A deeper look at the iPhone 15 Pro Max camera

iPhone 15 Pro Max has Apple’s most advanced camera system yet, with an updated 48-megapixel lens, an improved Ultra Wide lens, and a new 5x Telephoto lens that delivers the largest optical zoom ever in an iPhone. MacRumors This week, videographer Dan Barbera took a deeper look at the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max, with a special focus on the camera features.

Apple’s main camera is always great in good lighting conditions, but with the A17 Pro chip, colors are more accurate than before. HDR is enhanced with Smart HDR 5, so skin tones appear more realistic while other colors remain vivid. This is especially noticeable in situations with bright backgrounds where you might see some bleaching with previous ‌iPhone‌ models.

The default images are 24MP instead of 12MP, which means you get more detail and better quality at a still reasonable file size, and with the A17 Pro, you can choose from different focal lengths, including 24mm, 28mm and 35mm to mimic what you can Best done with cameras with adjustable lenses.

Night mode is even more impressive, and taking a portrait photo no longer requires switching modes. With a person or pet in the photo (or if you tap to focus), depth information is automatically captured and you can choose to activate portrait mode after the shot, which is very useful. It’s much easier to open the camera, take a photo, and get exactly what you want.

The biggest change to the 15 Pro Max is the 5x optical zoom lens that replaces the 3x optical zoom lens. The 5x optical zoom is equivalent to a 120mm telephoto lens, which is a great focal length for portraits and a lens that can be used in ways that didn’t work with the 3x zoom. The 5x lens is a preferable choice for just everyday shots, especially when people and pets are involved. It has excellent background blur which goes well with the selfie feature.

For most people, video is about the same, but there are some pros and mentions for the pros, including log color coding when shooting ProRes video for better HDR and simpler adjustments for post-production.

We’ll be taking a more in-depth look at the upcoming ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max camera, comparing it to Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro Max camera, so be sure to stay tuned. MacRumors For this.