Upon release of the new iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max there was quite a hype around the filmmaking capabilities of this new phone. Looking at the specs and codecs we felt quite intrigued to get our hands on this new iPhone and run it through our lab torture test and test the iPhone 15 Pro’s dynamic range, rolling shutter and exposure latitude. How will it stack up compared to the recent breed of dedicated hybrid consumer or even professional cinema cameras? Well, let’s find out… In life there is always a first and that also applies to camera lab testing – so this is the first time we are testing a phone in the lab. So far it wouldn’t have made much sense, as typically a lot of image manipulation is happening in phones in an automated way, such as auto tone mapping which tones down bright parts of the image and increases brightness in the shadows. With the introduction of a log mode, namely Apple LOG for the latest iPhone 15 Pro & Max this situation has changed. With LOG, there is now the required consistency for a rigorous test. So, let’s jump right into it – or not? Well, it’s not so easy to be honest, because we always try to stick to some very rigid principles in our testing. So first, at that point again a very big “thank you” for the nice collaboration with my colleague Florian Milz. Especially when testing the front...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 29 November, 2023