One of the key innovations of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus is to use the new camera and some special functions, for example, optical stabilization when shooting video. How they are better than those that can be found in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, found a professional photographer Austin Mann.
As explained Delfi that the key objective of the manna was to find out exactly how iPhone 6s and 6s Plus make better pictures. And compare camera with cameras iPhone the previous generation.
To start with, video, all the frames for which were filmed on a Phone 6s Plus:
It is important to note that photographers (Mann wasn’t working alone) did not use any particularly bulky equipment. Yes, mobile was used tripods and some clever filters, but was not a professional optics or anything that would not fit in one bag. For the week, using two iPhone 6 and two iPhone 6s Plus, they filmed 2121 photo panoramas 55, 237 time-lapse video and 1310 (including Live Photos).
The iPhone 6s Plus, there are five key innovations for the camera: optical stabilization while shooting video at 30/c, the matrix with higher resolution, Live Photos, protection from water and new selfie camera with flash. The iPhone 6s from all this list there is no optical stabilization.
The key novelty is, of course, image stabilization. This video is very good can see the difference between the different models:
This stabilization makes trimming 5-10% of the image, making it smaller. Another way to make the picture smoother to use new modes of slow-motion (Settings > Photos & Camera > Record the time lapse. video). In the original review there are several video examples of this (a drop on the background of a waterfall in the “title” form removed).
Live Photos, Apple proposed is, in fact, nothing but “gifs with sound”, i.e. moving pictures. According to the author of the review, they are great to “bring to life” photo and allow us to better tell the story. Here are some examples:
The author also gives some tips for shooting Live Photos:
- Still focus on photos, because Photos Live good photo improve, but without the ideas and subject that they’re nothing.
- “See ears”: the sound is an important part of Live Photos and you have to think not only about what the viewer sees, but what he will hear.
The third key innovation in the iPhone 6s/6s Plus is a new sensor — 12 megapixels instead of eight. How did it affect the final result? Here are some unedited images:
According to the author, before the release of new products, professionals endlessly discussed how the inevitable increase in the size of pixels affect the iPhone’s ability to shoot in limited light conditions. After playing with the new products, he came to the conclusion that the new camera loses a bit in “border” parts, but wins in many other ways. In a nutshell, the worry about it is not necessary – the new camera is better than the old.
So much better that its performance under quite low light when using these pieces defies professional “DSLRs”.
Moonlit night, the iPhone 6s Plus + DxO One (15 sec, f/4, ISO 800):
The author of the review also found that the dynamic range in the new camera is wider, which means that HDR pictures are “juicier” and the possibility of post-processing photo editor is also richer.
He also particularly noted the fact that the iPhone 6s will be well protected from water, although Apple is not particularly advertise. Throw in the bath the smartphone is still impossible, but to take some pictures in the rain — quite possible.
The most dramatic to the naked eye has changed the selfie-camera, especially when shooting in zero-light conditions. The examples speak for themselves:
But, of course, the selfie-camera is not too well suited for General shooting:
The General conclusion made by the author: new camera in iPhone 6s and 6s Plus good. They are better than the iPhone 6, but not enough to immediately buy a new smartphone for them. Although stable video, Live Photos, and a new selfie-camera make this idea very seductive.
