones (although the cameras in their not quite as high end Walkman phones at least had autofocus and took decent enough pics for the time.) Nokia had the N95 which was up there with Sony's Cybershot phone camera. The iPhone didn't get a camera considered "good" until the iPhone 4. (Yes the 3GS had auto focus finally, but still lagged behind in the lens and sensor dept).
And yes Brandon, most phones had cameras on them by 2007, even if most were not good. But I distinctly remember people being disappointed with the iPhones cameras until the iPhone 4, because there were other phones with way better cameras on them
1:53 when they intorduced macro and disabled focus capabilities of all phones before that with a software update. OG SE still can focus with 1 lens on close ups ...